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1956 United States House of Representatives elections
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The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 85th United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 6, 1956, while Maine held theirs on September 10. They coincided with the re-election of President Dwight D. Eisenhower.
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With no major national issues and the economic upswing of the 1950s in full force, voters generally chose to uphold the status quo, keeping the Republican president and the Democratic Congress.
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Overall results
410 incumbent members sought reelection, but 6 were defeated in primaries and 15 defeated in the general election for a total of 389 incumbents winning.[1] As of 2025, these are the earliest House elections in which a still-living Representative was elected (Merwin Coad of Iowa).
| 234 | 201 |
| Democratic | Republican |
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| Party | Seats | Change | Seat percentage | Vote percentage | Popular Vote | |||
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| Democratic | 234 |  2 |
53.8% | 51.2% | 30,062,042 | |||
| Republican | 201 |  2 |
46.2% | 48.7% | 28,698,083 | |||
| Liberal | 0 |  |
0.0% | 0.1% | 68,130 | |||
| Independent | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 15,848 | |||
| Prohibition | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 12,298 | |||
| Independent Teacher Veteran | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 5,468 | |||
| Independent Veteran | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 4,155 | |||
| Conservative | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 4,066 | |||
| Constitution | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 3,619 | |||
| Decency in Government | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 2,459 | |||
| Progress Through Freedom | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 2,246 | |||
| Socialist Labor | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 2,217 | |||
| Socialist | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 1,743 | |||
| Free Honest Elections | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 466 | |||
| Socialist Workers | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 303 | |||
| Social Democratic | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 260 | |||
| American Third | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 146 | |||
| Others | 0 | |
0.0% | <0.1% | 2,194 | |||
| Totals | 435 | |
100.0% | 100.0% | 58,885,743 | |||
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Special elections
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In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1956 or before January 3, 1957; ordered by election date.
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Pennsylvania 30th | Vera D. Buchanan | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent died November 26, 1955. New member elected January 24, 1956. Democratic hold. |
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| New York 22nd | Sidney A. Fine | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent resigned January 2, 1956. New member elected February 7, 1956. Democratic hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 2nd | William T. Granahan | Democratic | 1944 1946 (Lost) 1948 |
Incumbent died May 25, 1956. New member elected November 6, 1956. Democratic hold. |
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Alabama
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Alabama 1 | Frank W. Boykin | Democratic | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 2 | George M. Grant | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 3 | George W. Andrews | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 4 | Kenneth A. Roberts | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 5 | Albert Rains | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 6 | Armistead I. Selden Jr. | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 7 | Carl Elliott | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 8 | Robert E. Jones Jr. | Democratic | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Alabama 9 | George Huddleston Jr. | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arizona
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Arizona 1 | John Jacob Rhodes | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arizona 2 | Stewart Udall | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Arkansas
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Arkansas 1 | Ezekiel C. Gathings | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 2 | Wilbur Mills | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 3 | James William Trimble | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 4 | Oren Harris | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 5 | Brooks Hays | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Arkansas 6 | William F. Norrell | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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California
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| California 1 | Hubert B. Scudder | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 2 | Clair Engle | Democratic | 1943 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 3 | John E. Moss | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 4 | William S. Mailliard | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 5 | John F. Shelley | Democratic | 1949 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 6 | John F. Baldwin Jr. | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 7 | John J. Allen Jr. | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 8 | George P. Miller | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 9 | J. Arthur Younger | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 10 | Charles Gubser | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 11 | J. Leroy Johnson | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent lost re-election. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| California 12 | B. F. Sisk | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 13 | Charles M. Teague | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 14 | Harlan Hagen | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 15 | Gordon L. McDonough | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 16 | Donald L. Jackson | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 17 | Cecil R. King | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 18 | Craig Hosmer | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 19 | Chet Holifield | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 20 | Vacant | John Carl Hinshaw (R) died August 5, 1956. New member elected. Republican hold. |
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| California 21 | Edgar W. Hiestand | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 22 | Joseph F. Holt | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 23 | Clyde Doyle | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 24 | Glenard P. Lipscomb | Republican | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 25 | Patrick J. Hillings | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 26 | James Roosevelt | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 27 | Harry R. Sheppard | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 28 | James B. Utt | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| California 29 | John Phillips | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent retired. New member elected. Democratic gain. |
