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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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All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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 Results: Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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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.
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. 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 |
| 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 | |||
| 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 5,468 | ||||
| 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 4,155 | ||||
| Conservative | 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 4,066 | |||
| Constitution | 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 3,619 | |||
| 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 2,459 | ||||
| 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 2,246 | ||||
| Socialist Labor | 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 2,217 | |||
| Socialist | 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 1,743 | |||
| 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 466 | ||||
| Socialist Workers | 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 303 | |||
| Social Democratic | 0 | | 0.0% | <0.1% | 260 | |||
| 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 | ||||||||
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Special elections
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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Arizona
| 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
| 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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California
| 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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Colorado
| 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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Connecticut
| District | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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
| 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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Florida
| 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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Idaho
| 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 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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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Iowa
| 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
| 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
| 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 | 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
| 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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Maine
| 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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Maryland
| 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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Massachusetts
| 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-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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| 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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Montana
| 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
| 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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Nevada
| 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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New Hampshire
| 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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New Jersey
| 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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New Mexico
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| 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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| 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 | 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 | 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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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 1956 United States House of Representatives elections 1954 November 6 1956 1958 All 435 seats in the United States House of Representatives 218 seats needed for a majority Majority party Minority party Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader since September 16 1940 January 3 1939 Leader s seat Texas 4th Massachusetts 14th Last election 232 seats 203 seats Seats won 234 201 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 30 062 042 28 698 083 Percentage 51 2 48 7 Swing 1 3pp 1 7ppResults Democratic hold Democratic gain Republican hold Republican gainSpeaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic 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 results410 incumbent members sought reelection but 6 were defeated in primaries and 15 defeated in the general election for a total of 389 incumbents winning 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 Party Seats Change Seat percentage Vote percentage Popular Vote 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 lt 0 1 15 848 Prohibition 0 0 0 lt 0 1 12 298 0 0 0 lt 0 1 5 468 0 0 0 lt 0 1 4 155 Conservative 0 0 0 lt 0 1 4 066 Constitution 0 0 0 lt 0 1 3 619 0 0 0 lt 0 1 2 459 0 0 0 lt 0 1 2 246 Socialist Labor 0 0 0 lt 0 1 2 217 Socialist 0 0 0 lt 0 1 1 743 0 0 0 lt 0 1 466 Socialist Workers 0 0 0 lt 0 1 303 Social Democratic 0 0 0 lt 0 1 260 0 0 0 lt 0 1 146 Others 0 0 0 lt 0 1 2 194 