United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1954, in 34 states, concurrent with the

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and Senate elections, on November 2, 1954 (September 13 in Maine). The special election in Florida was due to the death of incumbent governor

Daniel T. McCarty Daniel Thomas McCarty (January 18, 1912 – September 28, 1953) was an American politician who served in the Florida House of Representatives and served as its speaker. He briefly served as the 31st Governor of Florida from January 6, 1953 unt ...

on September 28, 1953. In Tennessee, the governor was elected to a 4-year term for the first time, instead of a 2-year term.

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