1956 United States House of Representatives elections

House elections for the 85th U.S. Congress January 2026 July 2017 1956 United States House of Representatives elections United States 1912 legislative no 1954 United States House of Representatives elections 1954 1958 United States House of Representatives elections 1958 84th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 85th United States Congress#House of Representatives_3 All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 November 6, 1956The Maine elections were held September 10, 1956. 160x180px Democratic Party (US) Sam Rayburn.jpg Sam Rayburn September 16, 1940 TX 4 T 232 seats 234 2 30,062,042 51.2% Republican Party (US) 1.3 Joseph W. Martin LCCN2016876937 (3).jpg Joseph Martin January 3, 1939 MA 14 T 203 seats 201 2 28,698,083 48.7% 1.7 Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic Party (US) Sam Rayburn Democratic Party (US) File:1956 United States House elections.svg 320px Results:#92C5DE Democratic hold #0671B0 Democratic gain#F48882 Republican hold #CA0120 Republican gain The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 85th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 6, 1956, while Maine held theirs on September 10. They coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower. With no major national issues and the economic upswing of the 1950s in full force, voters generally chose to uphold the status quo, keeping the Republican president and the Democratic Congress. Overall results 410 incumbent members sought reelection, but 6 were defeated in primaries and 15 defeated in the general election for a total of 389 incumbents winning.Abramson Aldrich Rohde 1995 259 + ↓ 234 201 Democratic Republican Party Seats Change Seat percentage Vote percentage Popular Vote Democratic Party (US) Democratic 234 2 53.8% 51.2% 30,062,042 Republican Party (US) Republican 201 2 46.2% 48.7% 28,698,083 Liberal Party (New York) Liberal 0 0.0% 0.1% 68,130 Independent Independent 0 0.0% <0.1% 15,848 Prohibition Party Prohibition 0 0.0% <0.1% 12,298 Other Independent Teacher Veteran 0 0.0% <0.1% 5,468 Other Independent Veteran 0 0.0% <0.1% 4,155 Conservative Party (New York) Conservative 0 0.0% <0.1% 4,066 Constitution Party (US, 1952) Constitution 0 0.0% <0.1% 3,619 Other Decency in Government 0 0.0% <0.1% 2,459 Other Progress Through Freedom 0 0.0% <0.1% 2,246 Socialist Labor Party (US) Socialist Labor 0 0.0% <0.1% 2,217 Socialist Party (US) Socialist 0 0.0% <0.1% 1,743 Other Free Honest Elections 0 0.0% <0.1% 466 Socialist Workers Party (US) Socialist Workers 0 0.0% <0.1% 303 Social Democratic Party (US) Social Democratic 0 0.0% <0.1% 260 Other American Third 0 0.0% <0.1% 146 None Others 0 0.0% <0.1% 2,194 Totals 435 100.0% 100.0% 58,885,743Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk Popular vote #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 51.05 Republican Republican Party (US) 48.74 Others #777777 0.21 House seats #ddd 600px 410px Democratic Democratic Party (US) 53.79 Republican Republican Party (US) 46.21 thumb|400px| House seats by party holding plurality in state #f00 80+ to 100% Republican #00f 80+ to 100% Democratic #f66 60+ to 80% Republican #09f 60+ to 80% Democratic #f99 Up to 60% Republican #0ff Up to 60% Democratic thumb|400px| #f00 6+ Republican gain #00f 6+ Democratic gain #f66 3-5 Republican gain #09f 3-5 Democratic gain #f99 1-2 Republican gain #0ff 1-2 Democratic gain #ccc no net change Special elections In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1956 or before January 3, 1957; ordered by election date. District Incumbent Results Candidates Member Party First elected Pennsylvania 30 Pennsylvania 30th Vera D. Buchanan Democratic 1950 Incumbent died November 26, 1955.New member elected January 24, 1956.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Elmer J. Holland (Democratic) 75.3% Republican Party (US)David J. Smith (Republican) 24.7%Our Campaigns - PA - District 30 - Special Election Race - Jan 24, 1956 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=340642 www.ourcampaigns.com July 23, 2017 New York 22 New York 22nd Sidney A. Fine Democratic 1950 Incumbent resigned January 2, 1956.New member elected February 7, 1956.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) James C. Healey (Democratic) 72.3% Liberal Party of New YorkSidney Burstein (Liberal) 14.8% Republican Party (US)Barnett Davis (Republican) 12.9%Our Campaigns - NY District 22 Special Race - Feb 07, 1956 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=207980 www.ourcampaigns.com July 23, 2017 Pennsylvania 2 Pennsylvania 2nd William T. Granahan Democratic 19441946 (Lost)1948 Incumbent died May 25, 1956.New member elected November 6, 1956.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Kathryn E. Granahan (Democratic) 61.9% Republican Party (US)Robert F. Frankenfield (Republican) 38.1%Our Campaigns - PA - District 02 - Special Election Race - Nov 06, 1956 http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=367194 www.ourcampaigns.com July 23, 2017 Alabama District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Alabama 1 X Frank W. Boykin Democratic 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank W. Boykin (Democratic) Uncontested Alabama 2 X George M. Grant Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George M. Grant (Democratic) Uncontested Alabama 3 X George W. Andrews Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George W. Andrews (Democratic) Uncontested Alabama 4 X Kenneth A. Roberts Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Kenneth A. Roberts (Democratic) 73.4% Republican Party (US)Roy Banks (Republican) 26.6% Alabama 5 X Albert Rains Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Albert Rains (Democratic) Uncontested Alabama 6 X Armistead Selden Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Armistead Selden (Democratic) Uncontested Alabama 7 X Carl Elliott Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Carl Elliott (Democratic) Uncontested Alabama 8 X Robert E. Jones Jr. Democratic 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Robert E. Jones Jr. (Democratic) 80.7% Republican Party (US)J. G. Fortney (Republican) 19.3% Alabama 9 X George Huddleston Jr. Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George Huddleston Jr. (Democratic) 65.9% Republican Party (US)William L. Longshore Jr. (Republican) 34.1% Arizona District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Arizona 1 X John Jacob Rhodes Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John Jacob Rhodes (Republican) 54.9% Democratic Party (US)William P. Mahoney (Democratic) 45.1% Arizona 2 X Stewart Udall Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Stewart Udall (Democratic) 60.1% Republican Party (US)Jack Speiden (Republican) 39.9% Arkansas District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Arkansas 1 X Ezekiel C. Gathings Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ezekiel C. Gathings (Democratic) Uncontested Arkansas 2 X Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Wilbur Mills (Democratic) Uncontested Arkansas 3 X James William Trimble Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James William Trimble (Democratic) 61.3% Republican Party (US)William S. Spicer (Republican) 38.7% Arkansas 4 X Oren Harris Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Oren Harris (Democratic) Uncontested Arkansas 5 X Brooks Hays Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Brooks Hays (Democratic) Uncontested Arkansas 6 X William F. Norrell Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William F. Norrell (Democratic) Uncontested California 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in California District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected California 1 X Hubert B. Scudder Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Hubert B. Scudder (Republican) 53.6% Democratic Party (US)Clem Miller (Democratic) 46.4% California 2 X Clair Engle Democratic 1943 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Clair Engle (Democratic) Uncontested California 3 X John E. Moss Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John E. Moss (Democratic) 68.6% Republican Party (US)Noel C. Stevenson (Republican) 31.4% California 4 X William S. Mailliard Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William S. Mailliard (Republican) 61.9% Democratic Party (US)James L. Quigley (Democratic) 38.1% California 5 X John F. Shelley Democratic 1949 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John F. Shelley (Democratic) Uncontested California 6 X John F. Baldwin Jr. Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John F. Baldwin Jr. (Republican) 53.7% Democratic Party (US)H. Roberts Quinney (Democratic) 46.3% California 7 X John J. Allen Jr. Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John J. Allen Jr. (Republican) 52.8% Democratic Party (US)Laurance L. Cross (Democratic) 47.2% California 8 X George P. Miller Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George P. Miller (Democratic) 65.6% Republican Party (US)Robert Lee Watkins (Republican) 34.4% California 9 X J. Arthur Younger Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) J. Arthur Younger (Republican) 60.3% Democratic Party (US)James T. McKay (Democratic) 39.7% California 10 X Charles Gubser Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles Gubser (Republican) 60.7% Democratic Party (US)William H. Vatcher Jr. (Democratic) 39.3% California 11 X J. Leroy Johnson Republican 1942 Incumbent lost re-election.New member elected.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) John J. McFall (Democratic) 53.1% Republican Party (US)J. Leroy Johnson (Republican) 46.9% California 12 X B. F. Sisk Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) B. F. Sisk (Democratic) 73.0% Republican Party (US)Robert B. Moore (Republican) 27.0% California 13 X Charles M. Teague Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles M. Teague (Republican) 59.6% Democratic Party (US)William Kirk Stewart (Democratic) 40.4% California 14 X Harlan Hagen Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Harlan Hagen (Democratic) 63.0% Republican Party (US)Myron D. Tisdel (Republican) 37.0% California 15 X Gordon L. McDonough Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Gordon L. McDonough (Republican) 57.9% Democratic Party (US)Emery S. Petty (Democratic) 42.1% California 16 X Donald L. Jackson Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Donald L. Jackson (Republican) 60.8% Democratic Party (US)G. Robert Fleming (Democratic) 39.2% California 17 X Cecil R. King Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Cecil R. King (Democratic) 64.9% Republican Party (US)Charles A. Franklin (Republican) 35.1% California 18 X Craig Hosmer Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Craig Hosmer (Republican) 59.3% Democratic Party (US)Raymond C. Simpson (Democratic) 40.7% California 19 X Chet Holifield Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Chet Holifield (Democratic) 73.8% Republican Party (US)Roy E. Reynolds (Republican) 26.2% California 20 X Vacant John Carl Hinshaw (R) died August 5, 1956.New member elected.