Totals 435 100 0 100 0 58 885 743 Source Election Statistics Office of the Clerk Popular vote Democratic 51 05 Republican 48 74 Others 0 21 House seats Democratic 53 79 Republican 46 21 House seats by party holding plurality in state 80 to 100 Republican 80 to 100 Democratic 60 to 80 Republican 60 to 80 Democratic Up to 60 Republican Up to 60 Democratic 6 Republican gain 6 Democratic gain 3 5 Republican gain 3 5 Democratic gain 1 2 Republican gain 1 2 Democratic gain no net changeSpecial electionsIn these special elections the winner was seated during 1956 or before January 3 1957 ordered by election date District Incumbent Results Candidates Member Party First elected Pennsylvania 30th Vera D Buchanan Democratic 1950 Incumbent died November 26 1955 New member elected January 24 1956 Democratic hold Y Elmer J Holland Democratic 75 3 Republican 24 7 New York 22nd Sidney A Fine Democratic 1950 Incumbent resigned January 2 1956 New member elected February 7 1956 Democratic hold Y James C Healey Democratic 72 3 Liberal 14 8 Republican 12 9 Pennsylvania 2nd William T Granahan Democratic 1944 1946 Lost 1948 Incumbent died May 25 1956 New member elected November 6 1956 Democratic hold Y Kathryn E Granahan Democratic 61 9 Republican 38 1 AlabamaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Alabama 1 Frank W Boykin Democratic 1935 special Incumbent re elected Y Frank W Boykin Democratic Uncontested Alabama 2 George M Grant Democratic 1938 Incumbent re elected Y George M Grant Democratic Uncontested Alabama 3 George W Andrews Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y George W Andrews Democratic Uncontested Alabama 4 Kenneth A Roberts Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Kenneth A Roberts Democratic 73 4 Roy Banks Republican 26 6 Alabama 5 Albert Rains Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Albert Rains Democratic Uncontested Alabama 6 Armistead I Selden Jr Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Armistead I Selden Jr Democratic Uncontested Alabama 7 Carl Elliott Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Carl Elliott Democratic Uncontested Alabama 8 Robert E Jones Jr Democratic 1947 special Incumbent re elected Y Robert E Jones Jr Democratic 80 7 J G Fortney Republican 19 3 Alabama 9 George Huddleston Jr Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y George Huddleston Jr Democratic 65 9 William L Longshore Jr Republican 34 1 ArizonaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Arizona 1 John Jacob Rhodes Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y John Jacob Rhodes Republican 54 9 William P Mahoney Democratic 45 1 Arizona 2 Stewart Udall Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Stewart Udall Democratic 60 1 Jack Speiden Republican 39 9 ArkansasDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Arkansas 1 Ezekiel C Gathings Democratic 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Ezekiel C Gathings Democratic Uncontested Arkansas 2 Wilbur Mills Democratic 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Wilbur Mills Democratic Uncontested Arkansas 3 James William Trimble Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y James William Trimble Democratic 61 3 William S Spicer Republican 38 7 Arkansas 4 Oren Harris Democratic 1940 Incumbent re elected Y Oren Harris Democratic Uncontested Arkansas 5 Brooks Hays Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Brooks Hays Democratic Uncontested Arkansas 6 William F Norrell Democratic 1938 Incumbent re elected Y William F Norrell Democratic UncontestedCaliforniaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected California 1 Hubert B Scudder Republican 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Hubert B Scudder Republican 53 6 Clem Miller Democratic 46 4 California 2 Clair Engle Democratic 1943 special Incumbent re elected Y Clair Engle Democratic Uncontested California 3 John E Moss Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y John E Moss Democratic 68 6 Noel C Stevenson Republican 31 4 California 4 William S Mailliard Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y William S Mailliard Republican 61 9 James L Quigley Democratic 38 1 California 5 John F Shelley Democratic 1949 special Incumbent re elected Y John F Shelley Democratic Uncontested California 6 John F Baldwin Jr Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y John F Baldwin Jr Republican 53 7 H Roberts Quinney Democratic 46 3 California 7 John J Allen Jr Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y John J Allen Jr Republican 52 8 Laurance L Cross Democratic 47 2 California 8 George P Miller Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y George P Miller Democratic 65 6 Robert Lee Watkins Republican 34 4 California 9 J Arthur Younger Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y J Arthur Younger Republican 60 3 James T McKay Democratic 39 7 California 10 Charles Gubser Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Charles Gubser Republican 60 7 William H Vatcher Jr Democratic 39 3 California 11 J Leroy Johnson Republican 1942 Incumbent lost re election New member elected Democratic gain Y John J McFall Democratic 53 1 J Leroy Johnson Republican 46 9 California 12 B F Sisk Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y B F Sisk Democratic 73 0 Robert B Moore Republican 27 0 California 13 Charles M Teague Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Charles M Teague Republican 59 6 William Kirk Stewart Democratic 40 4 California 14 Harlan Hagen Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Harlan Hagen Democratic 63 0 Myron D Tisdel Republican 37 0 California 15 Gordon L McDonough Republican 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Gordon L McDonough Republican 57 9 Emery S Petty Democratic 42 1 California 16 Donald L Jackson Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Donald