The 1954 United States Senate election in Virginia was held on November 2, 1954. Democratic incumbent Senator Absalom Willis Robertson defeated Independent Democrat Charles Lewis and Independent Clarke Robb and was re-elected to a second term in office.
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County and independent city results Robertson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% Lewis: 40-50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Absalom Willis Robertson (inc.) | 244,844 | 79.88% | +14.14% | |
Independent Democrat | Charles W. Lewis, Jr. | 32,681 | 10.66% | +10.66% | |
Social Democrat | Clarke T. Robb | 28,922 | 9.44% | +9.02% | |
Write-ins | 63 | 0.02% | +0.02% | ||
Majority | 212,163 | 69.22% | +34.18% | ||
Turnout | 306,510 | ||||
Democratic hold |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 2, 1954" (PDF). Clerk of the House of Representatives. p. 39.