1956 United States Senate elections

The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. Although Democrats gained two seats in regular elections, the Republicans gained back two seats in special elections, leaving the party balance of the chamber remained unchanged.

1956 United States Senate elections
November 6, 1956
35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate
49 seats needed for a majority
  Majority party Minority party
 
Leader Lyndon Johnson Bill Knowland
Party Democratic Republican
Leader since January 3, 1953 August 4, 1953
Leader's seat Texas California
Seats before 49 47
Seats after 49 47
Seat change
Popular vote 22,199,789 21,248,822
Percentage 50.6% 48.5%
Swing 4.9% 5.5%
Seats up 15 17
Races won 15 17
Results of the elections:
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold
     No election
Majority Leader before election

Lyndon Johnson
Democratic

 Elected Majority Leader

Lyndon Johnson
Democratic

For related races, see 1956 United States elections.

Gains and losses

Democrats defeated incumbents Herman Welker (R-ID), George H. Bender (R-OH), and James H. Duff (R-PA), as well as winning a Republican-held seat in Colorado. Republicans defeated incumbent Earle C. Clements (D-KY) as well as winning Democratic-held seats in Kentucky, New York, and West Virginia.

Thus, this election caused Kentucky's Senate delegation to flip from two Democrats to two Republicans.

Subsequent changes

During the next Congress, Republican John D. Hoblitzell Jr. was appointed to the seat of deceased Senator Matthew M. Neely (D-WV), and Democrat William Proxmire won a special election to fill the vacancy created by the death of Senator Joseph R. McCarthy (R-WI). Also, Price Daniel (D-TX) left the Senate to become governor of Texas, and Democrat Ralph Yarborough won a special election for that Senate seat. The net result was to leave the party balance unchanged.

Results summary

Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.

Parties Total
Democratic Republican
Before these elections 49 47 96
Not up 31 30 61
Class 1 (1952) 11 20 31
Class 2 (1954) 20 10 30
Up 18 17 35
General: Class 3 15 17 32
Special: Class 1 1 0 1
Special: Class 2 2 0 2
General election ONLY
Incumbent retired 2 1 3
Held by same party 1 0 1
Replaced by other party 1 Republicans replaced by 1 Democrats
1 Democrats replaced by 1 Republicans		 2
Result 2 1 3
Incumbent ran 13 16 29
Won re-election 12 13 25
Lost re-election 3 Republicans replaced by 3 Democrats
1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		 4
Lost renomination
but held by same party		 0 0 0
Result 15 14 29
Total elected 17 15 32
Net change 2 2
Result 49 47 96

Change in composition

Before the elections
  D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28
D38
Ran		 D37
Ran		 D36
Ran		 D35
Ran		 D34
Retired		 D33
Retired		 D32
Retired		 D31 D30 D29
D39
Ran		 D40
Ran		 D41
Ran		 D42
Ran		 D43
Ran		 D44
Ran		 D45
Ran		 D46
Ran		 D47
Ran		 D48
Retired
Majority → D49
Retired
R39
Ran		 R40
Ran		 R41
Ran		 R42
Ran		 R43
Ran		 R44
Ran		 R45
Ran		 R46
Ran		 R47
Retired
R38
Ran		 R37
Ran		 R36
Ran		 R35
Ran		 R34
Ran		 R33
Ran		 R32
Ran		 R31
Ran		 R30 R29
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8

Elections results
  D1 D2 D3 D4 D5 D6 D7 D8
D18 D17 D16 D15 D14 D13 D12 D11 D10 D9
D19 D20 D21 D22 D23 D24 D25 D26 D27 D28
D38
Re-elected		 D37
Re-elected		 D36
Re-elected		 D35
Re-elected		 D34
Re-elected		 D33
Re-elected		 D32
Hold		 D31 D30 D29
D39
Re-elected		 D40
Re-elected		 D41
Re-elected		 D42
Re-elected		 D43
Re-elected		 D44
Re-elected		 D45
Hold		 D46
Gain		 D47
Gain		 D48
Gain
Majority → D49
Gain
R39
Re-elected		 R40
Re-elected		 R41
Re-elected		 R42
Re-elected		 R43
Re-elected		 R44
Re-elected		 R45
Re-elected		 R46
Gain		 R47
Gain
R38
Re-elected		 R37
Re-elected		 R36
Re-elected		 R35
Re-elected		 R34
Re-elected		 R33
Re-elected		 R32
Gain		 R31
Gain		 R30 R29
R19 R20 R21 R22 R23 R24 R25 R26 R27 R28
R18 R17 R16 R15 R14 R13 R12 R11 R10 R9
R1 R2 R3 R4 R5 R6 R7 R8
Key
D# Democratic
R# Republican

