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1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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Nominee Thruston Ballard Morton Earle Clements
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 506,903 499,922
Percentage 50.35% 49.65%

County results
Morton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Clements:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Earle Clements
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Thruston Ballard Morton
Republican

The regular-term 1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1956. Democratic Sen. Earle Clements was defeated for re-election by Republican U.S. Representative Thruston B. Morton.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on May 29, 1956.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2][3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Earle Clements (incumbent) 218,353 60.89
Democratic Joe B. Bates 136,533 38.08
Democratic James L. Delk 3,703 1.03
Total votes 358,589

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[2][6][7]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Thruston B. Morton 42,038 70.64
Republican Julian H. Golden 12,976 21.81
Republican Granville P. Thomas 4,495 7.55
Total votes 59,509

General election

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Results

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1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky[8][9][10][11]
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 1,006,825
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b "Clements Easily Defeats Chandler Man in Primary". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 30, 1956. p. A-8. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  2. ^ a b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 122.
  3. ^ Kentucky Votes 1963, p. 70-71.
  4. ^ "KY US Senate, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  5. ^ "Florida and Kentucky Voters Go to Polls Today". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 29, 1956. p. A-5. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  6. ^ Kentucky Votes 1963, p. 72-73.
  7. ^ "KY US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  8. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
  9. ^ Kentucky Votes 1963, p. 74-75.
  10. ^ "KY US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
  11. ^ 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

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  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
  • Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.