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The regular-term 1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1956. Democratic Sen. Earle Clements was defeated for re-election by Republican U.S. Representative Thruston B. Morton.
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County results Morton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Clements: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held on May 29, 1956.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Earle Clements (incumbent) | 218,353 | 60.89 | |
Democratic | Joe B. Bates | 136,533 | 38.08 | |
Democratic | James L. Delk | 3,703 | 1.03 | |
Total votes | 358,589 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thruston B. Morton | 42,038 | 70.64 | |
Republican | Julian H. Golden | 12,976 | 21.81 | |
Republican | Granville P. Thomas | 4,495 | 7.55 | |
Total votes | 59,509 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thruston B. Morton | 506,903 | 50.35 | |
Democratic | Earle Clements (Incumbent) | 499,922 | 49.65 | |
Majority | 6,981 | 0.70 | ||
Turnout | 1,006,825 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic |
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