1956 United States Senate election in Idaho

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1956 United States Senate election in Idaho
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Nominee Frank Church Herman Welker Glen H. Taylor (Write-in)
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote149,096102,78113,415
Percentage56.20%38.74%5.06%
1956 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg
County results
Church:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80%
Welker:      40–50%     50-60%
U.S. senator before election

Herman Welker
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Church
Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Herman Welker was defeated for re-election by Democratic nominee Frank Church.

Contents

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 14, 1956. [1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Church 27,942 37.75
Democratic Glen H. Taylor 27,74237.48
Democratic Claude J. Burtenshaw11,73815.86
Democratic Alvin McCormack6,5968.91
Total votes74,018

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results [2] [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Herman Welker (incumbent) 31,399 42.51
Republican William S. Holden21,08128.54
Republican Ray J. Davis12,34916.72
Republican John C. Sanborn 8,26111.18
Republican Mark Streeter7741.05
Total votes73,864

General election

Campaign

The State Board of Canvassers confirmed Church's narrow victory over Taylor on August 25. [5] Taylor decided to run as a write-in candidate. [6] [7]

Endorsements

Frank Church (D)
Federal officials

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Idaho [9] [10] [11]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Frank Church 149,096 56.20
Republican Herman Welker (Incumbent)102,78138.74
Write-in Glen H. Taylor 13,4155.06
Majority46,31517.46
Turnout 265,292
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 "Nine in Idaho Senate Race". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 14, 1956. p. A-5. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  2. 1 2 Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 117.
  3. ↑ "ID US Senate, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  4. ↑ "ID US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  5. ↑ "Boise Lawyer's Defeat Of Taylor Confirmed". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 26, 1956. p. A-5. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  6. ↑ "Glen Taylor May Head New Splinter Party". Sarasota Journal. Sarasota, Florida. October 8, 1956. p. 10. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  7. ↑ "Glen Taylor to Run As Independent". Evening star. Washington, D.C. October 22, 1956. p. A-6. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  8. ↑ "No Indorsement". Evening star. Washington, D.C. October 23, 1956. p. A-6. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  9. ↑ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 85.
  10. ↑ "ID US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 20, 2022.
  11. ↑ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

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