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| California 30 | Bob Wilson | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Colorado
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Colorado 1 | Byron G. Rogers | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Colorado 2 | William S. Hill | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Colorado 3 | John Chenoweth | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Colorado 4 | Wayne N. Aspinall | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Connecticut 1 | Thomas J. Dodd | Democratic | 1952 | Retired to run for U. S. Senate. Republican gain. |
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| Connecticut 2 | Horace Seely-Brown Jr. | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 3 | Albert W. Cretella | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 4 | Albert P. Morano | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut 5 | James T. Patterson | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Connecticut at-large | Antoni Sadlak | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Delaware
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Delaware at-large | Harris McDowell | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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Florida
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Florida 1 | William C. Cramer | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 2 | Charles E. Bennett | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 3 | Bob Sikes | Democratic | 1940 1944 (resigned) 1974 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 4 | Dante Fascell | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 5 | Syd Herlong | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 6 | Paul Rogers | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 7 | James A. Haley | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Florida 8 | Donald Ray Matthews | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Georgia
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Georgia 1 | Prince Hulon Preston Jr. | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 2 | J. L. Pilcher | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 3 | Tic Forrester | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 4 | John Flynt | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 5 | James C. Davis | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 6 | Carl Vinson | Democratic | 1914 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 7 | Henderson Lovelace Lanham | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 8 | Iris Faircloth Blitch | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 9 | Phillip M. Landrum | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Georgia 10 | Paul Brown | Democratic | 1933 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Idaho
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Idaho 1 | Gracie Pfost | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Idaho 2 | Hamer H. Budge | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Illinois
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Illinois 1 | William L. Dawson | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 2 | Barratt O'Hara | Democratic | 1948 1950 (defeated) 1952 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 3 | James C. Murray | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| Illinois 4 | William E. McVey | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 5 | John C. Kluczynski | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 6 | Thomas J. O'Brien | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 7 | James Bowler | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 8 | Thomas S. Gordon | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 9 | Sidney R. Yates | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 10 | Richard W. Hoffman | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 11 | Timothy P. Sheehan | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 12 | Charles A. Boyle | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 13 | Marguerite S. Church | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 14 | Vacant | Chauncey W. Reed (R) died February 9, 1956. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 15 | Noah M. Mason | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 16 | Leo E. Allen | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 17 | Leslie C. Arends | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 18 | Harold H. Velde | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Illinois 19 | Robert B. Chiperfield | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 20 | Sid Simpson | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 21 | Peter F. Mack Jr. | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 22 | William L. Springer | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 23 | Charles W. Vursell | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 24 | Melvin Price | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Illinois 25 | Kenneth J. Gray | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Indiana 1 | Ray Madden | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 2 | Charles A. Halleck | Republican | 1935 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 3 | Shepard Crumpacker | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Indiana 4 | E. Ross Adair | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 5 | John V. Beamer | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 6 | Cecil M. Harden | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 7 | William G. Bray | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 8 | Winfield K. Denton | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 9 | Earl Wilson | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 10 | Ralph Harvey | Republican | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Indiana 11 | Charles B. Brownson | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Iowa
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Iowa 1 | Fred Schwengel | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 2 | Henry O. Talle | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 3 | H. R. Gross | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 4 | Karl M. LeCompte | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 5 | Paul Cunningham | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 6 | James I. Dolliver | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Iowa 7 | Ben F. Jensen | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Iowa 8 | Charles B. Hoeven | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kansas
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Kansas 1 | William H. Avery | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 2 | Errett P. Scrivner | Republican | 1943 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 3 | Myron V. George | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 4 | Edward Herbert Rees | Republican | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kansas 5 | Clifford R. Hope | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Kansas 6 | Wint Smith | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Kentucky
