1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	County results; Morton: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Clements: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Earle Clements; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Thruston Ballard Morton; Republican

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.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 29, 1956.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Earle Clements, incumbent U.S. Senator
Joe B. Bates, former U.S. Representative from Raceland
Rev. James L. Delk, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1946 and 1950

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]^[3]^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Republican primary

Candidates

Julian H. Golden, former State Senator,^[1] former attorney for the National Park Service^[5]
Thruston B. Morton, former U.S. Representative, former Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
Granville P. Thomas, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Kentucky's 8th congressional district in 1954

Results

Republican primary results^[2]^[6]^[7]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

General election

Results

1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky^[8]^[9]^[10]^[11]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

References

^ ^a ^b "Clements Easily Defeats Chandler Man in Primary". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 30, 1956. p. A-8. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ ^a ^b Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 122.
^ Kentucky Votes 1963, p. 70-71.
^ "KY US Senate, 1956 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ "Florida and Kentucky Voters Go to Polls Today". Evening star. Washington, D.C. May 29, 1956. p. A-5. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Kentucky Votes 1963, p. 72-73.
^ "KY US Senate, 1956 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 87.
^ Kentucky Votes 1963, p. 74-75.
^ "KY US Senate, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 28, 2022.
^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved October 2, 2022.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.