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) H. Allen Smith (Republican) 70.8% Democratic Party (US)Eugene Radding (Democratic) 29.2% California 21 X Edgar W. Hiestand Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Edgar W. Hiestand (Republican) 62.6% Democratic Party (US)W. C. Stethem (Democratic) 37.4% California 22 X Joseph F. Holt Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Joseph F. Holt (Republican) 59.8% Democratic Party (US)Irving Glasband (Democratic) 40.2% California 23 X Clyde Doyle Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Clyde Doyle (Democratic) 70.9% Republican Party (US)E. Elgie Calvin (Republican) 29.1% California 24 X Glenard P. Lipscomb Republican 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Glenard P. Lipscomb (Republican) 61.9% Democratic Party (US)Fay Porter (Democratic) 38.1% California 25 X Patrick J. Hillings Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Patrick J. Hillings (Republican) 63.8% Democratic Party (US)John G. Sobieski (Democratic) 36.2% California 26 X James Roosevelt Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James Roosevelt (Democratic) 68.8% Republican Party (US)Edward H. Gibbons (Republican) 31.2% California 27 X Harry R. Sheppard Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Harry R. Sheppard (Democratic) Uncontested California 28 X James B. Utt Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) James B. Utt (Republican) 64.5% Democratic Party (US)Gordon T. Shepard (Democratic) 35.5% California 29 X John Phillips Republican 1942 Incumbent retired.New member elected.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Dalip Singh Saund (Democratic) 51.5% Republican Party (US)Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (Republican) 48.5% California 30 X Bob Wilson Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Bob Wilson (Republican) 66.7% Democratic Party (US)George A. Cheney (Democratic) 33.3% Colorado District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Colorado 1 X Byron G. Rogers Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Byron G. Rogers (Democratic) 57.8% Republican Party (US)Ellen G. Harris (Republican) 42.2% Colorado 2 X William S. Hill Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William S. Hill (Republican) 53.4% Democratic Party (US)Byron L. Johnson (Democratic) 46.6% Colorado 3 X John Chenoweth Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John Chenoweth (Republican) 50.2% Democratic Party (US)Alva B. Adams (Democratic) 49.8% Colorado 4 X Wayne N. Aspinall Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Wayne N. Aspinall (Democratic) 61.8% Republican Party (US)Hugh L. Caldwell (Republican) 38.2% Connecticut District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Connecticut 1 X Thomas J. Dodd Democratic 1952 Retired to run for U. S. Senate.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Edwin H. May Jr. (Republican) 53.5% Democratic Party (US)Patrick J. Ward (Democratic) 46.1% Independent Republican Party (US)Donald B. LaCroix (Ind. Republican) 0.4% Connecticut 2 X Horace Seely-Brown Jr. Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Horace Seely-Brown Jr. (Republican) 59.0% Democratic Party (US)Douglas J. Bennet (Democratic) 41.0% Connecticut 3 X Albert W. Cretella Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Albert W. Cretella (Republican) 60.0% Democratic Party (US)Robert Giaimo (Democratic) 40.0% Connecticut 4 X Albert P. Morano Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Albert P. Morano (Republican) 68.4% Democratic Party (US)Jack Stock (Democratic) 31.1% Socialist Party of AmericaHarold Saunders (Socialist) 0.5% Connecticut 5 X James T. Patterson Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) James T. Patterson (Republican) 61.9% Democratic Party (US)Luke F. Martin (Democratic) 38.1% Connecticut AL X Antoni Sadlak Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Antoni Sadlak (Republican) 61.5% Democratic Party (US)Matthew P. Kuta (Democratic) 38.5% Delaware District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Delaware AL X Harris McDowell Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Harry G. Haskell Jr. (Republican) 52.0% Democratic Party (US)Harris McDowell (Democratic) 48.0% Florida District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Florida 1 X William C. Cramer Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William C. Cramer (Republican) 56.4% Democratic Party (US)Winton H. King (Democratic) 43.6% Florida 2 X Charles E. Bennett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Charles E. Bennett (Democratic) Uncontested Florida 3 X Bob Sikes Democratic 19401944 (resigned)1974 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bob Sikes (Democratic) 89.6% Republican Party (US)Arthur Barker (Republican) 10.4% Florida 4 X Dante Fascell Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Dante Fascell (Democratic) 60.9% Republican Party (US)Leland Hyzer (Republican) 39.1% Florida 5 X Syd Herlong Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Syd Herlong (Democratic) 51.4% Republican Party (US)Arnold L. Lund (Republican) 48.6% Florida 6 X Paul Rogers Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Paul Rogers (Democratic) 54.7% Republican Party (US)Dorothy A. Smith (Republican) 45.3% Florida 7 X James A. Haley Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James A. Haley (Democratic) 62.4% Republican Party (US)Gus Nelson (Republican) 37.6% Florida 8 X Donald Ray Matthews Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Donald Ray Matthews (Democratic) Uncontested Georgia District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Georgia 1 X Prince Preston Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Prince Preston (Democratic) 78.3% Independent Party (US)Harry P. Anestos (Independent) 21.2% Republican Party (US)Other (Republican) 0.5% Georgia 2 X J. L. Pilcher Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) J. L. Pilcher (Democratic) 100.0% Independent Party (US)Albert Maples (Independent) 0.01% Georgia 3 X Tic Forrester Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Tic Forrester (Democratic) 100.0% Republican Party (US)J. M. Brophy (Republican) 0.004% Georgia 4 X John Flynt Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John Flynt (Democratic) 100.0% Republican Party (US)Other (Republican) 0.03% Georgia 5 X James C. Davis Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James C. Davis (Democratic) 59.2% Republican Party (US)Randolph W. Thrower (Republican) 40.8% Independent Party (US)Joe McDow (Independent) 0.001% Georgia 6 X Carl Vinson Democratic 1914 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Carl Vinson (Democratic) Uncontested Georgia 7 X Henderson Lovelace Lanham Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Henderson Lovelace Lanham (Democratic) 99.7% Republican Party (US)H. M. King (Republican) 0.3% Georgia 8 X Iris Faircloth Blitch Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Iris Faircloth Blitch (Democratic) 100.0% Republican Party (US)J. M. Kent (Republican) 0.006% Georgia 9 X Phil Landrum Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Phil Landrum (Democratic) Uncontested Georgia 10 X Paul Brown Democratic 1933 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Paul Brown (Democratic) 99.8% Republican Party (US)Others (Republican) 0.2% Idaho District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Idaho 1 X Gracie Pfost Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Gracie Pfost (Democratic) 55.1% Republican Party (US)Louise Shadduck (Republican) 44.9% Idaho 2 X Hamer H. Budge Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Hamer H. Budge (Republican) 60.0% Democratic Party (US)J. W. Reynolds (Democratic) 40.0% Illinois District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Illinois 1 X William L. Dawson Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William L. Dawson (Democratic) 64.4% Republican Party (US)George W. Lawrence (Republican) 35.6% Illinois 2 X Barratt O'Hara Democratic 19481950 (defeated)1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Barratt O'Hara (Democratic) 55.3% Republican Party (US)George B. McKibbin (Republican) 44.7% Illinois 3 X James C. Murray Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Emmet Byrne (Republican) 51.4% Democratic Party (US)James C. Murray (Democratic) 48.6% Illinois 4 X William E. McVey Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William E. McVey (Republican) 60.0% Democratic Party (US)Michael Hinko (Democratic) 40.0% Illinois 5 X John C. Kluczynski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John C. Kluczynski (Democratic) 61.8% Republican Party (US)Lawrence Welnowski (Republican) 38.2% Illinois 6 X Thomas J. O'Brien Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. O'Brien (Democratic) 62.0% Republican Party (US)John J. Dillon (Republican) 38.0% Illinois 7 X James Bowler Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James Bowler (Democratic) 71.7% Republican Party (US)Gabriel L. Grimaldi (Republican) 28.3% Illinois 8 X Thomas S. Gordon Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thomas S. Gordon (Democratic) 59.5% Republican Party (US)Victor O. Wright (Republican) 40.5% Illinois 9 X Sidney R. Yates Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Sidney R. Yates (Democratic) 54.0% Republican Party (US)Johann S. Ackerman (Republican) 46.0% Illinois 10 X Richard W. Hoffman Republican 1948 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Harold R. Collier (Republican) 64.4% Democratic Party (US)Marvin E. Lore (Democratic) 35.6% Illinois 11 X Timothy P. Sheehan Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Timothy P. Sheehan (Republican) 55.5% Democratic Party (US)Roman Pucinski (Democratic) 44.5% Illinois 12 X Charles A. Boyle Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Charles A. Boyle (Democratic) 53.2% Republican Party (US)Edgar A. Jonas (Republican) 46.8% Illinois 13 X Marguerite S. Church Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Marguerite S. Church (Republican) 71.6% Democratic Party (US)Helen Benson Leys (Democratic) 28.4% Illinois 14 X Vacant Chauncey W. Reed (R) died February 9, 1956.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Russell W. Keeney (Republican) 70.6% Democratic Party (US)Harold J. Spelman (Democratic) 29.4% Illinois 15 X Noah M. Mason Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Noah M. Mason (Republican) 64.6% Democratic Party (US)Stanley Hubbs (Democratic) 35.4% Illinois 16 X Leo E. Allen Republican 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Leo E. Allen (Republican) 63.7% Democratic Party (US)Glen F. Kunkle (Democratic) 36.3% Illinois 17 X Leslie C. Arends Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Leslie C. Arends (Republican) 64.9% Democratic Party (US)C. E. Spang (Democratic) 35.1% Illinois 18 X Harold H. Velde Republican 1948 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Robert H. Michel (Republican) 58.8% Democratic Party (US)Fred Allen (Democratic) 41.2% Illinois 19 X Robert B. Chiperfield Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Robert B. Chiperfield (Republican) 55.8% Democratic Party (US)Martin P. Sutor (Democratic) 44.2% Illinois 20 X Sid Simpson Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Sid Simpson (Republican) 59.6% Democratic Party (US)Henry W. Pollock (Democratic) 40.4% Illinois 21 X Peter F. Mack Jr. Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Peter F. Mack Jr. (Democratic) 53.5% Republican Party (US)Frederic S. O'Hara (Republican) 46.5% Illinois 22 X William L. Springer Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William L. Springer (Republican) 62.3% Democratic Party (US)E. H. Winegarner (Democratic) 37.7% Illinois 23 X Charles W. Vursell Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles W. Vursell (Republican) 52.6% Democratic Party (US)Albert R. Imle (Democratic) 47.4% Illinois 24 X Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Melvin Price (Democratic) 68.2% Republican Party (US)Waldo E. Schellenger (Republican) 31.8% Illinois 25 X Kenneth J. Gray Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Kenneth J. Gray (Democratic) 53.8% Republican Party (US)Samuel J. Scott (Republican) 46.2% Indiana District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Indiana 1 X Ray Madden Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ray Madden (Democratic) 52.6% Republican Party (US)Donald K. Stimson Jr. (Republican) 47.2% Prohibition Party (US)Harry C. Beamer (Prohibition) 0.2% Indiana 2 X Charles A. Halleck Republican 1935 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles A. Halleck (Republican) 62.2% Democratic Party (US)Thurman C. Crook (Democratic) 37.4% Prohibition Party (US)J. O. Johnston (Prohibition) 0.3% Indiana 3 X Shepard Crumpacker Republican 1950 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) F. Jay Nimtz (Republican) 53.1% Democratic Party (US)John Brademas (Democratic) 46.9% Indiana 4 X E. Ross Adair Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) E. Ross Adair (Republican) 63.4% Democratic Party (US)F. Dean Bechtol (Democratic) 36.3% Prohibition Party (US)Claude Swartz (Prohibition) 0.2% Indiana 5 X John V. Beamer Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John V. Beamer (Republican) 56.4% Democratic Party (US)William Catlin Whitehead (Democratic) 43.1% Prohibition Party (US)Ralph G. Stallsmith (Prohibition) 0.5% Indiana 6 X Cecil M. Harden Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Cecil M. Harden (Republican) 55.0% Democratic Party (US)John W. King (Democratic) 44.8% Prohibition Party (US)Woodrow Shields (Prohibition) 0.2% Indiana 7 X William G. Bray Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William G. Bray (Republican) 57.2% Democratic Party (US)Vernon R. Hill (Democratic) 42.8% Indiana 8 X Winfield K. Denton Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Winfield K. Denton (Democratic) 50.1% Republican Party (US)D. Bailey Merrill (Republican) 49.7% Prohibition Party (US)Raymond Morris (Prohibition) 0.3% Indiana 9 X Earl Wilson Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Earl Wilson (Republican) 53.4% Democratic Party (US)Wilfrid J. Ullirch (Democratic) 46.3% Prohibition Party (US)Elmer D. Riggs (Prohibition) 0.3% Indiana 10 X Ralph Harvey Republican 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Ralph Harvey (Republican) 56.3% Democratic Party (US)Gerald C. Carmony (Democratic) 43.3% Prohibition Party (US)Thomas E. Booher (Prohibition) 0.4% Indiana 11 X Charles B. Brownson Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles B. Brownson (Republican) 59.4% Democratic Party (US)John C. Carvey (Democratic) 40.5% Prohibition Party (US)Paul W. Cox (Prohibition) 0.2% Iowa District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Iowa 1 X Fred Schwengel Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Fred Schwengel (Republican) 58.0% Democratic Party (US)Ronald O. Bramhall (Democratic) 42.0% Iowa 2 X Henry O. Talle Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Henry O. Talle (Republican) 51.4% Democratic Party (US)Leonard G. Wolf (Democratic) 48.6% Iowa 3 X H. R. Gross Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) H. R. Gross (Republican) 58.6% Democratic Party (US)Michael Micich (Democratic) 41.4% Iowa 4 X Karl M. LeCompte Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Karl M. LeCompte (Republican) 50.7% Democratic Party (US)Steven V. Carter (Democratic) 49.3% Iowa 5 X Paul Cunningham Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Paul Cunningham (Republican) 51.1% Democratic Party (US)William F. Denman (Democratic) 48.9% Iowa 6 X James I. Dolliver Republican 1944 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Merwin Coad (Democratic) 50.1% Republican Party (US)James I. Dolliver (Republican) 49.9% Iowa 7 X Ben F. Jensen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Ben F. Jensen (Republican) 55.4% Democratic Party (US)John L. Jensen (Democratic) 44.6% Iowa 8 X Charles B. Hoeven Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles B. Hoeven (Republican) 60.1% Democratic Party (US)Robert J. Salem (Democratic) 39.9% Kansas District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Kansas 1 X William H. Avery Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William H. Avery (Republican) 53.1% Democratic Party (US)Howard S. Miller (Democratic) 45.8% Prohibition Party (US)Howard Hadin (Prohibition) 1.1% Kansas 2 X Errett P. Scrivner Republican 1943 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Errett P. Scrivner (Republican) 54.9% Democratic Party (US)Newell A. George (Democratic) 45.1% Kansas 3 X Myron V. George Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Myron V. George (Republican) 55.0% Democratic Party (US)Denver D. Hargis (Democratic) 45.0% Kansas 4 X Edward Herbert Rees Republican 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Edward Herbert Rees (Republican) 53.8% Democratic Party (US)John D. Montgomery (Democratic) 46.2% Kansas 5 X Clifford R. Hope Republican 1926 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) J. Floyd Breeding (Democratic) 50.5% Republican Party (US)John W. Crutcher (Republican) 49.5% Kansas 6 X Wint Smith Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Wint Smith (Republican) 51.1% Democratic Party (US)Elmo J. Mahoney (Democratic) 48.9% Kentucky District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Kentucky 1 X Noble Jones Gregory Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Noble Jones Gregory (Democratic) Uncontested Kentucky 2 X William Natcher Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William Natcher (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)R. B. Blakenship (Republican) 48.7% Kentucky 3 X John M. Robsion Jr. Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John M. Robsion Jr. (Republican) 56.8% Democratic Party (US)Philip Ardery (Democratic) 43.2% Kentucky 4 X Frank Chelf Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank Chelf (Democratic) 56.3% Republican Party (US)John Basil Preston (Republican) 43.7% Kentucky 5 X Brent Spence Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Brent Spence (Democratic) 55.9% Republican Party (US)Jule Appel (Republican) 44.1% Kentucky 6 X John C. Watts Democratic 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John C. Watts (Democratic) 52.7% Republican Party (US)Wallace Jones (Republican) 47.3% Kentucky 7 X Carl D. Perkins Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Carl D. Perkins (Democratic) 52.4% Republican Party (US)Scott Craft (Republican) 47.6% Prohibition Party (US)Florence Montague (Prohibition) 0.08% Kentucky 8 X Eugene Siler Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Eugene Siler (Republican) 71.7% Democratic Party (US)Mitchel S. Fannin (Democratic) 28.3% Louisiana District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Louisiana 1 X F. Edward Hébert Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) F. Edward Hébert (Democratic) Uncontested Louisiana 2 X Hale Boggs Democratic 19401942 (lost)1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Hale Boggs (Democratic) 64.5% Republican Party (US)George R. Blue (Republican) 35.5% Louisiana 3 X Edwin E. Willis Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Edwin E. Willis (Democratic) Uncontested Louisiana 4 X Overton Brooks Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Overton Brooks (Democratic) 68.1% Republican Party (US)Calhoun Allen Jr. (Republican) 31.9% Louisiana 5 X Otto Passman Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Otto Passman (Democratic) Uncontested Louisiana 6 X James H. Morrison Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James H. Morrison (Democratic) Uncontested Louisiana 7 X T. Ashton Thompson Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) T. Ashton Thompson (Democratic) Uncontested Louisiana 8 X George S. Long Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George S. Long (Democratic) Uncontested Maine District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Maine 1 X Robert Hale Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Robert Hale (Republican) 50.0% Democratic Party (US)James C. Oliver (Democratic) 50.0% Maine 2 X Charles P. Nelson Republican 1948 Incumbent retired.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Frank M. Coffin (Democratic) 53.4% Republican Party (US)James L. Reid (Republican) 46.6% Maine 3 X Clifford McIntire Republican 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Clifford McIntire (Republican) 60.6% Democratic Party (US)Kenneth B. Colbath (Democratic) 39.4% Maryland District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Maryland 1 X Edward T. Miller Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Edward T. Miller (Republican) 55.7% Democratic Party (US)Hamilton P. Fox (Democratic) 44.3% Maryland 2 X James Devereux Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) James Devereux (Republican) 58.1% Democratic Party (US)A. Gordon Boone (Democratic) 41.9% Maryland 3 X Edward Garmatz Democratic 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Edward Garmatz (Democratic) 69.7% Republican Party (US)Harry Kemper (Republican) 30.3% Maryland 4 X George Fallon Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George Fallon (Democratic) 53.8% Republican Party (US)George Denys Hubbard (Republican) 46.2% Maryland 5 X Richard Lankford Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Richard Lankford (Democratic) 56.8% Republican Party (US)William B. Prendergast (Republican) 43.2% Maryland 6 X DeWitt Hyde Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) DeWitt Hyde (Republican) 54.2% Democratic Party (US)John R. Foley (Democratic) 45.8% Maryland 7 X Samuel Friedel Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Samuel Friedel (Democratic) 59.0% Republican Party (US)David A. Halley (Republican) 41.0% Massachusetts District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Massachusetts 1 X John