1954 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1954 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1952 (special) November 2, 1954 1956 (special) →
 
Nominee Alben Barkley John Sherman Cooper
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 434,109 362,948
Percentage 54.46% 45.54%

County results
Barkley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Cooper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

John Sherman Cooper
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Alben Barkley
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Republican Senator John Sherman Cooper, who won a 1952 special election to fill the vacant seat of Virgil Chapman, ran for a full term in office but was defeated by Democratic former Senator and Vice President of the United States Alben Barkley.