1956 United States Senate election in Kansas

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November 6, 1956

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Nominee	Frank Carlson	George Hart
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	477,822	333,939
Percentage	57.90%	40.46%

County results
Carlson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
Hart: 50–60%

U.S. senator before election

Frank Carlson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Carlson
Republican

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The 1956 United States Senate election in Kansas took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank Carlson won re-election to a second term.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 7, 1956.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Paul L. Aylward, lawyer^[2]
George Hart, furrier,^[3] Democratic candidate for Lieutenant Governor of Kansas in 1954
Fred Kilian, farmer^[4]
Marlyn Korf, farmer^[5]

Withdrew

A. L. Oswald, lawyer^[5]

Results

Democratic primary results^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	George Hart	54,553	40.35
	Democratic	Paul L. Aylward	54,085	40.00
	Democratic	Fred Kilian	16,384	12.12
	Democratic	Marlyn Korf	10,176	7.53
Total votes			135,198

Republican primary

Candidates

Frank Carlson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Walter I. Biddle, judge^[2]

Results

Republican primary results^[6]^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Frank Carlson (incumbent)	215,364	77.91
	Republican	Walter I. Biddle	61,053	22.09
Total votes			274,617

General election

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Kansas^[9]^[10]^[11]
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

References

^ "Gubernatorial Vote in Kansas Stirs Interest". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 5, 1956. p. A-6. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "Primaries". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 8, 1956. p. A-4. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "Democrats Wait Official Count In Kansas Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 9, 1956. p. A-5. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "Wamego Farmer attacks Ike's administration". Arkansas City Daily Traveler. Arkansas City, Kansas. April 11, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b "One Less Candidate?". Garden City Telegram. Garden City, Kansas. March 9, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.
^ "KS US Senate, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "KS US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
^ "KS US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.

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1956 United States Senate election in Kansas

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Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Withdrew

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References

Bibliography