1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia

none March 2026 September 2023 1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia West Virginia presidential no 1952 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1952 1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia 1958 November 6, 1956 File:WilliamCRevercomb.jpg 150x150px Chapman Revercomb Republican Party (United States) 432,123 53.67% File:William C. Marland.jpg William C. Marland Democratic Party (United States) 373,051 46.33% 1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia results map by county.svg County resultsRevercomb: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Marland: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% 250px U.S. Senator William Laird III Democratic Party (United States) Chapman Revercomb Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Harley M. Kilgore, who died on February 28. 1956. State Tax Commissioner William Laird III was appointed to fill this seat by Governor William C. Marland to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held and assumed office on March 13, 1956.SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789-present, A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789 https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/resources/pdf/chronlist.pdf United States Senate 28 November 2020 64 Laird did not opt to run in the special election to fill the remainder of Kilgore's term through the end of the 85th Congress on January 3, 1959. Republican candidate former Senator Chapman Revercomb defeated the Democratic candidate Governor Marland in the special election. This was the last time the Republicans won West Virginia's Class 1 seat, until Jim Justice flipped the seat in 2024. This was also the last time until 2014 that the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in the state. Primary elections Primary elections were held on May 8, 1956. Democratic primary Candidates Joseph Arcuri, children's writer April 9, 1956 West Virginia To Certify Ten Candidates For Senate Seat https://www.newspapers.com/image/1298377/?fcfToken=eyJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiIsInR5cCI6IkpXVCJ9.eyJmcmVlLXZpZXctaWQiOjEyOTgzNzcsImlhdCI6MTY2NTYwMTA1MSwiZXhwIjoxNjY1Njg3NDUxfQ.t_aouKa9yy-O6RJN_pQhCh4C18uwlY9xZD5-TO9MdE0 Cumberland Evening Times Cumberland, Maryland 6 13 October 2022 Walter G. Crichton, Charleston councilman, May 6, 1956 First Aid Needed to Heal Intraparty Cuts, Bruises of Campaign https://newspaperarchive.com/post-herald-and-register-may-06-1956-p-22/ Beckley Post Herald And Raleigh Register Beckley, West Virginia 22 13 October 2022 unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for West Virginia's 6th congressional district in 1944 John G. Fox, incumbent Attorney General of West Virginia William C. Marland, incumbent Governor of West Virginia Byron B. Randolph, former President of the West Virginia Senate May 9, 1956 Eisenhower Gets 60% Of Total Indiana Vote https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-05-09/ed-1/seq-6/ Evening Star Washington, D.C. A-6 13 October 2022 Results Democratic primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 160West Virginia Blue Book 1956 641https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=750658 WV US Senate, 1956 - Special D Primary Our Campaigns 13 October 2022 William C. Marland Democratic Party (United States) 118,159 37.25 John G. Fox Democratic Party (United States) 104,869 33.06 Byron B. Randolph Democratic Party (United States) 56,945 17.95 Walter G. Crichton Democratic Party (United States) 26,972 8.50 Joseph Arcuri Democratic Party (United States) 10,263 3.24 317,208 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Chapman Revercomb, former U.S. Senator Thomas Sweeney, insurance agent, Republican candidate for U.S. Senator in 1940, 1946 and 1954 Philip H. Hill, attorney, Republican candidate for Attorney General of West Virginia in 1936 Al J. Carey, Kanawha County Sheriff Esta C. Wilson, television dealer Results Republican primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 1998 160West Virginia Blue Book 1956 666https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=750659 WV US Senate, 1956 - Special R Primary Our Campaigns 13 October 2022 Chapman Revercomb Republican Party (United States) 79,106 41.53 Thomas Sweeney Republican Party (United States) 57,556 30.22 Philip H. Hill Republican Party (United States) 37,574 19.73 Al J. Carey Republican Party (United States) 11,268 5.92 Esta C. Wilson Republican Party (United States) 4,971 2.61 190,475 100.00 General election Results 1956 United States Senate special election in West VirginiaCongressional Quarterly 1998 99https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=39755 WV US Senate, 1956 - Special Election Our Campaigns 13 October 2022Myers J. Howard West Virginia Blue Book 1957 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1957.pdf 41 Charleston, West Virginia Jarrett Printing Company 683 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 1958 2 October 2022 Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office Republican Party (US) Chapman Revercomb 432,123 53.67 Democratic Party (US) William C. Marland 373,051 46.33 59,072 7.34 805,174 Republican Party (US) Democratic Party (US) See also 1956 United States Senate elections References Bibliography Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998 Myers J. Howard West Virginia Blue Book 1956 https://www.wvlegislature.gov/legisdocs/publications/bluebook/WVS_Bluebook_1956.pdf 40 Charleston, West Virginia Jarrett Printing Company West Virginia Blue Book 1956 1956 Special West Virginia Special United States Senate Special West Virginia 1956 West Virginia 1956 United States Senate 1956 Category:November 1956 in the United States