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Kentucky 1 | Noble Jones Gregory | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 2 | William Natcher | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 3 | John M. Robsion Jr. | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 4 | Frank Chelf | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 5 | Brent Spence | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 6 | John C. Watts | Democratic | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 7 | Carl D. Perkins | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Kentucky 8 | Eugene Siler | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Louisiana
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| Louisiana 1 | F. Edward Hébert | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 2 | Hale Boggs | Democratic | 1940 1942 (lost) 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 3 | Edwin E. Willis | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 4 | Overton Brooks | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 5 | Otto Passman | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 6 | James H. Morrison | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 7 | T. Ashton Thompson | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Louisiana 8 | George S. Long | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine
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| Maine 1 | Robert Hale | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maine 2 | Charles P. Nelson | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent retired. Democratic gain. |
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| Maine 3 | Clifford McIntire | Republican | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maryland
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Maryland 1 | Edward T. Miller | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 2 | James Devereux | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 3 | Edward Garmatz | Democratic | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 4 | George Fallon | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 5 | Richard Lankford | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 6 | DeWitt Hyde | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Maryland 7 | Samuel Friedel | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Massachusetts
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| Massachusetts 1 | John W. Heselton | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 2 | Edward Boland | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 3 | Philip J. Philbin | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 4 | Harold Donohue | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 5 | Edith Nourse Rogers | Republican | 1925 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 6 | William H. Bates | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 7 | Thomas J. Lane | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 8 | Torbert Macdonald | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 9 | Donald W. Nicholson | Republican | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 10 | Laurence Curtis | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 11 | Tip O'Neill | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 12 | John W. McCormack | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 13 | Dick Wigglesworth | Republican | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Massachusetts 14 | Joseph W. Martin Jr. | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Michigan
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| Michigan 1 | Thaddeus M. Machrowicz | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 2 | George Meader | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 3 | August E. Johansen | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 4 | Clare Hoffman | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 5 | Gerald Ford | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 6 | Donald Hayworth | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| Michigan 7 | Jesse P. Wolcott | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 8 | Alvin Morell Bentley | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 9 | Ruth Thompson | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent lost renomination. Republican hold. |
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| Michigan 10 | Elford Albin Cederberg | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 11 | Victor A. Knox | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 12 | John B. Bennett | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 13 | Charles Diggs | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 14 | Louis C. Rabaut | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 15 | John D. Dingell Jr. | Democratic | 1955 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 16 | John Lesinski Jr. | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 17 | Martha Griffiths | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Michigan 18 | George A. Dondero | Republican | 1932 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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Minnesota
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Minnesota 1 | August H. Andresen | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 2 | Joseph P. O'Hara | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 3 | Roy Wier | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 4 | Eugene McCarthy | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 5 | Walter Judd | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 6 | Fred Marshall | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 7 | H. Carl Andersen | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 8 | John Blatnik | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Minnesota 9 | Coya Knutson | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi
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| Mississippi 1 | Thomas Abernethy | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 2 | Jamie Whitten | Democratic | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 3 | Frank E. Smith | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 4 | John Bell Williams | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 5 | W. Arthur Winstead | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Mississippi 6 | William M. Colmer | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri
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| Missouri 1 | Frank M. Karsten | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 2 | Thomas B. Curtis | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 3 | Leonor Sullivan | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 4 | George H. Christopher | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 5 | Richard Bolling | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 6 | William Raleigh Hull Jr. | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 7 | Dewey Short | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Missouri 8 | A. S. J. Carnahan | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 9 | Clarence Cannon | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 10 | Paul C. Jones | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Missouri 11 | Morgan M. Moulder | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Montana
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Montana 1 | Lee Metcalf | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Montana 2 | Orvin B. Fjare | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Nebraska
