1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska

1954 United States House of Representatives elections in Nebraska[1]
Party		Votes	Percentage	Seats	+/–
	Republican	250,347	61.56%	4
	Democratic	156,343	38.44%	0
	Write-ins	2	0.00%	0	—
Totals		406,692	100.00%	4	—

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Carl Curtis opted to successfully run for the U.S. Senate rather than seek re-election. After his election, Curtis was appointed to the Senate on January 1, 1955, following the resignation of lame-duck Senator Hazel Abel. Businessman Phil Weaver, an automobile dealer and the son of former Governor Arthur J. Weaver, won the Republican primary over attorney Ira Beynon and former State Senator Murray Rickard. In the general election, he was opposed by former Frontier County Attorney Frank B. Morrison, the Democratic nominee. Weaver defeated Morrison by a wide margin, receiving 59 percent of the vote to Morrison's 41 percent.

• Phil Weaver, automobile dealer, son of former Governor Arthur J. Weaver^[2]
• Ira D. Beynon, attorney^[3]
• Murray F. Rickard, former State Senator^[4]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Weaver	26,249	56.46%
	Republican	Ira D. Beynon	16,585	35.67%
	Republican	Murray F. Rickard	3,657	7.87%
	Republican	Scattering	1	0.00%
Total votes			46,492	100.00%

• Frank B. Morrison, former Frontier County Attorney, 1950 Democratic candidate for Governor^[5]
• Samuel Freeman, perennial candidate^[6]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Frank B. Morrison	13,165	72.30%
	Democratic	Samuel Freeman	5,043	27.70%
	Democratic	Scattering	1	0.01%
Total votes			18,209	100.00%

• Phil Weaver (Republican)
• Frank B. Morrison (Democratic)

1954 Nebraska's 1st congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Phil Weaver	68,563	58.59%
	Democratic	Frank B. Morrison	48,457	41.41%
Total votes			117,020	100.00%
	Republican hold

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Incumbent Republican Congressman Roman Hruska initially ran for re-election to a second term, but following the death of Senator Hugh A. Butler, withdrew from his re-election campaign to instead successfully run in the special election to serve out the remainder of Butler's term.^[7] Judge Jackson B. Chase, a member of the Fourth Judicial District Court and a former State Representative, was selected to fill Hruska's place on the primary ballot.^[8] In the general election, Chase was challenged by attorney Robert Hart, the 1952 Democratic nominee against Hruska. Chase ultimately defeated Hart, but by a reduced margin from Hruska's victory two years prior, winning 53 percent of the vote to Hart's 47 percent.

• Jackson B. Chase, Judge of the Fourth Judicial District Court, former State Representative^[8]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackson B. Chase	23,132	99.87%
	Republican	Scattering	30	0.13%
Total votes			23,162	100.00%

• James A. Hart, attorney, 1952 Democratic nominee for Congress, 1950 Democratic nominee for Congress from Iowa's 7th congressional district^[9]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James A. Hart	18,933	99.97%
	Democratic	Scattering	6	0.03%
Total votes			18,939	100.00%

• Jackson B. Chase (Republican)
• James A. Hart (Democratic)

1954 Nebraska's 2nd congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jackson B. Chase	52,471	52.95%
	Democratic	James A. Hart	46,629	47.05%
	Scattering		2	0.00%
Total votes			99,102	100.00%
	Republican hold

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Incumbent Republican Congressman R. D. Harrison ran for re-election to a third term. He defeated attorney Edward Robins in the Republican primary, and was challenged by cattle feeder Ernest Luther, the Democratic nominee, in the general election. Harrison defeated Luther in a landslide, winning 65 percent of the vote to Luther's 35 percent.

• R. D. Harrison, incumbent U.S. Representative^[10]
• Edward J. Robins, attorney, former member of the Nebraska Aeronautics Commission^[11]

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Robert D. Harrison (inc.)	24,793	78.95%
	Republican	Edward J. Robins	6,610	21.05%
Total votes			31,403	100.00%

• Ernest M. Luther, cattle feeder^[12]
• Jesse F. Tepner, automobile dealer^[13]

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Ernest M. Luther	7,465	58.25%
	Democratic	Jesse F. Tepner	5,350	41.74%
	Democratic	Scattering	1	0.01%
Total votes			12,816	100.00%

• R. D. Harrison (Republican)
• Ernest M. Luther (Democratic)

1954 Nebraska's 3rd congressional district general election results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	R. D. Harrison (inc.)	61,124	65.24%
	Democratic	Ernest M. Luther	32,562	34.76%
Total votes			93,686	100.00%
	Republican hold