Race summaries

Special elections during the 84th Congress

In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1956 or in 1957 before January 3; ordered by election date, then state.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Kentucky
(Class 2)		 Robert Humphreys Democratic 1956 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
New senator elected November 6, 1956.
Republican gain.
South Carolina
(Class 2)		 Thomas A. Wofford Democratic 1956 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
New senator elected November 6, 1956.
Democratic hold.
West Virginia
(Class 1)		 William Laird III Democratic 1956 (Appointed) Interim appointee retired.
New senator elected November 6, 1956.
Republican gain.

Races leading to the 85th Congress

In these regular elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1956; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 3 seats.

State Incumbent Results Candidates
Senator Party Electoral history
Alabama J. Lister Hill Democratic 1938 (Appointed)
1938
1944
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
Arizona Carl Hayden Democratic 1926
1932
1938
1944
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Carl Hayden (Democratic) 61.4%
  • Ross F. Jones (Republican) 38.6%
Arkansas J. William Fulbright Democratic 1944
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
California Thomas Kuchel Republican 1953 (Appointed)
1954 (Special)		 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y Thomas Kuchel (Republican) 54.0%
  • Richard Richards (Democratic) 45.6%
  • Ray Gourley (Prohibition) 0.4%
Colorado Eugene Millikin Republican 1941 (Appointed)
1942 (Special)
1944
1950		 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
Connecticut Prescott Bush Republican 1952 (Special) Incumbent elected.
Florida George Smathers Democratic 1950 Incumbent elected.
Georgia Walter F. George Democratic 1922 (Special)
1926
1932
1938
1944
1950		 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Democratic hold.
Idaho Herman Welker Republican 1950 Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
Illinois Everett Dirksen Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Indiana Homer E. Capehart Republican 1944
1950		 Incumbent elected.
Iowa Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican 1944
1950		 Incumbent elected.
Kansas Frank Carlson Republican 1950 (Special)
1950		 Incumbent elected.
  • Y Frank Carlson (Republican) 57.9%
  • George Hart (Democratic) 40.5%
Kentucky Earle Clements Democratic 1950 (Special)
1950		 Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.
Louisiana Russell B. Long Democratic 1948 (Special)
1950		 Incumbent elected.
Maryland John Marshall Butler Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic 1950 Incumbent elected.
Nevada Alan Bible Democratic 1954 (Special) Incumbent elected.
New Hampshire Norris Cotton Republican 1954 (Special) Incumbent elected.
  • Y Norris Cotton (Republican) 64.1%
  • Laurence M. Pickett (Democratic) 35.9%
New York Herbert H. Lehman Democratic 1949 (Special)
1950		 Incumbent retired.
New senator elected.
Republican gain.
North Carolina Sam Ervin Democratic 1954 (Appointed)
1954 (Special)		 Incumbent elected.
  • Y Sam Ervin (Democratic) 66.6%
  • Joel A. Johnson (Republican) 33.4%
North Dakota Milton Young Republican 1945 (Appointed)
1946 (Special)
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio George H. Bender Republican 1954 (Special) Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
Oklahoma Mike Monroney Democratic 1950 Incumbent elected.
  • Y Mike Monroney (Democratic) 55.4%
  • Douglas McKeever (Republican) 44.7%
Oregon Wayne Morse Democratic 1944
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
Pennsylvania James H. Duff Republican 1950 Incumbent lost re-election.
New senator elected.
Democratic gain.
South Carolina Olin D. Johnston Democratic 1944
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
South Dakota Francis H. Case Republican 1950 Incumbent elected.
Utah Wallace F. Bennett Republican 1950 Incumbent elected.
Vermont George Aiken Republican 1940 (Special)
1944
1950		 Incumbent re-elected.
  • Y George Aiken (Republican) 66.4%
  • Bernard G. O'Shea (Democratic) 33.6%
Washington Warren Magnuson Democratic 1944 (Appointed)
1944
1950		 Incumbent elected.
Wisconsin Alexander Wiley Republican 1938
1944
1950		 Incumbent elected.