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Nebraska 1 | Phil Weaver | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska 2 | Jackson B. Chase | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Nebraska 3 | R. D. Harrison | Republican | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Nebraska 4 | Arthur L. Miller | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Nevada at-large | C. Clifton Young | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent retired to run for U. S. Senate. Democratic gain. |
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New Hampshire
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| New Hampshire 1 | Chester E. Merrow | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Hampshire 2 | Perkins Bass | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| New Jersey 1 | Charles A. Wolverton | Republican | 1926 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 2 | T. Millet Hand | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 3 | James C. Auchincloss | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 4 | Frank Thompson | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 5 | Peter Frelinghuysen Jr. | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 6 | Harrison A. Williams | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| New Jersey 7 | William B. Widnall | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 8 | Gordon Canfield | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 9 | Frank C. Osmers Jr. | Republican | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 10 | Peter W. Rodino | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 11 | Hugh J. Addonizio | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 12 | Robert Kean | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 13 | Alfred Sieminski | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Jersey 14 | T. James Tumulty | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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New Mexico
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| New Mexico at-large | John J. Dempsey | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New Mexico at-large | Antonio M. Fernández | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
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New York
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| New York 1 | Stuyvesant Wainwright | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 2 | Steven Derounian | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 3 | Frank J. Becker | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 4 | Henry J. Latham | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 5 | Albert H. Bosch | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 6 | Lester Holtzman | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 7 | James J. Delaney | Democratic | 1944 1946 (lost) 1948 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 8 | Victor Anfuso | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 9 | Eugene Keogh | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 10 | Edna F. Kelly | Democratic | 1949 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 11 | Emanuel Celler | Democratic | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 12 | Francis E. Dorn | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 13 | Abraham J. Multer | Democratic | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 14 | John J. Rooney | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 15 | John H. Ray | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 16 | Adam Clayton Powell Jr. | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 17 | Frederic Coudert Jr. | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 18 | James G. Donovan | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent lost re-election as a Republican. Democratic hold. |
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| New York 19 | Arthur George Klein | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent retired to run for New York Supreme Court. Democratic hold. |
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| New York 20 | Irwin D. Davidson | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent retired to run for New York County Court of General Sessions. Democratic hold. |
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| New York 21 | Herbert Zelenko | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 22 | James C. Healey | Democratic | February 7, 1956 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 23 | Isidore Dollinger | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 24 | Charles A. Buckley | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 25 | Paul A. Fino | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 26 | Ralph A. Gamble | Republican | 1937 (special) | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| New York 27 | Ralph W. Gwinn | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 28 | Katharine St. George | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 29 | J. Ernest Wharton | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 30 | Leo W. O'Brien | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 31 | Dean P. Taylor | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 32 | Bernard W. Kearney | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 33 | Clarence E. Kilburn | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 34 | William R. Williams | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 35 | R. Walter Riehlman | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 36 | John Taber | Republican | 1922 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 37 | W. Sterling Cole | Republican | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 38 | Kenneth Keating | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 39 | Harold C. Ostertag | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 40 | William E. Miller | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 41 | Edmund P. Radwan | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 42 | John R. Pillion | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| New York 43 | Daniel A. Reed | Republican | 1918 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Carolina
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| North Carolina 1 | Herbert C. Bonner | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 2 | Lawrence H. Fountain | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 3 | Graham A. Barden | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 4 | Harold D. Cooley | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 5 | R. Thurmond Chatham | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| North Carolina 6 | Carl T. Durham | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 7 | Frank Ertel Carlyle | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| North Carolina 8 | Charles B. Deane | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| North Carolina 9 | Hugh Quincy Alexander | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 10 | Charles R. Jonas | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Carolina 11 | Woodrow W. Jones | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| North Carolina 12 | George A. Shuford | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| North Dakota at-large | Usher L. Burdick | Republican-NPL | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| North Dakota at-large | Otto Krueger | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. | |
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Ohio
