Complete list of races United States Senate elections, 1956 and 1957

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1 complete list of races

1.1 new york
1.2 north dakota
1.3 oregon
1.4 pennsylvania
1.5 south carolina
1.6 vermont





complete list of races
new york

in new york, republican state convention met on september 10 @ albany, new york, , nominated new york state attorney general jacob k. javits. democratic state convention met on september 10 @ albany, new york, , nominated mayor of new york city robert f. wagner, jr., u.s. senate. liberal party endorsed democratic nominee, mayor robert f. wagner, jr., u.s. senate. on october 1, movement launched vote general of army douglas macarthur write-in candidate u.s. senate. on october 2, macarthur disavowed campaign, , stated not candidate.


the republican candidate elected.



north dakota

in north dakota, incumbent, republican milton young, sought , received re-election third term, defeating north dakota democratic-npl party candidate quentin n. burdick, son of north dakota congressman usher l. burdick.


only young filed republican, , endorsed democratic candidate quentin burdick, son of well-known politician usher burdick, , former candidate governor of north dakota. young , burdick won primary elections respective parties.


one independent candidate, arthur c. townley, filed before deadline. townley later seek state s other senate seat in 1958 (see election), , known creating national non-partisan league.



oregon

in oregon, republican-turned-independent-turned democratic senator wayne morse decided seek re-election first full term democrat. morse defeated republican candidate douglas mckay in hotly contested general election.



pennsylvania

in pennsylvania, incumbent republican u.s. senator james h. duff sought re-election term, defeated democratic nominee, joseph s. clark, jr.



south carolina

in south carolina regular election held simultaneously special election.


the special election resulted resignation of senator strom thurmond on april 4, 1956, keeping campaign pledge had made in 1954 election. thurmond unopposed in bid complete remaining 4 years of term. senator strom thurmond faced no opposition south carolina democrats , avoided primary election. there possibility governor george bell timmerman, jr. might enter race, thurmond held in such high regard voters there have been no chance of defeating thurmond. no challenge remainder of term, thurmond did not conduct campaign , rejoined old law firm in aiken until returned senate after general election.



incumbent democratic senator olin d. johnston handily defeated republican mayor of clemson leon p. crawford. olin d. johnston, incumbent senator, faced no opposition south carolina democrats , avoided primary election. leon p. crawford, mayor of town of clemson in upstate, faced no opposition south carolina republicans , avoided primary election. crawford campaigned defender of states rights , denounced johnston backing new deal , fair deal. state republican party believed crawford have chance in election if galvanized 128,000 registered black voters, although weary of being labeled black party. in end, johnston remained highly popular voters still leery of republican party , defeated crawford in general election.



vermont

in vermont, incumbent republican george aiken ran re-election term in united states senate, defeating democratic incumbent bernard g. o shea.











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