1956 United States Senate election in Vermont

none March 2026 July 2016 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1956 11 6 150x150px no 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont 1950 1962 United States Senate election in Vermont 1962 GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg George Aiken Republican Party (US) 103,101 66.39% BernardOShea.png Democratic Party (US) Bernard O'Shea 52,184 33.61% x220px County results x220px Municipality results 219px Aiken: #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% #A80000 >90%O'Shea: #7996E2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% U.S. Senator George Aiken Republican Party (US) George Aiken Republican Party (US) The 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Bernard O'Shea, editor of the Swanton Courier. Republican primary Results Republican primary results Republican Party (United States) George Aiken (inc.) 49,454 99.9% Republican Party (United States) Other 27 0.1% 49,481 100.0% Democratic primary Results Democratic primary resultsPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62971/p1956.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State June 17, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304111650/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/62971/p1956.pdf dead Democratic Party (United States) Bernard G. O'Shea 7,997 99.8% Democratic Party (United States) Other 19 0.2% 8,016 100.0% General election Candidates George Aiken (R), incumbent U.S. Senator Bernard O'Shea (D), publisher of the Swanton Courierhttps://www.newspapers.com/clip/94935787/bernard-oshea/ Bernard O'Shea Dem Candidate for U.S. Senate The Burlington Free Press Morning Press Bureau August 2, 1956 May 25, 2022 Results United States Senate election in Vermont, 1956General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State June 17, 2015 March 4, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf dead Republican Party (United States) George Aiken (inc.) 103,101 66.39% -11.62% Democratic Party (United States) Bernard G. O'Shea 52,184 33.61% +11.62% 155,289 100.00% See also 1956 United States Senate elections References Vermont 1956 Category:1956 Vermont elections