Alabama
See also: List of United States senators from Alabama
1956 United States Senate election in Alabama[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Lister Hill (Incumbent) 330,182 100.00%
Democratic hold

Arizona
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in Arizona
See also: List of United States senators from Arizona
1956 United States Senate election in Arizona[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Carl Hayden (Incumbent) 170,816 61.39%
Republican Ross F. Jones 107,447 38.61%
Majority 63,369 22.78%
Turnout 278,263
Democratic hold

Arkansas
See also: List of United States senators from Arkansas
1956 United States Senate election in Arkansas[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic J. William Fulbright (Incumbent) 331,689 82.98%
Republican Ben C. Henley 68,016 17.02%
Majority 263,673 65.96%
Turnout 399,705
Democratic hold

California
See also: List of United States senators from California
1956 United States Senate election in California[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thomas Kuchel (Incumbent) 2,892,918 53.96%
Democratic Richard Richards 2,445,816 45.62%
Prohibition Ray Gourley 22,410 0.42%
None Scattering 323 0.01%
Majority 447,102 8.34%
Turnout 5,361,467
Republican hold

Colorado
See also: List of United States senators from Colorado
1956 United States Senate election in Colorado[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John A. Carroll 319,872 50.22%
Republican Dan Thornton 317,102 49.78%
Majority 2,770 0.44%
Turnout 636,974
Democratic gain from Republican

Connecticut
See also: List of United States senators from Connecticut
1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Prescott Bush (Incumbent) 610,829 54.84%
Democratic Thomas J. Dodd 479,460 43.05%
Independent Republican Suzanne S. Stevenson 10,199 0.92%
Socialist Jasper McLevy 7,079 0.64%
Write-In Vivien Kellems 6,219 0.56%
None Scattering 33 0.00%
Majority 131,369 11.79%
Turnout 1,113,819
Republican hold

Florida
See also: List of United States senators from Florida
1956 United States Senate election in Florida[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George A. Smathers 655,418 100.00%
Democratic hold

Georgia
See also: List of United States senators from Georgia
1956 United States Senate election in Georgia[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Herman Talmadge 541,094 99.97%
None Scattering 173 0.03%
Majority 540,921 99.94%
Turnout 541,267
Democratic hold

Idaho
See also: List of United States senators from Idaho
1956 United States Senate election in Idaho[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank Church 149,096 56.20%
Republican Herman Welker (Incumbent) 102,781 38.74%
None Glen Taylor 13,415 5.06%
Majority 46,315 17.46%
Turnout 265,292
Democratic gain from Republican

Illinois
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in Illinois
See also: List of United States senators from Illinois
1956 United States Senate election in Illinois[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Everett Dirksen (Incumbent) 2,307,352 54.10%
Democratic Richard Stengel 1,949,883 45.72%
Socialist Labor Louis Fisher 7,587 0.18%
None Scattering 8 0.00%
Majority 357,469 8.38%
Turnout 4,264,830
Republican hold

Indiana
See also: List of United States senators from Indiana
1956 United States Senate election in Indiana[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Homer Capehart (Incumbent) 1,084,262 55.20%
Democratic Claude R. Wickard 871,781 44.39%
Prohibition Carl W. Thompson 6,685 0.34%
Socialist Labor Gordon A. Long 1,258 0.06%
Majority 212,481 10.81%
Turnout 1,963,986
Republican hold

