1954 United States Senate election in North Carolina

1954 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1950 (special) November 2, 1954 1958 (special) →
 
Nominee W. Kerr Scott Paul C. West
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 408,312 211,322
Percentage 65.90% 34.10%

County results
Scott:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100%
West:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election

Alton A. Lennon
Democratic

Elected Senator

W. Kerr Scott
Democratic

The 1954 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 2, 1954. Interim Democratic Senator Alton A. Lennon, who had been appointed to fill the vacant seat left by the death of Willis Smith, ran for re-election. Lennon lost the Democratic primary to former Governor W. Kerr Scott, who easily won the general election over Republican Paul C. West.

Scott also won the simultaneous special election to complete the remainder of Willis Smith's term unopposed.

On the same day, Sam Ervin won a special election to North Carolina's other Senate seat, to complete the unexpired term of Clyde Hoey, making this one of the extremely rare occasions when one state held three U.S. Senate elections simultaneously.