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Ohio 1 | Gordon H. Scherer | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 2 | William E. Hess | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 3 | Paul F. Schenck | Republican | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 4 | William McCulloch | Republican | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 5 | Cliff Clevenger | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 6 | James G. Polk | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 7 | Clarence J. Brown | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 8 | Jackson E. Betts | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 9 | Thomas L. Ashley | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 10 | Thomas A. Jenkins | Republican | 1924 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 11 | Oliver P. Bolton | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Ohio 12 | John M. Vorys | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 13 | A. David Baumhart Jr. | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 14 | William H. Ayres | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 15 | John E. Henderson | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 16 | Frank T. Bow | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 17 | J. Harry McGregor | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 18 | Wayne Hays | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 19 | Michael J. Kirwan | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 20 | Michael A. Feighan | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 21 | Charles Vanik | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 22 | Frances P. Bolton | Republican | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Ohio 23 | William E. Minshall Jr. | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Oklahoma
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Oklahoma 1 | Page Belcher | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma 2 | Ed Edmondson | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma 3 | Carl Albert | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma 4 | Tom Steed | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma 5 | John Jarman | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oklahoma 6 | Victor Wickersham | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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Oregon
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Oregon 1 | A. Walter Norblad | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oregon 2 | Sam Coon | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| Oregon 3 | Edith Green | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Oregon 4 | Harris Ellsworth | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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Pennsylvania
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Pennsylvania 1 | William A. Barrett | Democratic | 1944 1946 (lost) 1948 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 2 | Vacant | William T. Granahan (D) died May 25, 1956. Democratic hold. Winner was also elected to finish the term; see above. |
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| Pennsylvania 3 | James A. Byrne | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 4 | Earl Chudoff | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 5 | William J. Green Jr. | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 6 | Hugh Scott | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 7 | Benjamin F. James | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 8 | Karl C. King | Republican | 1951 (special) | Incumbent retired. Republican hold. |
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| Pennsylvania 9 | Paul B. Dague | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 10 | Joseph L. Carrigg | Republican | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 11 | Daniel Flood | Democratic | 1944 1946 (lost) 1948 1952 (lost) 1954 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 12 | Ivor D. Fenton | Republican | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 13 | Samuel K. McConnell Jr. | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 14 | George M. Rhodes | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 15 | Francis E. Walter | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 16 | Walter M. Mumma | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 17 | Alvin Bush | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 18 | Richard M. Simpson | Republican | 1937 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 19 | James M. Quigley | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| Pennsylvania 20 | James E. Van Zandt | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 21 | Augustine B. Kelley | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 22 | John P. Saylor | Republican | 1949 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 23 | Leon H. Gavin | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 24 | Carroll D. Kearns | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 25 | Frank M. Clark | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 26 | Thomas E. Morgan | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 27 | James G. Fulton | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 28 | Herman P. Eberharter | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 29 | Bob Corbett | Republican | 1938 1940 (lost) 1944 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Pennsylvania 30 | Elmer J. Holland | Democratic | 1942 (special) 1942 (retired) 1956 (special) |
Incumbent re-elected. |
|
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Rhode Island
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Rhode Island 1 | Aime Forand | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Rhode Island 2 | John E. Fogarty | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Carolina
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| South Carolina 1 | L. Mendel Rivers | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 2 | John J. Riley | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 3 | William J. B. Dorn | Democratic | 1946 1948 (retired) 1950 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 4 | Robert T. Ashmore | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| South Carolina 5 | James P. Richards | Democratic | 1932 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| South Carolina 6 | John L. McMillan | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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South Dakota
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| South Dakota 1 | Harold Lovre | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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| South Dakota 2 | E. Y. Berry | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Tennessee 1 | B. Carroll Reece | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 2 | Howard Baker Sr. | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 3 | James B. Frazier Jr. | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 4 | Joe L. Evins | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 5 | Vacant | Percy Priest (D) died October 12, 1956. Democratic hold. |
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| Tennessee 6 | Ross Bass | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 7 | Tom J. Murray | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 8 | Jere Cooper | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Tennessee 9 | Clifford Davis | Democratic | 1940 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Texas
More information District, Incumbent ...
