1956 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1950 United States Senate election in Missouri 1950 1960 United States Senate special election in Missouri 1960 (special) 150x150px Thomas Carey Hennings.jpg Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic Party (US) 1,015,936 56.41% 3x4.svg Herbert Douglas Republican Party (US) 785,048 43.59% 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 270px County resultsHennings: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Douglas: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% U.S. senator Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic Party (US) Thomas C. Hennings Jr. Democratic Party (US) The 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1956 in Missouri. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Thomas C. Hennings Jr., was re-elected. He defeated Republican nominee Herbert Douglas, winning 56.4% of the vote. Hennings outperformed Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson II, who won 50.1% in the presidential election in Missouri. Democratic primary Candidates Thomas C. Hennings Jr., incumbent Senator since 1951 Withdrew Tom J. Gavin, Kansas City councilman (name remained on ballot)https://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/139971802/ 4 in G.O.P. Senatorial Contest, Winner to Meet Hennings Who Is Unopposed for Renomination 5 August 1956 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 30 September 2022 St. Louis, Missouri 1E State Historical Society of Missouri Results Democratic primary August 7, 1956Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1957 - 1958 1958 Missouri Secretary of State's Office 1103 https://mdh.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/30689 30 September 2022https://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/335481953/ HANKINS, ENGLAND AND TATUM WIN 9 August 1956 Wheaton Journal 27 September 2022 Wheaton, Missouri 1 State Historical Society of Missouri Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 389,986 95.91 Tom J. Gavin Democratic Party (United States) 16,624 4.09 406,610 100 Republican primary Candidates Herbert Douglas, attorney and candidate for Missouri Attorney General in 1948 Albert E. Schoenbeck, attorney William McKinley Thomas, furniture warehouse employee William E. Van Taay, director of economics and sociology at Fontbonne Universityhttps://shsmo.newspapers.com/image/139971813/ U.S. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR RECORD 5 August 1956 St. Louis Post-Dispatch 30 September 2022 St. Louis, Missouri 4E State Historical Society of Missouri Results Republican primary August 7, 1956 Herbert Douglas Republican Party (United States) 83,458 40.77 Albert E. Schoenbeck Republican Party (United States) 78,747 38.47 William McKinley Thomas Republican Party (United States) 28,924 14.13 William E. Van Taay Republican Party (United States) 13,556 6.62 204,685 100 General election 1956 United States Senate election in MissouriClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1958-09-15 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1956election.pdf 24 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (incumbent) 1,015,936 56.41 +2.81 Republican Party (United States) Herbert Douglas 785,048 43.59 -2.75 230,888 12.82 1,800,984 Democratic Party (United States) References 1956 Missouri United States Senate