Iowa
See also: List of United States senators from Iowa
1956 United States Senate election in Iowa[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bourke B. Hickenlooper (Incumbent) 635,499 53.92%
Democratic R. M. Evans 543,156 46.08%
Majority 92,343 7.84%
Turnout 1,178,655
Republican hold

Kansas
See also: List of United States senators from Kansas
1956 United States Senate election in Kansas[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Frank Carlson (Incumbent) 477,822 57.90%
Democratic George Hart 333,939 40.46%
Prohibition C. Floyd Hester 13,519 1.64%
Majority 143,883 17.44%
Turnout 825,280
Republican hold

Kentucky
See also: List of United States senators from Kentucky and 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in Kentucky

Kentucky (Regular)
1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John S. Cooper 538,505 53.23%
Democratic Lawrence W. Wetherby 473,140 46.77%
Majority 65,365 6.46%
Turnout 1,011,645
Republican hold

Kentucky (Special)
1956 United States Senate special election in Kentucky[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thruston B. Morton 506,903 50.35%
Democratic Earle Clements (Incumbent) 499,922 49.65%
Majority 6,981 0.70%
Turnout 1,011,645
Republican gain from Democratic

Louisiana
See also: List of United States senators from Louisiana
1956 United States Senate election in Louisiana[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Russell Long (Incumbent) 335,564 100.00%
Democratic hold

Maryland
See also: List of United States senators from Maryland
1956 United States Senate election in Maryland[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican John Marshall Butler (Incumbent) 473,059 52.96%
Democratic George P. Mahoney 420,108 47.04%
Majority 52,951 5.92%
Turnout 893,167
Republican hold

Missouri
See also: List of United States senators from Missouri
1956 United States Senate election in Missouri[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (Incumbent) 1,015,936 56.41%
Republican Herbert Douglas 785,048 43.59%
Majority 230,888 12.82%
Turnout 1,800,984
Democratic hold

Nevada
See also: List of United States senators from Nevada
1956 United States Senate election in Nevada[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Alan Bible (Incumbent) 50,677 52.58%
Republican Cliff Young 45,712 47.42%
Majority 4,965 5.16%
Turnout 96,389
Democratic hold

New Hampshire
See also: List of United States senators from New Hampshire
1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Norris Cotton (Incumbent) 161,424 64.07%
Democratic Laurence M. Pickett 90,519 35.93%
Majority 70,905 28.14%
Turnout 251,943
Republican hold

New York
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in New York
See also: List of United States senators from New York

In New York, the Republican state convention met on September 10 at Albany, New York, and nominated New York State Attorney General Jacob K. Javits.[2] The Democratic state convention met on September 10 at Albany, New York, and nominated Mayor of New York City Robert F. Wagner Jr., for the U.S. Senate.[3] The Liberal Party endorsed the Democratic nominee, Mayor Robert F. Wagner Jr., for the U.S. Senate.[4] On October 1, a movement was launched to vote for General of the Army Douglas MacArthur as a write-in candidate for the U.S. Senate.[5] On October 2, MacArthur disavowed the campaign, and stated that he was not a candidate.[6]

The Republican candidate was elected.

1956 United States Senate election in New York[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jacob Javits 3,723,933 53.26%
Democratic Robert F. Wagner Jr. (Incumbent) 3,265,159 46.70%
None Scattering 1,390 0.02%
None Miscellaneous 654 0.01%
Majority 458,774 6.56%
Turnout 6,991,136
Republican gain from Democratic

North Carolina
See also: List of United States senators from North Carolina
1956 United States Senate election in North Carolina[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Samuel J. Ervin Jr. (Incumbent) 731,433 66.56%
Republican Joel A. Johnson 367,475 33.44%
Majority 363,958 33.12%
Turnout 1,098,908
Democratic hold

North Dakota
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in North Dakota
See also: List of United States senators from North Dakota

In North Dakota, the incumbent, Republican Milton Young, sought and received re-election to his third term, defeating North Dakota Democratic-NPL Party candidate Quentin N. Burdick, son of North Dakota congressman Usher L. Burdick.[7]

Only Young filed as a Republican, and the endorsed Democratic candidate was Quentin Burdick, the son of well-known politician Usher Burdick, and former candidate for Governor of North Dakota. Young and Burdick won the primary elections for their respective parties.

