1954 Senatorial Special Election Results

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Senatorial
Candidate

Political
Party

Popular Vote

Thomas H. Kuchel

Republican

2,090,836

53.21%

Sam Yorty

Democratic

1,788,071

45.50%

Isobel M. Cerney

Independent Progressive

50,761

1.29%

Turnout

Maps

Election Notes:

Special election to replace Richard Nixon, who was elected Vice President in 1952

Demographic Data

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Data Sources:

Source for Popular Vote data: CQ Press, "CALIFORNIA SENATOR 1954," America Votes 1: A Handbook of Contemporary American Election Statistics (Washington, D. C.: CQ Press, 1954)
Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.

Results for and Individual County: