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HI Delegate At-Large Special Election
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| Office | Congressional Delegate |
| Honorific | Congressional Delegate - Abbr: Congressional Delegate |
| Type | Special Election |
| Filing Deadline | July 20, 1954 - 12:00am Central |
| Polls Open | July 31, 1954 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | July 31, 1954 - 08:00pm Central |
| Term Start | July 31, 1954 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 03, 1955 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Thomas Walker |
| Last Modified | Chronicler April 25, 2008 05:58pm |
| Data Sources | Historical Statistics of Hawaii by Robert C. Schmitt |
| Description |
Special election to fill the seat left vacant by the death of Joseph Rider Farrington.
The New York Times reported on 7/27/1954 that Hale campaigned for Hawaii to become a U.S. commonwealth (like Puerto Rico) rather than a state. The two major parties called for statehood.
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