W. Heselton Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John W. Heselton (Republican) 63.6% Democratic Party (US)Howard W. Shea (Democratic) 36.0% Prohibition Party (US)Gaetano T. Maratea (Prohibition) 0.4% Massachusetts 2 X Edward Boland Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Edward Boland (Democratic) 61.2% Republican Party (US)Foster W. Doty (Republican) 38.8% Massachusetts 3 X Philip J. Philbin Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Philip J. Philbin (Democratic) 70.9% Republican Party (US)Robert A. Parker (Republican) 29.1% Massachusetts 4 X Harold Donohue Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Harold Donohue (Democratic) 59.4% Republican Party (US)Mary R. Wheller (Republican) 40.6% Massachusetts 5 X Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 1925 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Edith Nourse Rogers (Republican) 73.3% Democratic Party (US)Lawrence E. Corcoran (Democratic) 26.7% Massachusetts 6 X William H. Bates Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William H. Bates (Republican) Uncontested Massachusetts 7 X Thomas J. Lane Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Lane (Democratic) 68.5% Republican Party (US)Robert T. Breed (Republican) 31.5% Massachusetts 8 X Torbert Macdonald Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Torbert Macdonald (Democratic) 54.8% Republican Party (US)C. Eugene Farnam (Republican) 45.2% Massachusetts 9 X Donald W. Nicholson Republican 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Donald W. Nicholson (Republican) 61.1% Democratic Party (US)William McAuliffe (Democratic) 38.9% Massachusetts 10 X Laurence Curtis Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Laurence Curtis (Republican) 53.0% Democratic Party (US)Jackson J. Holtz (Democratic) 47.0% Massachusetts 11 X Tip O'Neill Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Tip O'Neill (Democratic) 75.3% Republican Party (US)Rudolph E. Mottola (Republican) 24.7% Massachusetts 12 X John W. McCormack Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John W. McCormack (Democratic) 82.5% Republican Party (US)James S. Tremblay (Republican) 17.5% Massachusetts 13 X Dick Wigglesworth Republican 1928 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Dick Wigglesworth (Republican) 55.6% Democratic Party (US)Richard E. McCormack (Democratic) 44.4% Massachusetts 14 X Joseph W. Martin Jr. Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Joseph W. Martin Jr. (Republican) 62.4% Democratic Party (US)Edward F. Doolan (Democratic) 37.6% Michigan District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Michigan 1 X Thaddeus M. Machrowicz Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (Democratic) 86.1% Republican Party (US)Walter Czarnecki (Republican) 13.9% Michigan 2 X George Meader Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) George Meader (Republican) 63.1% Democratic Party (US)Franklin J. Shepherd (Democratic) 36.6% Prohibition Party (US)Verdon R. Dunckel (Prohibition) 0.3% Michigan 3 X August E. Johansen Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) August E. Johansen (Republican) 63.8% Democratic Party (US)Truman Barkhuff (Democratic) 35.8% Prohibition Party (US)Clarence O. Button (Prohibition) 0.5% Michigan 4 X Clare Hoffman Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Clare Hoffman (Republican) 62.0% Democratic Party (US)Samuel I. Clark (Democratic) 38.0% Michigan 5 X Gerald Ford Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Gerald Ford (Republican) 67.1% Democratic Party (US)George E. Clay (Democratic) 32.9% Michigan 6 X Donald Hayworth Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Charles E. Chamberlain (Republican) 50.8% Democratic Party (US)Donald Hayworth (Democratic) 49.0% Prohibition Party (US)Herbert E. Crouter (Prohibition) 0.2% Michigan 7 X Jesse P. Wolcott Republican 1930 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Robert J. McIntosh (Republican) 53.7% Democratic Party (US)Ira D. McCoy (Democratic) 46.3% Michigan 8 X Alvin Morell Bentley Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Alvin Morell Bentley (Republican) 64.1% Democratic Party (US)William R. Hart (Democratic) 35.6% Prohibition Party (US)D. Ruth Larson (Prohibition) 0.3% Michigan 9 X Ruth Thompson Republican 1950 Incumbent lost renomination.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Robert P. Griffin (Republican) 56.0% Democratic Party (US)William E. Baker (Democratic) 44.0% Michigan 10 X Elford Albin Cederberg Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Elford Albin Cederberg (Republican) 65.6% Democratic Party (US)William J. Kelly (Democratic) 34.4% Michigan 11 X Victor A. Knox Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Victor A. Knox (Republican) 56.1% Democratic Party (US)Prentiss M. Brown Jr. (Democratic) 43.9% Michigan 12 X John B. Bennett Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John B. Bennett (Republican) 56.3% Democratic Party (US)Joseph S. Mack (Democratic) 43.7% Michigan 13 X Charles Diggs Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Charles Diggs (Democratic) 69.8% Republican Party (US)Willis F. Ward (Republican) 30.2% Michigan 14 X Louis C. Rabaut Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Louis C. Rabaut (Democratic) 56.8% Republican Party (US)Harold F. Youngblood (Republican) 43.2% Michigan 15 X John D. Dingell Jr. Democratic 1955 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John D. Dingell Jr. (Democratic) 74.1% Republican Party (US)Larry Middleton (Republican) 25.8% Prohibition Party (US)Roxann Higgs (Prohibition) 0.1% Michigan 16 X John Lesinski Jr. Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John Lesinski Jr. (Democratic) 64.1% Republican Party (US)Arthur Kurtz (Republican) 35.6% Prohibition Party (US)Earl A. Johnson (Prohibition) 0.3% Michigan 17 X Martha Griffiths Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Martha Griffiths (Democratic) 53.3% Republican Party (US)George E. Smith (Republican) 46.5% Prohibition Party (US)Walter D. Carpenter (Prohibition) 0.2% Michigan 18 X George A. Dondero Republican 1932 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) William Broomfield (Republican) 56.7% Democratic Party (US)Paul Sutton (Democratic) 43.3% Minnesota District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Minnesota 1 X August H. Andresen Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (United States) August H. Andresen (Republican) 61.5% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor PartyArnold L. Fredriksen (DFL) 38.5% Minnesota 2 X Joseph P. O'Hara Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (United States) Joseph P. O'Hara (Republican) 63.8% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor PartyHarold Zupp (DFL) 36.2% Minnesota 3 X Roy Wier Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Roy Wier (DFL) 52.0% Republican Party (United States)George Mikan (Republican) 48.0% Minnesota 4 X Eugene McCarthy Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Eugene McCarthy (DFL) 64.1% Republican Party (United States)Edward C. Slettedahl (Republican) 35.9% Minnesota 5 X Walter Judd Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (United States) Walter Judd (Republican) 56.0% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor PartyJoe Robbie (DFL) 44.0% Minnesota 6 X Fred Marshall Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Fred Marshall (DFL) 56.2% Republican Party (United States)Joseph L. Kaczmarek (Republican) 43.8% Minnesota 7 X H. Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (United States) H. Carl Andersen (Republican) 55.9% Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor PartyClint Haroldson (DFL) 44.1% Minnesota 8 X John Blatnik Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party John Blatnik (DFL) 73.2% Republican Party (United States)Alfred J. Weinberg (Republican) 26.8% Minnesota 9 X Coya Knutson Democratic-Farmer-Labor 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party Coya Knutson (DFL) 52.7% Republican Party (United States)Harold Hagen (Republican) 47.3% Mississippi District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Mississippi 1 X Thomas Abernethy Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thomas Abernethy (Democratic) Uncontested Mississippi 2 X Jamie Whitten Democratic 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Jamie Whitten (Democratic) Uncontested Mississippi 3 X Frank E. Smith Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank E. Smith (Democratic) Uncontested Mississippi 4 X John Bell Williams Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John Bell Williams (Democratic) Uncontested Mississippi 5 X W. Arthur Winstead Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) W. Arthur Winstead (Democratic) Uncontested Mississippi 6 X William M. Colmer Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William M. Colmer (Democratic) Uncontested Missouri District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Missouri 1 X Frank M. Karsten Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank M. Karsten (Democratic) 66.3% Republican Party (US)Bill Bangert (Republican) 33.7% Missouri 2 X Thomas B. Curtis Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Thomas B. Curtis (Republican) 51.8% Democratic Party (US)James L. Sullivan (Democratic) 48.2% Missouri 3 X Leonor Sullivan Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Leonor Sullivan (Democratic) 69.6% Republican Party (US)Sidney R. Redmond (Republican) 30.4% Missouri 4 X George H. Christopher Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George H. Christopher (Democratic) 51.8% Republican Party (US)Jeffrey P. Hillelson (Republican) 48.2% Missouri 5 X Richard Bolling Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Richard Bolling (Democratic) 57.2% Republican Party (US)Lem T. Jones Jr. (Republican) 42.8% Missouri 6 X William Raleigh Hull Jr. Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William Raleigh Hull Jr. (Democratic) 52.0% Republican Party (US)Stanley I. Dale (Republican) 48.0% Missouri 7 X Dewey Short Republican 1934 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Charles Harrison Brown (Democratic) 50.3% Republican Party (US)Dewey Short (Republican) 49.7% Missouri 8 X A. S. J. Carnahan Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) A. S. J. Carnahan (Democratic) 54.3% Republican Party (US)Frank W. May (Republican) 45.7% Missouri 9 X Clarence Cannon Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Clarence Cannon (Democratic) Uncontested Missouri 10 X Paul C. Jones Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Paul C. Jones (Democratic) Uncontested Missouri 11 X Morgan M. Moulder Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Morgan M. Moulder (Democratic) 50.8% Republican Party (US)George H. Miller (Republican) 49.2% Montana District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Montana 1 X Lee Metcalf Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Lee Metcalf (Democratic) 62.1% Republican Party (US)Bill McDonald (Republican) 37.9% Montana 2 X Orvin B. Fjare Republican 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) LeRoy H. Anderson (Democratic) 50.9% Republican Party (US)Orvin B. Fjare (Republican) 49.1% Nebraska District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Nebraska 1 X Phil Weaver Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Phil Weaver (Republican) 67.0% Democratic Party (US)Samuel Freeman (Democratic) 33.0% Nebraska 2 X Jackson B. Chase Republican 1954 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Glenn Cunningham (Republican) 53.4% Democratic Party (US)Joseph Benesch (Democratic) 45.0% Write-inAl Misegadis (Write-in) 1.7% Nebraska 3 X R. D. Harrison Republican 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) R. D. Harrison (Republican) 50.1% Democratic Party (US)Lawrence Brock (Democratic) 49.9% Nebraska 4 X Arthur L. Miller Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Arthur L. Miller (Republican) 65.7% Democratic Party (US)Carlton W. Laird (Democratic) 34.3% Nevada District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Nevada AL X C. Clifton Young Republican 1952 Incumbent retired to run for U. S. Senate.