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  NE US Senate - Appointment
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Parents > United States > Nebraska > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Appointment
Filing Deadline December 10, 1951 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 10, 1951 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Close December 10, 1951 - 12:00pm Central
Term Start December 10, 1951 - 12:00pm
Term End November 05, 1952 - 12:00pm
ContributorJoshua L.
Last ModifiedPaul πŸ‡ΊπŸ‡¦ December 15, 2021 10:32am
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Description History of Senate Seat 1 for this cycle:

-Sen. Kenneth S. Wheery elected to a full term on November 2, 1948.

-Sen. Wheery died November 29, 1951. Andrew Frank Seaton was appointed to the seat on December 10, 1951 and served until a special election was held for the seat on November 4, 1952.

-On Nov. 4, 1952, Dwight P. Griswold won the special election to fill the remainder of the term.

-Sen. Griswold died on April 12, 1954. Eva Kelly Bowring was appointed to fill the remainder of the term until a special election could be held.

-Hazel Hempel Abel won the special election to fill the remainder of the term on November 2, 1954. Sen. Abel resigned on December 31, 1954.

-Also on November 2, 1954, Carl T. Curtis won the seat for a full six year term, thus ending the high turnover for one cycle of this seat.

-In total, 5 different senators served during one term of this seat.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/02/1948
NameKenneth S. Wherry Votes267,575 (56.67%)
Term01/03/1949 - 11/29/1951 Margin63,255 (+13.40%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameDwight P. Griswold Votes369,841 (63.57%)
Term11/05/1952 - 04/12/1954 Margin157,943 (+27.15%)
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Certified Votes 1 (100.00%)  
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