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1956 United States Senate election in Missouri
County resultsHennings : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%Douglas : 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
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
Republican primary
Candidates
Results
General election
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 . 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.
