1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut

none March 2026 September 2023 1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut Connecticut presidential no 1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut 1952 (special) 1962 United States Senate election in Connecticut 1962 November 6, 1956 x150px File:PrescottBush.jpg Prescott Bush Republican Party (United States) 610,829 54.84% File:Thomasjdodd.jpg Thomas J. Dodd Democratic Party (United States) 479,460 43.05% 220px County results 220px Municipality results 200px Bush: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90%Dodd: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% U.S. Senator Prescott Bush Republican Party (US) Prescott Bush Republican Party (US) The 1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Senator Prescott Bush, who won a special election in 1952, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas J. Dodd. Dodd would later be elected to the state's other Senate seat in 1958. As of 2025, this is the last time that a Republican has been elected to Connecticut's Class 3 Senate seat. Democratic nomination Candidates Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative from Hartford Convention Dodd was nominated at the convention on July 7 without opposition.8 July 1956 The New York Times https://www.nytimes.com/1956/07/08/archives/dodd-nominated-to-oppose-bush-tells-connecticut-democrats-that.html DODD NOMINATED TO OPPOSE BUSH 44 Parke Richard H. General election Candidates Prescott Bush, incumbent Senator since 1952 Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative from Hartford Jasper McLevy, Mayor of Bridgeport since 1933 (Socialist) Suzanne S. Stevenson (Independent Republican) Results 1956 U.S. Senate election in ConnecticutClerk 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 53 U.S. Government Printing Office1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Connecticut https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?fips=9&elect=0&off=3&year=1956 US Election Atlas David Leip's Election Atlas 19 April 2022 Republican Party (US) Prescott Bush (incumbent) 610,829 54.84% Democratic Party (US) Thomas J. Dodd 479,460 43.05% Independent Republican (US) Suzanne S. Stevenson 10,199 0.92% Socialist Party (US) Jasper McLevy 7,079 0.64% Independent politician Vivien Kellems (write-in) 6,219 0.56% 33 0.00% 1,113,819 100.00% Republican Party (US) See also 1956 United States Senate elections References 1956 Connecticut United States Senate