1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Connecticut

1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut

1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut

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

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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

Candidates

Convention

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

General election

Candidates

Results

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References

  1. [1]
    Parke, Richard H. (July 8, 1956). "DODD NOMINATED TO OPPOSE BUSH". The New York Times. p. 44.
  2. [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. [3]
    "1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Connecticut". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved April 19, 2022.
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