1956_United_States_Senate_special_election_in_West_Virginia

1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia

1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia

United States Senate special election

The 1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Harley M. Kilgore, who died on February 28. 1956. State Tax Commissioner William Laird III was appointed to fill this seat by Governor William C. Marland to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held and assumed office on March 13, 1956.[1]

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Laird did not opt to run in the special election to fill the remainder of Kilgore's term through the end of the 85th Congress on January 3, 1959. Republican candidate Chapman Revercomb defeated Governor Marland in the special election.

As of 2024, this is the last time the Republicans have won West Virginia's Class 1 seat. This was also the last time until 2014 that the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in the state.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 8, 1956.

Democratic primary

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Republican primary

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General election

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References

  1. [1]
    "SENATORS OF THE UNITED STATES, 1789-present, A chronological list of senators since the First Congress in 1789" (PDF). United States Senate. p. 64. Retrieved November 28, 2020.
  2. [2]
    "West Virginia To Certify Ten Candidates For Senate Seat". Cumberland Evening Times. Cumberland, Maryland. April 9, 1956. p. 6. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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    "First Aid Needed to Heal Intraparty Cuts, Bruises of Campaign". Beckley Post Herald And Raleigh Register. Beckley, West Virginia. May 6, 1956. p. 22. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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    "Eisenhower Gets 60% Of Total Indiana Vote". Evening Star. Washington, D.C. May 9, 1956. p. A-6. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 160.
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    West Virginia Blue Book 1956, p. 641.
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    "WV US Senate, 1956 - Special D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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    West Virginia Blue Book 1956, p. 666.
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    "WV US Senate, 1956 - Special R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
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    Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 99.
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    "WV US Senate, 1956 - Special Election". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 13, 2022.
  12. [12]
    Myers, J. Howard (ed.). West Virginia Blue Book 1957 (PDF). Vol. 41. Charleston, West Virginia: Jarrett Printing Company. p. 683.
  13. [13]
    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.
  • Myers, J. Howard (ed.). West Virginia Blue Book 1956 (PDF). Vol. 40. Charleston, West Virginia: Jarrett Printing Company.
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