U.S. Senate, 1954 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
| Date: | September 14, 1954 |
| Cycle: | 1954 |
| Office: | U.S. Senate |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Hubert H. Humphrey Incumbent | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 319,194 | 93.95 | +90.50 |
| Harold Strom | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 11,707 | 3.45 | |
| Arthur (A.B.) Gilbert | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 8,863 | 2.61 |
Senator Humphrey was renominated to a second term.
Strom ran a construction firm in Bloomington.
Gilbert was a resident of Mound, former president of the Recovery League of Minnesota, GOP candidate for Governor in 1934, 1936, 1940, and 1950 and GOP candidate for U.S. Senate in 1952.
Sources
- The Legislative Manual of the State of Minnesota, 1955 (p. 351).