The 1954 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator
J. Allen Frear Jr. won re-election to a second term.
Nominations
Nominations were made by party conventions.
Democratic nomination
The Democratic convention was held on August 10, 1954 at Dover.
Candidates
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James M. Tunnell Jr., former justice of the
Delaware Supreme Court
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J. Allen Frear Jr., incumbent
U.S. Senator
Results
Republican nomination
The Republican convention was held on August 18, 1954 at the Capitol Theater,
Dover.
Candidates
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Herbert Warburton, incumbent
U.S. Representative
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, unanimously
Not placed in nomination
*Mrs.
Vera G. Davis, former majority leader in the
Delaware House of Representatives
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General election
Results
See also
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1954 United States Senate elections
References
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Delaware
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United States Senate
The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States.
The composition and pow ...