1956 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1956 United States Senate election in Vermont
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  1950 November 6, 1956 (1956-11-06) 1962  
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Nominee George Aiken Bernard O'Shea
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote103,10152,184
Percentage66.39%33.61%

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Aiken:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%
O'Shea:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%

U.S. senator before election

George Aiken
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George Aiken
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Bernard O'Shea, editor of the Swanton Courier.

Contents

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 49,454 99.9%
Republican Other270.1%
Total votes'49,481''100.0%'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Bernard G. O'Shea 7,997 99.8%
Democratic Other190.2%
Total votes'8,016''100.0%'

General election

Candidates

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1956 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican George Aiken (inc.) 103,101 66.39% −11.62%
Democratic Bernard G. O'Shea 52,18433.61%+11.62%
Total votes155,289 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. 1 2 "Bernard O'Shea Dem Candidate for U.S. Senate". The Burlington Free Press. Morning Press Bureau. August 2, 1956. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
  3. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.