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Walter Baring (Democratic) 54.2% Republican Party (US)Richard W. Horton (Republican) 45.8% New Hampshire District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New Hampshire 1 X Chester E. Merrow Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Chester E. Merrow (Republican) 57.4% Democratic Party (US)James B. Sullivan (Democratic) 42.6% New Hampshire 2 X Perkins Bass Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Perkins Bass (Republican) 65.9% Democratic Party (US)George F. Brown (Democratic) 34.1% New Jersey District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New Jersey 1 X Charles A. Wolverton Republican 1926 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles A. Wolverton (Republican) 58.3% Democratic Party (US)J. Frank Crawford (Democratic) 41.5% Socialist Labor Party (US)Bernardo S. Doganiero (Socialist Labor) 0.2% New Jersey 2 X T. Millet Hand Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) T. Millet Hand (Republican) 67.8% Democratic Party (US)Thomas C. Stewart (Democratic) 32.0% Socialist Labor Party (US)Morris Karp (Socialist Labor) 0.1% New Jersey 3 X James C. Auchincloss Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) James C. Auchincloss (Republican) 65.3% Democratic Party (US)Sidney Shiff (Democratic) 34.7% New Jersey 4 X Frank Thompson Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank Thompson (Democratic) 54.5% Republican Party (US)William H. Wells (Republican) 45.5% New Jersey 5 X Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. (Republican) 64.5% Democratic Party (US)Francis C. Foley Jr. (Democratic) 35.4% Socialist Labor Party (US)Harry Press (Socialist Labor) 0.2% New Jersey 6 X Harrison A. Williams Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Florence P. Dwyer (Republican) 50.6% Democratic Party (US)Harrison A. Williams (Democratic) 48.5% Prohibition Party (US)Ithamar Quigley (Prohibition) 0.9% New Jersey 7 X William B. Widnall Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William B. Widnall (Republican) 70.7% Democratic Party (US)Daniel Amster (Democratic) 29.3% New Jersey 8 X Gordon Canfield Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Gordon Canfield (Republican) 60.8% Democratic Party (US)Walter H. Gardner (Democratic) 38.7% Socialist Labor Party (US)Harry Santhouse (Socialist Labor) 0.4% OtherStephen Bell (American Third) 0.09% New Jersey 9 X Frank C. Osmers Jr. Republican 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Frank C. Osmers Jr. (Republican) 67.8% Democratic Party (US)Robert D. Gruen (Democratic) 31.9% Socialist Labor Party (US)Herman H. Rhael (Socialist Labor) 0.3% New Jersey 10 X Peter W. Rodino Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Peter W. Rodino (Democratic) 56.1% Republican Party (US)G. George Addonzio (Republican) 43.9% New Jersey 11 X Hugh J. Addonizio Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Hugh J. Addonizio (Democratic) 51.7% Republican Party (US)Chester K. Ligham (Republican) 46.8% OtherWilliam H. Smullen (American Conserv.) 1.5% New Jersey 12 X Robert Kean Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Robert Kean (Republican) 59.7% Democratic Party (US)Irving L. Hodes (Democratic) 38.7% Conservative Party (US)Winfred O. Perry (Conservative) 1.4% Socialist Workers Party (US)Daniel Roberts (Socialist Workers) 0.2% New Jersey 13 X Alfred Sieminski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Alfred Sieminski (Democratic) 45.0% Republican Party (US)Norman H. Roth (Republican) 44.9% Independent Party (US)Mortimer P. Cullity (Independent) 4.5% Independent Party (US)John F. Connelly (Independent) 3.4% Independent Party (US)Anthony J. Worosile (Independent) 1.8% Independent Party (US)Joseph H. Burgess (Independent) 0.4% New Jersey 14 X T. James Tumulty Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Vincent J. Dellay (Republican) 52.3% Democratic Party (US)T. James Tumulty (Democratic) 45.6% Independent Party (US)John E. Walton (Independent) 2.1% New Mexico District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New Mexico AL X John J. Dempsey Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John J. Dempsey (Democratic) 26.7% Democratic Party (US) Antonio M. Fernández (Democratic) 26.4% Republican Party (US)Dudley Cornell (Republican) 23.6% Republican Party (US)Forrest S. Atchley (Republican) 23.2% New Mexico AL X Antonio M. Fernández Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. New York District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New York 1 X Stuyvesant Wainwright Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Stuyvesant Wainwright (Republican) 65.8% Democratic Party (US)T. Bronson O'Reilly (Democratic) 34.2% New York 2 X Steven Derounian Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Steven Derounian (Republican) 67.5% Democratic Party (US)Julius J. D'Amato (Democratic) 32.5% New York 3 X Frank J. Becker Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Frank J. Becker (Republican) 61.9% Democratic Party (US)Francis X. Hardiman (Democratic) 38.1% New York 4 X Henry J. Latham Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Henry J. Latham (Republican) 55.8% Democratic Party (US)Joseph J. Perrini (Democratic) 44.2% New York 5 X Albert H. Bosch Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Albert H. Bosch (Republican) 58.6% Democratic Party (US)John J. Quinn (Democratic) 41.4% New York 6 X Lester Holtzman Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Lester Holtzman (Democratic) 56.9% Republican Party (US)Albert H. Buschmann (Republican) 43.1% New York 7 X James J. Delaney Democratic 19441946 (lost)1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James J. Delaney (Democratic) 50.0% Republican Party (US)Joseph Stockinger (Republican) 50.0% New York 8 X Victor Anfuso Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Victor Anfuso (Democratic) 65.6% Republican Party (US)Julius Reinlieb (Republican) 34.4% New York 9 X Eugene Keogh Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Eugene Keogh (Democratic) 62.8% Republican Party (US)Benjamin W. Feldman (Republican) 37.2% New York 10 X Edna F. Kelly Democratic 1949 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Edna F. Kelly (Democratic) 73.2% Republican Party (US)Abraham Sher (Republican) 26.8% New York 11 X Emanuel Celler Democratic 1922 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Emanuel Celler (Democratic) 77.7% Republican Party (US)Henry D. Dorfman (Republican) 22.3% New York 12 X Francis E. Dorn Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Francis E. Dorn (Republican) 57.6% Democratic Party (US)Donald L. O'Toole (Democratic) 42.4% New York 13 X Abraham J. Multer Democratic 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Abraham J. Multer (Democratic) 71.2% Republican Party (US)Joseph Moriber (Republican) 28.8% New York 14 X John J. Rooney Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John J. Rooney (Democratic) 64.2% Republican Party (US)Jacob P. Lefkowitz (Republican) 35.8% New York 15 X John H. Ray Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John H. Ray (Republican) 61.8% Democratic Party (US)Ralph Di Iorio (Democratic) 38.2% New York 16 X Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Adam Clayton Powell Jr. (Democratic) 69.7% Republican Party (US)Joseph A. Bailey (Republican) 19.9% Liberal Party (New York)Formington Taylor (Liberal) 10.3% New York 17 X Frederic Coudert Jr. Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Frederic Coudert Jr. (Republican) 50.9% Democratic Party (US)Anthony B. Akers (Democratic) 49.1% New York 18 X James G. Donovan Democratic 1950 Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Alfred E. Santangelo (Democratic) 58.0% Republican Party (US)James G. Donovan (Republican) 42.0% New York 19 X Arthur George Klein Democratic 1946 Incumbent retired to run for New York Supreme Court.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Leonard Farbstein (Democratic) 68.4% Republican Party (US)Maurice G. Henry Jr. (Republican) 31.6% New York 20 X Irwin D. Davidson Democratic 1954 Incumbent retired to run for New York County Court of General Sessions.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Ludwig Teller (Democratic) 63.8% Republican Party (US)Milton H. Adler (Republican) 36.2% New York 21 X Herbert Zelenko Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Herbert Zelenko (Democratic) 66.5% Democratic Party (US)Dalton J. Shapo (Democratic) 33.5% New York 22 X James C. Healey Democratic February 7, 1956 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James C. Healey (Democratic) 64.1% Republican Party (US)Henry Rose (Republican) 24.7% Liberal Party (New York)David I. Wells (Liberal) 11.2% New York 23 X Isidore Dollinger Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Isidore Dollinger (Democratic) 68.5% Republican Party (US)Philip Myer (Republican) 21.9% Liberal Party (New York)Hyman Fromowitz (Liberal) 9.6% New York 24 X Charles A. Buckley Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Charles A. Buckley (Democratic) 54.7% Republican Party (US)Harold Grosberg (Republican) 32.3% Liberal Party (New York)Elias Rosenblatt (Liberal) 13.0% New York 25 X Paul A. Fino Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Paul A. Fino (Republican) 59.4% Democratic Party (US)Edward A. Cunningham (Democratic) 35.5% Liberal Party (New York)Bernard Tobacman (Liberal) 5.1% New York 26 X Ralph A. Gamble Republican 1937 (special) Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Edwin B. Dooley (Republican) 67.4% Democratic Party (US)Julia L. Crews (Democratic) 32.6% New York 27 X Ralph W. Gwinn Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Ralph W. Gwinn (Republican) 58.1% Democratic Party (US)William D. Carlebach (Democratic) 41.9% New York 28 X Katharine St. George Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Katharine St. George (Republican) 62.2% Democratic