One independent candidate, Arthur C. Townley, also filed before the deadline. Townley would later seek the state's other senate seat in 1958, and was known for creating the National Non-Partisan League.

1956 United States Senate election in North Dakota]][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Milton R. Young 155,305 63.61%
Democratic Quentin N. Burdick 87,919 36.01%
Independent Arthur C. Townley 937 0.38%
Majority 67,386 27.60%
Turnout 244,161
Republican hold

Ohio
See also: List of United States senators from Ohio
1956 United States Senate election in Ohio[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Frank J. Lausche 1,864,589 52.89%
Republican George H. Bender (Incumbent) 1,660,910 47.11%
Majority 203,679 5.78%
Turnout 3,525,499
Democratic gain from Republican

Oklahoma
See also: List of United States senators from Oklahoma
1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Mike Moroney (Incumbent) 459,996 55.35%
Republican Douglas McKeever 371,146 44.65%
Majority 88,850 10.70%
Turnout 831,142
Democratic hold

Oregon
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in Oregon
See also: List of United States senators from Oregon

In Oregon, Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democrat Wayne Morse decided to seek re-election for his first full term as a Democrat. Morse defeated Republican candidate Douglas McKay in the hotly contested general election.[8]

1956 Oregon United States Senate election[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Wayne Morse,
incumbent Senator since 1945; member of the Democratic party since 1955		 396,849 54.20%
Republican Douglas McKay,
former Governor of Oregon (1949–1952) and United States Secretary of the Interior (1953–1956)		 335,405 45.80%
Majority 61,444 8.39%
Turnout 732,254
Democratic hold

Pennsylvania
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
See also: List of United States senators from Pennsylvania

In Pennsylvania, incumbent Republican U.S. senator James H. Duff sought re-election to another term, but was defeated by the Democratic nominee, Joseph S. Clark Jr.

General election results[7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph S. Clark Jr.
Former Mayor of Philadelphia		 2,268,641 50.08%
Republican James H. Duff
Incumbent U.S. senator		 2,250,671 49.69%
Socialist Labor George S. Taylor 7,447 0.16%
Militant Workers Herbert G. Lewin 2,035 0.05%
Majority 17,970 0.39%
Turnout 4,529,874
Democratic gain from Republican

South Carolina
See also: List of United States senators from South Carolina and 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina

In South Carolina the regular election was held simultaneously with the special election.

South Carolina (Regular)
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in South Carolina

Incumbent Democrat Olin D. Johnston handily defeated Republican mayor of Clemson Leon P. Crawford. Olin D. Johnston, the incumbent Senator, faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats and avoided a primary election. Leon P. Crawford, the mayor of the town of Clemson in the Upstate, faced no opposition from South Carolina Republicans and avoided a primary election. Crawford campaigned as a defender of states' rights and denounced Johnston for backing the New Deal and the Fair Deal. The state Republican Party believed that Crawford could have a chance in the election if he galvanized the 128,000 registered black voters, although they were weary of being labeled as the black party. In the end, Johnston remained highly popular with the voters who were still leery of the Republican party and he easily defeated Crawford in the general election.

South Carolina U.S. Senate Election, 1956
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Olin D. Johnston 230,150 82.21% -17.69%
Republican Leon P. Crawford 49,695 17.75% +17.75%
No party Write-Ins 124 0.04% -0.1
Majority 180,455 64.46% -35.34%
Turnout 279,969 36.8
Democratic hold Swing

South Carolina (Special)
Main article: 1956 United States Senate special election in South Carolina

The special election resulted from the resignation of Senator Strom Thurmond on April 4, 1956, who was keeping a campaign pledge he had made in the 1954 election. Thurmond was unopposed in his bid to complete the remaining four years of the term. Senator Strom Thurmond faced no opposition from South Carolina Democrats and avoided a primary election. There was a possibility that Governor George Bell Timmerman Jr. might enter the race, but Thurmond was held in such high regard by the voters that there would have been no chance of defeating Thurmond. With no challenge to the remainder of the term, Thurmond did not conduct a campaign and rejoined his old law firm in Aiken until he returned to the Senate after the general election.

