1956 United States Senate election in Iowa

1956 United States Senate election in Iowa

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Nominee Bourke B. Hickenlooper Rudolph M. Evans Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 635,499 543,156 Percentage 53.92% 46.08%

County results Stanley:      50-60%     60-70%     70-80% Evans:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican Elected U.S. Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a third term in office over Democrat Rudolph M. Evans.

General election

Candidates

• Rudolph M. Evans (Democratic), former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors ^{[1] [2]}
• Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)

Results

1956 U.S. Senate election in Iowa ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent)	635,499	53.92%	0.90
	Democratic	Rudolph M. Evans	543,156	46.08%	1.38
Total votes			1,178,655	100.00%

See also

• 1956 United States Senate elections

References

1. "R.M. EVANS DIES; ONCE FARM CHIEF; Ex-Administrator of A.A.A., Democrat, Was Defeated in Iowa Senate Race Nov. 6 Helped Write Farm Program". New York Times. New York City. November 22, 1956. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
2. "Rudolph M. Evans". Federal Reserve History. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
3. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1957). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.