Party (US)William H. Mauldin (Democratic) 37.8% New York 29 X J. Ernest Wharton Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) J. Ernest Wharton (Republican) 71.4% Democratic Party (US)Vincent di Gennaro (Democratic) 28.6% New York 30 X Leo W. O'Brien Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Leo W. O'Brien (Democratic) 55.8% Republican Party (US)Robert E. Gray (Republican) 44.2% New York 31 X Dean P. Taylor Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Dean P. Taylor (Republican) 71.8% Democratic Party (US)Theodore A. Knapp (Democratic) 28.2% New York 32 X Bernard W. Kearney Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Bernard W. Kearney (Republican) 67.5% Democratic Party (US)R. Joseph Giblin (Democratic) 32.5% New York 33 X Clarence E. Kilburn Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Clarence E. Kilburn (Republican) 72.7% Democratic Party (US)Louis C. Britton (Democratic) 27.3% New York 34 X William R. Williams Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William R. Williams (Republican) 57.5% Democratic Party (US)Edwin L. Slusarczyk (Democratic) 42.5% New York 35 X R. Walter Riehlman Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) R. Walter Riehlman (Republican) 67.0% Democratic Party (US)Thomas J. Lowery (Democratic) 32.2% American Labor PartyBenjamin Copley (American Labor) 0.8% New York 36 X John Taber Republican 1922 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John Taber (Republican) 69.6% Democratic Party (US)Lewis S. Bell (Democratic) 30.4% New York 37 X W. Sterling Cole Republican 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) W. Sterling Cole (Republican) 71.6% Democratic Party (US)Francis P. Hogan (Democratic) 28.4% New York 38 X Kenneth Keating Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Kenneth Keating (Republican) 71.7% Democratic Party (US)Reed Harding (Democratic) 28.3% New York 39 X Harold C. Ostertag Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Harold C. Ostertag (Republican) 70.5% Democratic Party (US)William H. Mostyn (Democratic) 29.5% New York 40 X William E. Miller Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William E. Miller (Republican) 64.3% Democratic Party (US)A. Thorne Hills (Democratic) 35.7% New York 41 X Edmund P. Radwan Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Edmund P. Radwan (Republican) 64.4% Democratic Party (US)Edward P. Jehle (Democratic) 35.6% New York 42 X John R. Pillion Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John R. Pillion (Republican) 58.7% Democratic Party (US)James Kane Jr. (Democratic) 40.3% Liberal Party (New York)David E. Gundlach (Liberal) 1.0% New York 43 X Daniel A. Reed Republican 1918 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Daniel A. Reed (Republican) 68.7% Democratic Party (US)T. Joseph Lynch (Democratic) 31.3% North Carolina District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected North Carolina 1 X Herbert C. Bonner Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Herbert C. Bonner (Democratic) 88.6% Republican Party (US)Zeno O. Ratcliff (Republican) 11.4% North Carolina 2 X Lawrence H. Fountain Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Lawrence H. Fountain (Democratic) Uncontested North Carolina 3 X Graham A. Barden Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Graham A. Barden (Democratic) 78.8% Republican Party (US)Joe Reynolds (Republican) 21.2% North Carolina 4 X Harold D. Cooley Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Harold D. Cooley (Democratic) Uncontested North Carolina 5 X R. Thurmond Chatham Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Ralph James Scott (Democratic) 59.7% Republican Party (US)Joe New (Republican) 40.3% North Carolina 6 X Carl T. Durham Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Carl T. Durham (Democratic) Uncontested North Carolina 7 X Frank Ertel Carlyle Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Alton Lennon (Democratic) 84.0% Republican Party (US)C. Dana Malpass (Republican) 16.0% North Carolina 8 X Charles B. Deane Democratic 1946 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Alvin Paul Kitchin (Democratic) 59.5% Republican Party (US)Fred E. Myers (Republican) 40.5% North Carolina 9 X Hugh Quincy Alexander Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Hugh Quincy Alexander (Democratic) 53.9% Republican Party (US)A. M. Miller (Republican) 46.1% North Carolina 10 X Charles R. Jonas Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Charles R. Jonas (Republican) 62.7% Democratic Party (US)Ben E. Douglas (Democratic) 37.3% North Carolina 11 X Woodrow W. Jones Democratic 1950 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Basil Lee Whitener (Democratic) Uncontested North Carolina 12 X George A. Shuford Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George A. Shuford (Democratic) 54.5% Republican Party (US)Richard C. Clarke Jr. (Republican) 45.5% North Dakota District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected North Dakota AL X Usher L. Burdick Republican-NPL 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Usher L. Burdick (Republican) 32.0% Republican Party (US) Otto Krueger (Republican) 30.3% Democratic–NPL PartyAgnes Geelan (Democratic-NPL) 19.1% Democratic–NPL PartyS. B. Hocking (Democratic-NPL) 18.6% North Dakota AL X Otto Krueger Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Ohio District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Ohio 1 X Gordon H. Scherer Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Gordon H. Scherer (Republican) 64.7% Democratic Party (US)Leonard D. Slutz (Democratic) 35.3% Ohio 2 X William E. Hess Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William E. Hess (Republican) 65.5% Democratic Party (US)James T. Dewan (Democratic) 34.5% Ohio 3 X Paul F. Schenck Republican 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Paul F. Schenck (Republican) 59.0% Democratic Party (US)R. William Patterson (Democratic) 41.0% Ohio 4 X William McCulloch Republican 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William McCulloch (Republican) 68.8% Democratic Party (US)Ortha O. Barr Jr. (Democratic) 31.2% Ohio 5 X Cliff Clevenger Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Cliff Clevenger (Republican) 62.3% Democratic Party (US)George E. Rafferty (Democratic) 37.7% Ohio 6 X James G. Polk Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James G. Polk (Democratic) 54.5% Republican Party (US)Albert L. Daniels (Republican) 45.5% Ohio 7 X Clarence J. Brown Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Clarence J. Brown (Republican) 65.9% Democratic Party (US)Joseph A. Sullivan (Democratic) 34.1% Ohio 8 X Jackson E. Betts Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jackson E. Betts (Republican) 63.5% Democratic Party (US)Robert M. Corry (Democratic) 36.5% Ohio 9 X Thomas L. Ashley Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thomas L. Ashley (Democratic) 55.2% Republican Party (US)Harvey G. Straub (Republican) 44.8% Ohio 10 X Thomas A. Jenkins Republican 1924 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Thomas A. Jenkins (Republican) Uncontested Ohio 11 X Oliver P. Bolton Republican 1952 Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) David S. Dennison Jr. (Republican) 58.4% Democratic Party (US)James P. Bennett (Democratic) 41.6% Ohio 12 X John M. Vorys Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John M. Vorys (Republican) 61.8% Democratic Party (US)Walter J. Shapter Jr. (Democratic) 38.2% Ohio 13 X A. David Baumhart Jr. Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) A. David Baumhart Jr. (Republican) 70.7% Democratic Party (US)J. P. Henderson (Democratic) 29.3% Ohio 14 X William H. Ayres Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William H. Ayres (Republican) 58.9% Democratic Party (US)Bernard Rosen (Democratic) 41.1% Ohio 15 X John E. Henderson Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John E. Henderson (Republican) 60.5% Democratic Party (US)Herbert U. Smith (Democratic) 39.5% Ohio 16 X Frank T. Bow Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Frank T. Bow (Republican) 55.2% Democratic Party (US)John McSweeney (Democratic) 44.8% Ohio 17 X J. Harry McGregor Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) J. Harry McGregor (Republican) 66.5% Democratic Party (US)Robert W. Levering (Democratic) 33.5% Ohio 18 X Wayne Hays Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Wayne Hays (Democratic) 59.6% Republican Party (US)Joseph Miller (Republican) 40.4% Ohio 19 X Michael J. Kirwan Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Michael J. Kirwan (Democratic) 68.7% Republican Party (US)Ralph E. Turner (Republican) 31.3% Ohio 20 X Michael A. Feighan Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Michael A. Feighan (Democratic) 65.3% Republican Party (US)John H. Ferguson (Republican) 34.7% Ohio 21 X Charles Vanik Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Charles Vanik (Democratic) 71.6% Republican Party (US)Charles H. Loeb (Republican) 28.4% Ohio 22 X Frances P. Bolton Republican 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Frances P. Bolton (Republican) 66.7% Democratic Party (US)Harry A. Blachman (Democratic) 33.3% Ohio 23 X William E. Minshall Jr. Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William E. Minshall Jr. (Republican) 69.0% Democratic Party (US)George A. Hurley (Democratic) 31.0% Oklahoma District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Oklahoma 1 X Page Belcher Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Page Belcher (Republican) 57.2% Democratic Party (US)Harry B. Moreland (Democratic) 42.8% Oklahoma 2 X Ed Edmondson Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ed Edmondson (Democratic) 60.2% Republican Party (US)Percy Butler (Republican) 39.8% Oklahoma 3 X Carl Albert Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Carl Albert (Democratic) 76.5% Republican Party (US)Chapin Wallace (Republican) 23.0% Independent Party (US)John R. Patrick (Independent) 0.5% Oklahoma 4 X Tom Steed Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Tom Steed (Democratic) 61.1% Republican Party (US)Harold H. Potter (Republican) 38.9% Oklahoma 5 X John Jarman Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John Jarman (Democratic) 63.7% Republican Party (US)Hobart H. Hobbs (Republican) 36.3% Oklahoma 6 X Victor Wickersham Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Toby Morris (Democratic) 68.9% Republican Party (US)Fred L. Coogan (Republican) 31.1% Oregon District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Oregon 1 X A. Walter Norblad Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) A. Walter Norblad (Republican) 54.7% Democratic Party (US)Jason Lee (Democratic) 45.3% Oregon 2 X Sam Coon Republican 1952 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Al Ullman (Democratic) 50.7% Republican Party (US)Sam Coon (Republican) 49.3% Oregon 3 X Edith Green Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Edith Green (Democratic) 61.6% Republican Party (US)Phil J. Roth (Republican) 38.4% Oregon 4 X Harris Ellsworth Republican 1942 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) Charles O. Porter (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)Harris Ellsworth (Republican) 48.7% Pennsylvania District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Pennsylvania 1 X William A. Barrett Democratic 19441946 (lost)1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William A. Barrett (Democratic) 62.7% Republican Party (US)A. J. Cammarota (Republican) 37.3% Pennsylvania 2 Pennsylvania 2 Vacant William T. Granahan (D) died May 25, 1956.Democratic hold.Winner was also elected to finish the term; see above. Democratic Party (US) Kathryn E. Granahan (Democratic) 61.89% Republican Party (US)Robert F. Frankenfield (Republican) 38.11%http://www.ourcampaigns.com/ContainerHistory.html?ContainerID=614 Our campaigns, Pennsylvania's 2nd district www.ourcampaigns.com September 17, 2012 Pennsylvania 3 X James A. Byrne Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James A. Byrne (Democratic) 59.9% Republican Party (US)Charles H. Sporkin (Republican) 40.1% Pennsylvania 4 X Earl Chudoff Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Earl Chudoff (Democratic) 69.1% Republican Party (US)Horace C. Scott (Republican) 30.9% Pennsylvania 5 X William J. Green Jr. Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William J. Green Jr. (Democratic) 53.3% Republican Party (US)James J. Schissler (Republican) 46.7% Pennsylvania 6 X Hugh Scott Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Hugh Scott (Republican) 51.5% Democratic Party (US)Herbert J. McGlinchey (Democratic) 48.5% Pennsylvania 7 X Benjamin F. James Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Benjamin F. James (Republican) 61.9% Democratic Party (US)William A. Welsh (Democratic) 38.1% Pennsylvania 8 X Karl C. King Republican 1951 (special) Incumbent retired.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Willard S. Curtin (Republican) 55.9% Democratic Party (US)John P. Fullam (Democratic) 44.1% Pennsylvania 9 X Paul B. Dague Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Paul B. Dague (Republican) 68.4% Democratic Party (US)Edward G. Wilson (Democratic) 31.6% Pennsylvania 10 X Joseph L. Carrigg Republican 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Joseph L. Carrigg (Republican) 55.8% Democratic Party (US)Jerome P. Casey (Democratic) 44.2% Pennsylvania 11 X Daniel Flood Democratic 19441946 (lost)19481952 (lost)1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Daniel Flood (Democratic) 53.1% Republican Party (US)Enoch H. Thomas Jr. (Republican) 46.9% Pennsylvania 12 X Ivor D. Fenton Republican 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Ivor D. Fenton (Republican) 56.5% Democratic Party (US)George G. Lindsay (Democratic) 43.5% Pennsylvania 13 X Samuel K. McConnell Jr. Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Samuel K. McConnell Jr. (Republican) 66.7% Democratic Party (US)Alfred M. Klein (Democratic) 33.3% Pennsylvania 14 X George M. Rhodes Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George M. Rhodes (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)Thomas K. Leinbach (Republican) 48.4% Socialist Party of AmericaBirch Wilson (Socialist) 0.3% Pennsylvania 15 X Francis E. Walter Democratic 1932 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Francis E. Walter (Democratic) 55.6% Republican Party (US)George M. Berg (Republican) 44.4% Pennsylvania 16 X Walter M. Mumma Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Walter M. Mumma (Republican) 60.5% Democratic Party (US)Guy J. Swope (Democratic) 39.5% Pennsylvania 17 X Alvin Bush Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Alvin Bush (Republican) 58.6% Democratic Party (US)Dean R. Fisher (Democratic) 41.4% Pennsylvania 18 X Richard M. Simpson Republican 1937 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Richard M. Simpson (Republican) 59.9% Democratic Party (US)Ross E. Hershberger (Democratic) 40.1% Pennsylvania 19 X James M. Quigley Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) S. Walter Stauffer (Republican) 53.8% Democratic Party (US)James M. Quigley (Democratic) 46.2% Pennsylvania 20 X James E. Van Zandt Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) James E. Van Zandt (Republican) 63.0% Democratic Party (US)John R. Stewart (Democratic) 37.0% Pennsylvania 21 X Augustine B. Kelley Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Augustine B. Kelley (Democratic) 56.8% Republican Party (US)Herbert O. Morrison (Republican) 43.2% Pennsylvania 22 X John P. Saylor Republican 1949 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John P. Saylor (Republican) 56.9% Democratic Party (US)Joseph C. Dolan (Democratic) 43.1% Pennsylvania 23 X Leon H. Gavin Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Leon H. Gavin (Republican) 66.1% Democratic Party (US)Grace M. Sloan (Democratic) 33.9% Pennsylvania 24 X Carroll D. Kearns Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Carroll D. Kearns (Republican) 57.8% Democratic Party (US)William D. Thomas (Democratic) 42.2% Pennsylvania 25 X Frank M. Clark Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank M. Clark (Democratic) 51.3% Republican Party (US)Sidney L. Lockley (Republican) 48.7% Pennsylvania 26 X Thomas E. Morgan Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Thomas E. Morgan (Democratic) 61.9% Republican Party (US)I. Willits McCaskey (Republican) 38.1% Pennsylvania 27 X James G. Fulton Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) James G. Fulton (Republican) 66.0% Democratic Party (US)Kenneth L. Stilley (Democratic) 34.0% Pennsylvania 28 X Herman P. Eberharter Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Herman P. Eberharter (Democratic) 57.8% Republican Party (US)Richard C. Witt (Republican) 42.2% Pennsylvania 29 X Bob Corbett Republican 19381940 (lost)1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Bob Corbett (Republican) 64.7% Democratic Party (US)Joseph A. Guerrier (Democratic) 35.3% Pennsylvania 30 X Elmer J. Holland Democratic 1942 (special)1942 (retired)1956 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Elmer J. Holland (Democratic) 59.8% Republican Party (US)Ross V. Walker (Republican) 40.2% Rhode Island District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Rhode Island 1 X Aime Forand Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Aime Forand (Democratic) 56.0% Republican Party (US)Samuel H. Ramsay (Republican) 44.0% Rhode Island 2 X John E. Fogarty Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John E. Fogarty (Democratic) 52.2% Republican Party (US)Thomas H. Needham (Republican) 47.8% South Carolina 1956 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected South Carolina 1 X L. Mendel Rivers Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) L. Mendel Rivers (Democratic) Uncontested South Carolina 2 X John J. Riley Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John J. Riley (Democratic) Uncontested South Carolina 3 X William Jennings Bryan Dorn Democratic 19461948 (retired)1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William Jennings Bryan Dorn (Democratic) 93.2% Republican Party (US)Maka Knox (Republican) 6.8% South Carolina 4 X Robert T. Ashmore Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Robert T. Ashmore (Democratic) 85.1% Republican Party (US)Dan H. Wallace Jr. (Republican) 14.9% South Carolina 5 X James P. Richards Democratic 1932 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Robert W. Hemphill (Democratic) Uncontested South Carolina 6 X John L. McMillan Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John L. McMillan (Democratic) Uncontested South Dakota District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected South Dakota 1 X Harold Lovre Republican 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. Democratic Party (US) George McGovern (Democratic) 52.4% Republican Party (US)Harold Lovre (Republican) 47.6% South Dakota 2 X E. Y. Berry Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) E. Y. Berry (Republican) 55.9% Democratic Party (US)Tom Eastman Jr. (Democratic) 44.1% Tennessee District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Tennessee 1 X B. Carroll Reece Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) B. Carroll Reece (Republican) 72.1% Democratic Party (US)Arthur W. Bright (Democratic) 27.8% Independent Party (US)R. G. Duvaney (Independent) 0.01% Tennessee 2 X Howard Baker Sr. Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Howard Baker Sr. (Republican) 100.0% Independent Party (US)R. G. Crossno (Independent) 0.001% Tennessee 3 X James B. Frazier Jr. Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) James B. Frazier Jr. (Democratic) 53.7% Republican Party (US)P. H. Woods (Republican) 46.3% Tennessee 4 X Joe L. Evins Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Joe L. Evins (Democratic) 98.4% Republican Party (US)Joe Smith (Republican) 1.6% Independent Party (US)Jack D. Walker (Independent) 0.002% Tennessee 5 X Vacant Percy Priest (D) died October 12, 1956.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) J. Carlton Loser (Democratic) 74.5% Republican Party (US)George Spence (Republican) 25.5% Tennessee 6 X Ross Bass Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Ross Bass (Democratic) Uncontested Tennessee 7 X Tom J. Murray Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Tom J. Murray (Democratic) Uncontested Tennessee 8 X Jere Cooper Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Jere Cooper (Democratic) Uncontested Tennessee 9 X Clifford Davis Democratic 1940 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Clifford Davis (Democratic) 71.7% Republican Party (US)Herbert L. Harper (Republican) 28.3% Independent Party (US)Robert Dobbs (Independent) 0.003% Independent Party (US)Joseph Marsh (Independent) 0.001% Texas District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Texas 1 X Wright Patman Democratic 1928 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Wright Patman (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 2 X Jack Brooks Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Jack Brooks (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 3 X Brady P. Gentry Democratic 1952 Incumbent retired.