1956 United States Senate election in Washington

1956 United States Senate election in Washington

←  1950 November 6, 1956 1962  →

Nominee Warren Magnuson Arthur B. Langlie Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 685,565 436,652 Percentage 61.09% 38.91%

County results Magnuson:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

U.S. senator before election Warren Magnuson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Warren Magnuson won a third term in office, defeating Republican nominee Arthur B. Langlie.

Blanket primary

The blanket primary was held on September 18, 1956.

Candidates

Democratic

• Warren G. Magnuson, incumbent United States Senator

Republican

• Arthur B. Langlie, governor of Washington

Results

Blanket primary results ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (incumbent)	442,761	60.48%
	Republican	Arthur B. Langlie	289,302	39.52%
Total votes			732,063	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• Warren Magnuson, Democratic, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Arthur B. Langlie, Republican, governor of Washington

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Washington ^{[2] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Warren G. Magnuson (Incumbent)	685,565	61.09
	Republican	Arthur B. Langlie	436,652	38.91
Majority			248,913	22.18
Turnout			1,122,217
	Democratic hold

See also

• 1956 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
2. "Election Search Results - Elections & Voting - WA Secretary of State".
3. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 16, 1957). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.