The 1956 United States Senate election in Utah took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Wallace F. Bennett won re-election to a second term.
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November 6, 1956
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 County results Bennett: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Hopkin: 50–60% 60–70% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 11, 1956.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Alonzo F. Hopkin, State Senator[1]
- Herbert B. Maw, former Governor of Utah
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alonzo F. Hopkin | 44,980 | 56.77 | |
| Democratic | Herbert B. Maw | 34,246 | 43.23 | |
| Total votes | 79,226 | 100.00 | ||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Wallace F. Bennett, incumbent U.S. Senator, unopposed[1]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wallace F. Bennett (incumbent) | unopposed | ||
General election
editResults
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wallace F. Bennett (Incumbent) | 178,261 | 53.96 | |
| Democratic | Alonzo F. Hopkin | 152,120 | 46.04 | |
| Majority | 26,141 | 10.92 | ||
| Turnout | 330,381 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- 1 2 3 "Gov. Lee Loses in Bid For Third Term in Utah". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 12, 1956. p. A-4. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 156.
- 1 2 America Votes, p. 413.
- ↑ "UT US Senate, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 98.
- ↑ America Votes, p. 408.
- ↑ "UT US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 11, 2024.
- ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
Bibliography
edit- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1958). America Votes: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1956-57. New York: Governmental Affairs Institute.