1954 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election

Minnesota · 4 candidates · See every 1954 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1954 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election?

Hubert Humphrey won the 1954 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election. Hubert Humphrey received 642,193 popular votes (56.38%). The main challenger was Val Bjornson (42.11%).

See the full head-to-head between Humphrey and Bjornson

Humphrey +14.3 pts · won by 162,574 votes

Hubert Humphrey DemocraticWINNER56.38%

642,193 votes

Val Bjornson Republican42.11%

479,619 votes

Francis P. RyanIndependent1.09%

12,457 votes

Vincent R. DunneSocialist Workers0.41%

4,683 votes

Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.