1956 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1956 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1927 presidential no 1950 United States Senate elections in Kansas 1950 (special) 1962 United States Senate election in Kansas 1962 November 6, 1956 x140px File:Frankcarlson(r-ks).jpg Frank Carlson Republican Party (United States) 477,822 57.90% File:3x4.svg George Hart Democratic Party (United States) 333,939 40.46% 1956 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsCarlson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Hart: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Frank Carlson Republican Party (United States) Frank Carlson Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States Senate elections in Kansas took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank Carlson ran for re-election to a second full term. He won a contested Republican primary and then faced George Hart, the 1954 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, in the general election. Carlson defeated Hart in a landslide, as Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Kansas in a landslide over Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson. Democratic primary Candidates George Hart, furrier, 1954 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, 1955 candidate for Wichita City CommissionCity Demo to Run For U.S. Senator The Wichita Eagle October 11, 1955 Wichita, Kansas 14 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon/167173333/ March 3, 2025 Paul L. Aylward, former Ellsworth County Attorney, former State Commander for the American LegionPaul Aylward Is a Candidate Garden City Telegram March 1, 1956 Garden City, Kansas 11 https://www.newspapers.com/article/garden-city-telegram/167173489/ March 3, 2025 Fred Kilian, Wamego farmerWamego Democrat Bids For Senate On 'Stop Dam' Manhattan Mercury January 19, 1956 Manhattan, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury/167173563/ March 3, 2025 Marlyn Korf, Hodgeman County CommissionerCity Demo to Run For U.S. Senator Garden City Telegram January 24, 1956 Garden City, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/garden-city-telegram/167173615/ March 3, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsShanahan Paul R. Fortieth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1955-56 Kansas State Printer Topeka, Kansas 1956 https://cdm16884.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/p16884coll18/id/237/rec/4 March 3, 2025 George Hart Democratic Party (United States) 54,553 40.35% Paul L. Aylward Democratic Party (United States) 54,085 40.00% Fred Kilian Democratic Party (United States) 16,384 12.12% Marlyn Korf Democratic Party (United States) 10,176 7.53% 135,198 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Frank Carlson, incumbent U.S. Senator Walter I. Biddle, Leavenworth City Court Judge, former Leavenworth County AttorneyLeavenworth Man Opposes Carlson In Senate Contest The Wichita Eagle June 20, 1956 Wichita, Kansas 16 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/167173833/ March 3, 2025 Results Republican primary results Frank Carlson (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 215,364 77.91% Walter I. Biddle Republican Party (United States) 61,053 22.09% 276,417 100.00% General election Results 1956 United States Senate election in Kansas Republican Party (United States) Frank Carlson (inc.) 477,822 57.90% +3.65% Democratic Party (United States) George Hart 333,939 40.46% -3.37% Prohibition Party C. Floyd Hester 13,519 1.64% -0.28% 143,883 17.43% +7.01% 825,280 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1956 United States Senate elections References 1956 Kansas United States Senate