1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

The 1954 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 2, 1954. Incumbent Democratic Senator Robert S. Kerr ran for re-election to a second term. He faced strong competition in the Democratic primary from former Governor Roy J. Turner, and though he won a sizable victory over Turner in the primary, he fell shy of an outright majority. Turner, however, withdrew from the race before a runoff election could be held. On the Republican side, U.S. Attorney Fred Mock won the nomination following a runoff against newspaper publisher Raymond Fields. In the general election, Kerr ended up easily defeating Mock, but with a significantly reduced victory from 1948.

• Robert S. Kerr, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Roy J. Turner, former Governor of Oklahoma
• David C. Shapard, Oklahoma City attorney^[1]
• George H. Hunt
• Jess L. Pullen
• Henry Harding
• A.B. McDonald
• Jeff McHenry
• Sooner Singleton

Following the Democratic primary, Kerr had a sizable lead over Turner, but fell just short of a majority, thereby triggering a runoff election. However, several weeks after the primary, Turner withdrew from the runoff, announcing that he would not be able to adequately finance his campaign.^[3] After Turner's withdrawal, David C. Shapard, who placed a distant third in the primary, announced that he would attempt to force a runoff with Kerr.^[1] The State Election Board denied Kerr's request, and he appealed to the state Supreme Court,^[4] which quickly denied his appeal, concluding that his claim had no "apparent merit."^[5]

• Fred M. Mock, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Oklahoma^[6]
• Raymond H. Fields, newspaper publisher, 1950 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate^[7]
• Ernest G. Albright
• Frank A. Anderson