1956 United States Senate election in Kansas

1956 United States Senate election in Kansas
	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

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[edit]

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

Democratic primary[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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[edit]

A. L. Oswald, lawyer^[5]

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Candidates[edit]

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

Results[edit]

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[edit]

Results[edit]

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[edit]

^ "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[edit]

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

[1] "Gubernatorial Vote in Kansas Stirs Interest". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 5, 1956. p. A-6. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[eveningstar19560808-2] "Primaries". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 8, 1956. p. A-4. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[3] "Democrats Wait Official Count In Kansas Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 9, 1956. p. A-5. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[4] "Wamego Farmer attacks Ike's administration". Arkansas City Daily Traveler. Arkansas City, Kansas. April 11, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[gardencitytelegram-5] "One Less Candidate?". Garden City Telegram. Garden City, Kansas. March 9, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly1998121-6] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 121.

[7] "KS US Senate, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[8] "KS US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.

[FOOTNOTECongressional_Quarterly199887-9] Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.

[10] "KS 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.

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