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) Lindley Beckworth (Democratic) 83.5% Republican Party (US)R. E. Kennedy (Republican) 16.5% Texas 4 X Sam Rayburn Democratic 1912 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Sam Rayburn (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 5 X Bruce Alger Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Bruce Alger (Republican) 55.6% Democratic Party (US)Henry Wade (Democratic) 44.4% Texas 6 X Olin E. Teague Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Olin E. Teague (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 7 X John Dowdy Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) John Dowdy (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 8 X Albert Thomas Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Albert Thomas (Democratic) 60.4% Republican Party (US)C. Anthony Friloux Jr. (Republican) 38.0% Constitution Party (US)W. C. Miller (Constitution) 1.6% Texas 9 X Clark W. Thompson Democratic 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Clark W. Thompson (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 10 X Homer Thornberry Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Homer Thornberry (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 11 X William R. Poage Democratic 1936 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William R. Poage (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 12 X Jim Wright Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Jim Wright (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 13 X Frank N. Ikard Democratic 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Frank N. Ikard (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 14 X John J. Bell Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost renomination.Democratic hold. Democratic Party (US) John Young (Democratic) 87.3% Republican Party (US)Olive B. Stichter (Republican) 12.7% Texas 15 X Joe M. Kilgore Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Joe M. Kilgore (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 16 X J. T. Rutherford Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) J. T. Rutherford (Democratic) 64.6% Republican Party (US)Charles H. Gibson (Republican) 35.4% Texas 17 X Omar Burleson Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Omar Burleson (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 18 X Walter E. Rogers Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Walter E. Rogers (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 19 X George H. Mahon Democratic 1934 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) George H. Mahon (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 20 X Paul J. Kilday Democratic 1938 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Paul J. Kilday (Democratic) Uncontested Texas 21 X O. C. Fisher Democratic 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) O. C. Fisher (Democratic) Uncontested Texas AL X Martin Dies Jr. Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Martin Dies Jr. (Democratic) 98.5% Constitution Party (US)Fred T. Spangler (Constitution) 1.5% Utah District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Utah 1 X Henry Aldous Dixon Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Henry Aldous Dixon (Republican) 60.9% Democratic Party (US)Carlyle F. Gronning (Democratic) 39.1% Utah 2 X William A. Dawson Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William A. Dawson (Republican) 57.6% Democratic Party (US)Oscar W. McConkie Jr. (Democratic) 42.4% Vermont District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Vermont AL X Winston L. Prouty Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Winston L. Prouty (Republican) 67.1% Democratic Party (US)Camille E. St. Amour (Democratic) 32.9% Virginia District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Virginia 1 X Edward J. Robeson Jr. Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Edward J. Robeson Jr. (Democratic) 50.8% Republican Party (US)Horace E. Henderson (Republican) 49.2% Virginia 2 X Porter Hardy Jr. Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Porter Hardy Jr. (Democratic) 76.4% Republican Party (US)William R. Burns (Republican) 23.6% Virginia 3 X J. Vaughan Gary Democratic 1945 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) J. Vaughan Gary (Democratic) 59.1% Republican Party (US)Royal E. Cabell Jr. (Republican) 40.9% Virginia 4 X Watkins Abbitt Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Watkins Abbitt (Democratic) Uncontested Virginia 5 X William M. Tuck Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) William M. Tuck (Democratic) 67.4% Republican Party (US)Jackson L. Kiser (Republican) 32.6% Virginia 6 X Dick Poff Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Dick Poff (Republican) 62.1% Democratic Party (US)John L. Whitehead (Democratic) 37.6% Social Democratic Party (US)J. B. Brayman (Social Democratic) 0.3% Virginia 7 X Burr Harrison Democratic 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Burr Harrison (Democratic) 69.0% Republican Party (US)A. R. Dunning (Republican) 31.0% Virginia 8 X Howard W. Smith Democratic 1930 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Howard W. Smith (Democratic) 67.3% Republican Party (US)Horace B. Clay (Republican) 32.7% Virginia 9 X W. Pat Jennings Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) W. Pat Jennings (Democratic) 54.1% Republican Party (US)William C. Wampler (Republican) 45.9% Virginia 10 X Joel Broyhill Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Joel Broyhill (Republican) 56.2% Democratic Party (US)Warren D. Quenstedt (Democratic) 42.9% Independent Party (US)Richard O. Read (Independent) 0.9% Washington District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Washington 1 X Thomas Pelly Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Thomas Pelly (Republican) 58.1% Democratic Party (US)James B. Wilson (Democratic) 41.9% Washington 2 X Jack Westland Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Jack Westland (Republican) 56.0% Democratic Party (US)Payson Peterson (Democratic) 44.0% Washington 3 X Russell V. Mack Republican 1947 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Russell V. Mack (Republican) 56.5% Democratic Party (US)Al McCoy (Democratic) 43.5% Washington 4 X Hal Holmes Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Hal Holmes (Republican) 50.4% Democratic Party (US)Frank LeRoux (Democratic) 49.6% Washington 5 X Walt Horan Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Walt Horan (Republican) 53.8% Democratic Party (US)Tom Delaney (Democratic) 46.2% Washington 6 X Thor C. Tollefson Republican 1946 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Thor C. Tollefson (Republican) 54.0% Democratic Party (US)John T. McCutcheon (Democratic) 46.0% Washington AL X Don Magnuson Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Don Magnuson (Democratic) 58.5% Republican Party (US)Philip Evans (Republican) 41.5% West Virginia District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected West Virginia 1 X Bob Mollohan Democratic 1952 Retired to run for Governor of West Virginia.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Arch A. Moore Jr. (Republican) 50.3% Democratic Party (US)C. Lee Spillers (Democratic) 49.7% West Virginia 2 X Harley O. Staggers Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Harley O. Staggers (Democratic) 52.4% Republican Party (US)Mary Elkins (Republican) 47.6% West Virginia 3 X Cleveland M. Bailey Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Cleveland M. Bailey (Democratic) 51.5% Republican Party (US)Daniel L. Louchery (Republican) 48.5% West Virginia 4 X Maurice G. Burnside Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re-election.Republican gain. Republican Party (US) Will E. Neal (Republican) 52.8% Democratic Party (US)Maurice G. Burnside (Democratic) 47.2% West Virginia 5 X Elizabeth Kee Democratic 1951 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Elizabeth Kee (Democratic) 60.7% Republican Party (US)William H. Sanders (Republican) 39.3% West Virginia 6 X Robert Byrd Democratic 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Robert Byrd (Democratic) 57.4% Republican Party (US)Cleo C. Jones (Republican) 42.6% Wisconsin District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Wisconsin 1 X Lawrence H. Smith Republican 1941 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Lawrence H. Smith (Republican) 57.1% Democratic Party (US)Gerald T. Flynn (Democratic) 42.9% Wisconsin 2 X Glenn Robert Davis Republican 1947 (special) Retired to run for U. S. Senate.Republican hold. Republican Party (US) Donald E. Tewes (Republican) 55.3% Democratic Party (US)Robert Kastenmeier (Democratic) 44.7% Wisconsin 3 X Gardner R. Withrow Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Gardner R. Withrow (Republican) 61.2% Democratic Party (US)Norman M. Clapp (Democratic) 38.8% Wisconsin 4 X Clement Zablocki Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Clement Zablocki (Democratic) 65.7% Republican Party (US)William J. Burke (Republican) 34.3% Wisconsin 5 X Henry S. Reuss Democratic 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Henry S. Reuss (Democratic) 57.8% Republican Party (US)Russell Wirth Jr. (Republican) 42.2% Wisconsin 6 X William Van Pelt Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) William Van Pelt (Republican) 67.2% Democratic Party (US)Rudolph J. Ploetz (Democratic) 32.8% Wisconsin 7 X Melvin Laird Republican 1952 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Melvin Laird (Republican) 61.8% Democratic Party (US)Margaret Anderson (Democratic) 38.2% Wisconsin 8 X John W. Byrnes Republican 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) John W. Byrnes (Republican) 64.6% Democratic Party (US)Milo Singler (Democratic) 35.4% Wisconsin 9 X Lester Johnson Democratic 1953 (special) Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Lester Johnson (Democratic) 51.4% Republican Party (US)Arthur L. Peterson (Republican) 48.6% Wisconsin 10 X Alvin O'Konski Republican 1942 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Alvin O'Konski (Republican) 64.5% Democratic Party (US)Carl E. Lauri (Democratic) 35.5% Wyoming District Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Wyoming AL X Keith Thomson Republican 1954 Incumbent re-elected. Republican Party (US) Keith Thomson (Republican) 58.2% Democratic Party (US)Jerry A. O'Callaghan (Democratic) 41.8% Non-voting delegates Alaska Territory List of United States representatives from Alaska District Incumbent This race Representative Party First elected Results Candidates Alaska Territory AL X Bob Bartlett Democratic 1944 Incumbent re-elected. Democratic Party (US) Bob Bartlett (Democratic) 67.0% Republican Party (US)Byron A. Gillam (Republican) 33.0%https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=247217 Our Campaigns - AK Delegate Race - Nov 06, 1956 Hawaii Territory List of United States representatives from Alaska |- ! Hawaii Territory AL X | Elizabeth P. Farrington | | Republican | 1954 | | Incumbent lost re-election.Democratic gain. | nowrap | * Democratic Party (US) John A. Burns (Democratic) 55.18% Republican Party (US)Elizabeth P. Farrington (Republican) 44.82%HI Delegate At-Large 9 June 2004 13 February 2025 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=95563 |} See also 1956 United States elections 1956 United States Senate elections 1956 United States presidential election 1956 United States gubernatorial elections 84th United States Congress 85th United States Congress Notes References Works cited Abramson Paul Aldrich John Rohde David Change and Continuity in the 1992 Elections CQ Press 1995 0871878399 expanded Category:November 1956 in the United States Category:Presidency of Dwight D. Eisenhower Category:Gerald Ford Category:John Dingell Category:Carl Vinson Category:Jamie Whitten