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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
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"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.
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Official Manual of the State of Missouri 1957 - 1958 . Missouri Secretary of State's Office. 1958. p. 1103. Retrieved September 30, 2022 .
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"HANKINS, ENGLAND AND TATUM WIN" . Wheaton Journal .
Wheaton, Missouri . August 9, 1956. p. 1. Retrieved September 27, 2022 – via State Historical Society of Missouri.
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"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.
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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.