Election Name: | 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Country: | Nebraska |
Flag Year: | 1925 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1954 United States Senate special elections in Nebraska |
Previous Year: | 1954 (special) |
Next Election: | 1960 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1954 |
Image1: | Carl Curtis.png |
Nominee1: | Carl Curtis |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 255,695 |
Percentage1: | 61.07% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 162,990 |
Percentage2: | 38.93% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1954 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1954. The Republican Representative, Carl Curtis, was elected for the first time. He defeated former governor Keith Neville. 2 other Senate elections in Nebraska were held on the same day; the special election to finish Kenneth Spicer Wherry's term, and the special election to finish Hugh A. Butler's term. Curtis was appointed to the Senate before his elected term, on January 1, 1955, following the resignation of incumbent Senator Hazel Abel.