Election Name: | 1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
Country: | Minnesota |
Flag Year: | 1893 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1948 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
Previous Year: | 1948 |
Next Election: | 1960 United States Senate election in Minnesota |
Next Year: | 1960 |
Election Date: | November 2, 1954 |
Image1: | Hubert Humphrey (D).jpg |
Nominee1: | Hubert H. Humphrey |
Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
Popular Vote1: | 642,193 |
Percentage1: | 56.39% |
Party2: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote2: | 479,619 |
Percentage2: | 42.11% |
Map Size: | 270px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer-Labor Party |
After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer-Labor Party |
The 1954 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Hubert H. Humphrey defeated Republican Minnesota State Treasurer Val Bjornson, to become the first Democrat to win a second term in the state.