1954 United States Senate election in Louisiana

The 1954 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Senator Allen J. Ellender was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

1954 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana

July 27, 1954

Nominee Allen Ellender Frank B. Ellis Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 268,054 162,775 Percentage 59.15% 35.92%

U.S. senator before election Allen Ellender Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Allen Ellender Democratic

On July 27, Ellender won the Democratic primary with 59.15% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state, and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Ellender won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Allen J. Ellender, incumbent Senator
• Frank B. Ellis, member of the Democratic National Committee
• W. Gilbert Faulk, State Representative from Monroe

Results

1954 United States Senate Democratic primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender (incumbent)	268,054	59.15%
	Democratic	Frank Burton Ellis	162,775	35.92%
	Democratic	W. Gilbert Faulk	22,366	4.94%
Total votes			453,195	100.00%

General election

1954 United States Senate election[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender (incumbent)	207,115	100.00%
Total votes			207,115	100.00%

References

1. "LA US Senate – D Primary". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.
2. "LA US Senate". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 24 Jan 2020.