South Carolina U.S. Senate Special Election, 1956[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Strom Thurmond 245,371 100.0% +36.9%
Majority 245,371 100.0% +73.7%
Turnout 245,371 32.2 +5.9%
Democratic hold Swing

South Dakota
See also: List of United States senators from South Dakota
1956 United States Senate election in South Dakota[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Francis Case (Incumbent) 147,621 50.79%
Democratic Kenneth Holum 143,001 49.21%
Majority 4,620 1.58%
Turnout 290,622
Republican hold

Utah
See also: List of United States senators from Utah
1956 United States Senate election in Utah[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wallace F. Bennett (Incumbent) 178,261 53.96%
Democratic Alonzo F. Hopkin 152,120 46.04%
Majority 26,141 7.92%
Turnout 330,381
Republican hold

Vermont
Main article: 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont
See also: List of United States senators from Vermont

In Vermont, incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic challenger Bernard G. O'Shea.

Republican primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George Aiken (Incumbent) 49,454 99.9%
Republican Other 27 0.1%
Total votes 49,481 100%
Democratic primary results[9]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Bernard G. O'Shea 7,997 99.8%
Democratic Other 19 0.2%
Total votes 8,01 100%
1956 United States Senate election in Vermont[10]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Republican George Aiken (Incumbent) 103,101 66.39%
Democratic Bernard G. O'Shea 52,184 33.60%
None Scattering 4 0.00% {{{change}}}
Majority 50,917 32.79% {{{change}}}
Turnout 155,289 {{{change}}}
Republican hold Swing

Washington
See also: List of United States senators from Washington
1956 United States Senate election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent) 685,565 61.09%
Republican Arthur B. Langlie 436,652 38.91%
Majority 248,913 22.18%
Turnout 1,122,217
Democratic hold

West Virginia (Special)
See also: List of United States senators from West Virginia
1956 United States Senate election in West Virginia[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William Chapman Revercomb 432,123 53.67%
Democratic William C. Marland 373,051 46.33%
Majority 59,072 7.34%
Turnout 805,174
Republican gain from Democratic

Wisconsin
See also: List of United States senators from Wisconsin
1956 United States Senate election in Wisconsin[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Alexander Wiley (Incumbent) 892,473 58.59%
Democratic Henry W. Maier 627,903 41.22%
Independent Walter Semrau 2,745 0.18%
None Scattering 235 0.02%
Majority 264,570 17.37%
Turnout 1,523,356
Republican hold
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Notes
  1. W. (William) Richard Stengel was an Illinois lawyer, state legislator and (after his loss to Dirksen) Rock Island County State's attorney and an Illinois judge. He died in 1994.

References
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  2. Times, Leo Egan Special To the New York (September 11, 1956). "G.O.P. UNANIMOUS; Attorney General Hails Party Stand Against Political 'Smears' Effect of Rumors Feared JAVITS IS NAMED FOR SENATE RACE Nominated by McGovern MacArthur Plea Presented Dewey Declines A Heck-Sprague Victory". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. Times, Special to The New York (September 11, 1956). "Wagner's Address Accepting Democratic Senatorial Nomination; The Problems Involved 'These Are Serious Times'". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  4. WALKER), Douglas Dalesthe New York Times (BY ROBERT (September 12, 1956). "STEVENSON PUTS RACIAL 'CLIMATE' UP TO PRESIDENT; Assails Eisenhower Stand-- Wins Liberal Nomination, With Mayor Wagner Party Nominates Slate STEVENSON BACKS ANTI-BIAS RULING". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  5. "Write-in State Vote for M'arthur Urged". The New York Times. October 2, 1956. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  6. "M'ARTHUR DISAVOWS BID; General Repeats He Is Not Candidate for Senate". The New York Times. October 3, 1956. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  7. "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 8, 2014.
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