1954 United States Senate special election in Ohio

1954 United States Senate special election in Ohio

← 1950 November 6, 1954 1956 →
 
Nominee George H. Bender Thomas A. Burke
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 1,257,874 1,254,904
Percentage 50.06% 49.94%

County results
Bender:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Burke:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Thomas A. Burke
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

George H. Bender
Republican

The United States Senate special election in Ohio of 1954 was held on November 2, 1954 to complete the unexpired term of late Senator Robert A. Taft, who died in office on July 31, 1953. Interim Senator Thomas A. Burke ran to complete the term in office but was narrowly defeated by U.S. Representative George Bender.