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.
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.
Overall results
[edit]234 | 201 |
Democratic | Republican |
Party | Seats | Change | Seat percentage | Vote percentage | Popular Vote | |||
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Democratic | 234 | ![]() | 53.8% | 51.2% | 30,062,042 | |||
Republican | 201 | ![]() | 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 | |||
Source: Election Statistics - Office of the Clerk |
Special elections
[edit]In these special elections, the winner was seated during 1956 or before January 3, 1957; ordered by election date.
District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Member | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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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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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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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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 (DFL) | 1948 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 4 | Eugene McCarthy | Democratic (DFL) | 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 (DFL) | 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 (DFL) | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Minnesota 9 | Coya Knutson | Democratic (DFL) | 1954 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | First elected | |||
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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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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. |
District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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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District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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. |
District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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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 |