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1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut

← 1952 (special) November 6, 1956 1962 →
 
Nominee Prescott Bush Thomas J. Dodd
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 610,829 479,460
Percentage 54.84% 43.05%

Bush:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Dodd:      40–50%      50–60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Prescott Bush
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Prescott Bush
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 1956.

Incumbent Senator Prescott Bush, who won a special election in 1952, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas J. Dodd. As of 2023, this is the last time that a Republican has been elected to Connecticut's Class 3 Senate seat.

Democratic nomination

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Candidates

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Convention

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Dodd was nominated at the convention on July 7 without opposition.[1]

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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1956 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Prescott Bush (incumbent) 610,829 54.84%
Democratic Thomas J. Dodd 479,460 43.05%
Independent Republican Suzanne S. Stevenson 10,199 0.92%
Socialist Jasper McLevy 7,079 0.64%
Independent Vivien Kellems (write-in) 6,219 0.56%
Write-in 33 0.00%
Total votes 1,113,819 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Parke, Richard H. (July 8, 1956). "DODD NOMINATED TO OPPOSE BUSH". The New York Times. p. 44.
  2. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (September 15, 1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.
  3. ^ "1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Connecticut". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved April 19, 2022.