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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
Withdrew
Results
Democratic primary August 7, 1956[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Democratic | Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (incumbent) | 389,986 | 95.91 |
| Democratic | Tom J. Gavin | 16,624 | 4.09 |
Total votes | 406,610 | 100 |
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
Republican primary August 7, 1956[2][3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| Republican | Herbert Douglas | 83,458 | 40.77 |
| Republican | Albert E. Schoenbeck | 78,747 | 38.47 |
| Republican | William McKinley Thomas | 28,924 | 14.13 |
| Republican | William E. Van Taay | 13,556 | 6.62 |
Total votes | 204,685 | 100 |
General election
1956 United States Senate election in Missouri[5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Thomas C. Hennings Jr. (incumbent) | 1,015,936 | 56.41 | +2.81 |
| Republican | Herbert Douglas | 785,048 | 43.59 | -2.75 |
Majority | 230,888 | 12.82 | |
Turnout | 1,800,984 | | |
| Democratic hold |
References
- ^ a b c d "4 in G.O.P. Senatorial Contest, Winner to Meet Hennings Who Is Unopposed for Renomination". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. August 5, 1956. p. 1E. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ a b Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1957 - 1958. Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1958. p. 1103. Retrieved September 30, 2022.
- ^ a b "HANKINS, ENGLAND AND TATUM WIN". Wheaton Journal. Wheaton, Missouri. August 9, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ "U.S. SENATORIAL CANDIDATES AND THEIR RECORD". St. Louis Post-Dispatch. St. Louis, Missouri. August 5, 1956. p. 4E. Retrieved September 30, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (September 15, 1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 24.
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