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Texas 1 | Wright Patman | Democratic | 1928 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 2 | Jack Brooks | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 3 | Brady P. Gentry | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent retired. Democratic hold. |
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| Texas 4 | Sam Rayburn | Democratic | 1912 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 5 | Bruce Alger | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 6 | Olin E. Teague | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 7 | John Dowdy | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 8 | Albert Thomas | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 9 | Clark W. Thompson | Democratic | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 10 | Homer Thornberry | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 11 | William R. Poage | Democratic | 1936 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 12 | Jim Wright | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 13 | Frank N. Ikard | Democratic | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 14 | John J. Bell | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost renomination. Democratic hold. |
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| Texas 15 | Joe M. Kilgore | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 16 | J. T. Rutherford | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 17 | Omar Burleson | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 18 | Walter E. Rogers | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 19 | George H. Mahon | Democratic | 1934 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 20 | Paul J. Kilday | Democratic | 1938 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas 21 | O. C. Fisher | Democratic | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Texas at-large | Martin Dies Jr. | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Utah
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Utah 1 | Henry Aldous Dixon | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Utah 2 | William A. Dawson | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Vermont at-large | Winston L. Prouty | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Virginia 1 | Edward J. Robeson Jr. | Democratic | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 2 | Porter Hardy Jr. | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 3 | J. Vaughan Gary | Democratic | 1945 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 4 | Watkins Abbitt | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 5 | William M. Tuck | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 6 | Dick Poff | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 7 | Burr Harrison | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 8 | Howard W. Smith | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 9 | W. Pat Jennings | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Virginia 10 | Joel Broyhill | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington
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| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Washington 1 | Thomas Pelly | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington 2 | Jack Westland | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington 3 | Russell V. Mack | Republican | 1947 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington 4 | Hal Holmes | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington 5 | Walt Horan | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington 6 | Thor C. Tollefson | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Washington at-large | Don Magnuson | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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West Virginia
More information District, Incumbent ...
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| West Virginia 1 | Bob Mollohan | Democratic | 1952 | Retired to run for Governor of West Virginia. Republican gain. |
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| West Virginia 2 | Harley O. Staggers | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia 3 | Cleveland M. Bailey | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia 4 | Maurice G. Burnside | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Republican gain. |
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| West Virginia 5 | Elizabeth Kee | Democratic | 1951 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| West Virginia 6 | Robert Byrd | Democratic | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin
More information District, Incumbent ...
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Wisconsin 1 | Lawrence H. Smith | Republican | 1941 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 2 | Glenn Robert Davis | Republican | 1947 (special) | Retired to run for U. S. Senate. Republican hold. |
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| Wisconsin 3 | Gardner R. Withrow | Republican | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 4 | Clement Zablocki | Democratic | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 5 | Henry S. Reuss | Democratic | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 6 | William Van Pelt | Republican | 1950 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 7 | Melvin Laird | Republican | 1952 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 8 | John W. Byrnes | Republican | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 9 | Lester Johnson | Democratic | 1953 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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| Wisconsin 10 | Alvin O'Konski | Republican | 1942 | Incumbent re-elected. |
|
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Wyoming
More information District, Incumbent ...
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Senator | Party | First elected | |||
| Wyoming at-large | Keith Thomson | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Non-voting delegates
Alaska Territory
More information District, Incumbent ...
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Representative | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Alaska Territory at-large | Bob Bartlett | Democratic | 1944 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Hawaii Territory
More information District, Incumbent ...
| District | Incumbent | This race | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Member | Party | First elected | Results | Candidates | |
| Hawaii Territory at-large | Elizabeth P. Farrington | Republican | 1954 | Incumbent lost re-election. Democratic gain. |
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See also
Notes
- The Maine elections were held September 10, 1956.
References
Works cited
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