1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

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1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma
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  1950 November 6, 1956 1962  
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Nominee Mike Monroney Douglas McKeever
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote459,996371,146
Percentage55.35%44.65%

U.S. senator before election

Mike Monroney
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Mike Monroney
Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic Senator Mike Monroney ran for re-election to a second term. He avoided a contentious Democratic primary when Lieutenant Governor Cowboy Pink Williams declined to challenge him and easily won renomination. In the general election, he faced Republican state party chairman Douglas McKeever. Even though President Dwight D. Eisenhower was winning the state handily, Monroney won re-election by a wide margin.

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Democratic primary

Candidates

Dropped out

Results

Democratic primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Mike Monroney (inc.) 245,572 71.11%
Democratic R. Os Doenges54,54615.79%
Democratic O. J. Fox29,8258.64%
Democratic George W. Wulff15,3974.46%
Total votes345,340 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Douglas McKeever 24,447 55.52%
Republican Paul V. Beck7,66617.41%
Republican Ernest G. Albright6,53914.85%
Republican Dan M. Madrano5,37912.22%
Total votes44,031 100.00%

General election

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Mike Monroney (inc.) 459,996 55.35% +0.53%
Republican Douglas McKeever371,14644.65%-0.53%
Majority88,85010.69%+1.07%
Turnout 831,142
Democratic hold

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References

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