1956 United States Senate election in California

none March 2026 September 2023 June 2020 1956 United States Senate election in California California Presidential no 1954 United States Senate special election in California 1954 (special) 1962 United States Senate election in California 1962 November 6, 1956 Thomas Kuchel.jpg Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (United States) 2,892,918 53.96% Richard Richards, 1958.jpg Richard B. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 2,445,816 45.62% 1956 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 300px County results Kuchel: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%#d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Richards: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (United States) Thomas Kuchel Republican Party (United States) The 1956 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1956. Republican incumbent Thomas Kuchel was elected to a second term (and first full term) in office over Democratic state senator Richard B. Richards. Republican primary Candidates Tilden W. Johnson Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 Raymond R. Pritchard Sam Yorty, former U.S. representative from Los Angeles and Democratic nominee for this seat in 1954 (cross-filing) Results 1956 Republican U.S. Senate primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=760992 Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 05, 1956 www.ourcampaigns.com Thomas Kuchel (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 1,332,074 80.45% Sam Yorty (cross-filing) Democratic Party (United States) 247,300 13.66% Raymond R. Pritchard Republican Party (United States) 47,515 3.23% Tilden W. Johnson Republican Party (United States) 30,243 2.05% 1,472,745 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 (cross-filing) Richard B. Richards, state senator from San Gabriel Sam Yorty, former U.S. representative from Los Angeles and nominee for this seat in 1954 Results 1956 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=763682 Our Campaigns - CA US Senate - D Primary Race www.ourcampaigns.com Richard B. Richards Democratic Party (United States) 1,004,336 53.36% Thomas Kuchel (inc.) (cross-filing) Republican Party (United States) 494,066 26.25% Sam Yorty Democratic Party (United States) 383,813 20.39% 1,882,215 100.00% General election Candidates Ray Gourley (Prohibition) Thomas Kuchel, incumbent U.S. senator since 1953 (Republican) Richard B. Richards, state senator from San Gabriel (Democratic) Results 1956 United States Senate election in Californiahttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives 1957 19 June 2020 Republican Party (United States) Thomas Kuchel (incumbent) 2,892,918 53.96% 0.75 Democratic Party (United States) Richard B. Richards 2,445,816 45.62% 0.11 Prohibition Party (United States) Ray Gourley 22,410 0.42% N/A 5,361,144 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) right 300px Shift by county 300px Trend by county Legend #ff5555 Republican — +7.5−10% #ff8080 Republican — +5−7.5% #ffaaaa Republican — +2.5−5% #ffd5d5 Republican — +0−2.5% #d5f6ff Democratic — +0−2.5% #aaeeff Democratic — +2.5−5% #77e3ff Democratic — +5−7.5% #4bdbff Democratic — +7.5-10% #09ceff Democratic — +10−12.5% #00bdec Democratic — +12.5−15% #00a1c8 Democratic — >15% 300px County flips Legend Democratic #92c5de Hold #0671b0 Flip Republican #f48882 Hold #ca0120 Flip References 1956 California Senate