L Jackson Republican 60 8 G Robert Fleming Democratic 39 2 California 17 Cecil R King Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Cecil R King Democratic 64 9 Charles A Franklin Republican 35 1 California 18 Craig Hosmer Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Craig Hosmer Republican 59 3 Raymond C Simpson Democratic 40 7 California 19 Chet Holifield Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Chet Holifield Democratic 73 8 Roy E Reynolds Republican 26 2 California 20 Vacant John Carl Hinshaw R died August 5 1956 New member elected Republican hold Y H Allen Smith Republican 70 8 Eugene Radding Democratic 29 2 California 21 Edgar W Hiestand Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Edgar W Hiestand Republican 62 6 W C Stethem Democratic 37 4 California 22 Joseph F Holt Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Joseph F Holt Republican 59 8 Irving Glasband Democratic 40 2 California 23 Clyde Doyle Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Clyde Doyle Democratic 70 9 E Elgie Calvin Republican 29 1 California 24 Glenard P Lipscomb Republican 1953 special Incumbent re elected Y Glenard P Lipscomb Republican 61 9 Fay Porter Democratic 38 1 California 25 Patrick J Hillings Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Patrick J Hillings Republican 63 8 John G Sobieski Democratic 36 2 California 26 James Roosevelt Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y James Roosevelt Democratic 68 8 Edward H Gibbons Republican 31 2 California 27 Harry R Sheppard Democratic 1936 Incumbent re elected Y Harry R Sheppard Democratic Uncontested California 28 James B Utt Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y James B Utt Republican 64 5 Gordon T Shepard Democratic 35 5 California 29 John Phillips Republican 1942 Incumbent retired New member elected Democratic gain Y Dalip Singh Saund Democratic 51 5 Jacqueline Cochran Odlum Republican 48 5 California 30 Bob Wilson Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Bob Wilson Republican 66 7 George A Cheney Democratic 33 3 ColoradoDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Colorado 1 Byron G Rogers Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Byron G Rogers Democratic 57 8 Ellen G Harris Republican 42 2 Colorado 2 William S Hill Republican 1940 Incumbent re elected Y William S Hill Republican 53 4 Byron L Johnson Democratic 46 6 Colorado 3 John Chenoweth Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y John Chenoweth Republican 50 2 Alva B Adams Democratic 49 8 Colorado 4 Wayne N Aspinall Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Wayne N Aspinall Democratic 61 8 Hugh L Caldwell Republican 38 2 ConnecticutDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Connecticut 1 Thomas J Dodd Democratic 1952 Retired to run for U S Senate Republican gain Y Edwin H May Jr Republican 53 5 Patrick J Ward Democratic 46 1 Donald B LaCroix Ind Republican 0 4 Connecticut 2 Horace Seely Brown Jr Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Horace Seely Brown Jr Republican 59 0 Douglas J Bennet Democratic 41 0 Connecticut 3 Albert W Cretella Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Albert W Cretella Republican 60 0 Robert Giaimo Democratic 40 0 Connecticut 4 Albert P Morano Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Albert P Morano Republican 68 4 Jack Stock Democratic 31 1 Harold Saunders Socialist 0 5 Connecticut 5 James T Patterson Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y James T Patterson Republican 61 9 Luke F Martin Democratic 38 1 Connecticut at large Antoni Sadlak Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Antoni Sadlak Republican 61 5 Matthew P Kuta Democratic 38 5 DelawareDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Delaware at large Harris McDowell Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Harry G Haskell Jr Republican 52 0 Harris McDowell Democratic 48 0 FloridaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Florida 1 William C Cramer Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y William C Cramer Republican 56 4 Winton H King Democratic 43 6 Florida 2 Charles E Bennett Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Charles E Bennett Democratic Uncontested Florida 3 Bob Sikes Democratic 1940 1944 resigned 1974 Incumbent re elected Y Bob Sikes Democratic 89 6 Arthur Barker Republican 10 4 Florida 4 Dante Fascell Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Dante Fascell Democratic 60 9 Leland Hyzer Republican 39 1 Florida 5 Syd Herlong Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Syd Herlong Democratic 51 4 Arnold L Lund Republican 48 6 Florida 6 Paul Rogers Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Paul Rogers Democratic 54 7 Dorothy A Smith Republican 45 3 Florida 7 James A Haley Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y James A Haley Democratic 62 4 Gus Nelson Republican 37 6 Florida 8 Donald Ray Matthews Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Donald Ray Matthews Democratic UncontestedGeorgiaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Georgia 1 Prince Hulon Preston Jr Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Prince Hulon Preston Jr Democratic 78 3 Harry P Anestos Independent 21 2 Other Republican 0 5 Georgia 2 J L Pilcher Democratic 1953 special Incumbent re elected Y J L Pilcher Democratic 100 0 Albert Maples Independent 0 01 Georgia 3 Tic Forrester Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Tic Forrester Democratic 100 0 J M Brophy Republican 0 004 Georgia 4 John Flynt Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y John Flynt Democratic 100 0 Other Republican 0 03 Georgia 5 James C Davis Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y James C Davis Democratic 59 2 Randolph W Thrower Republican 40 8 Joe McDow Independent 0 001 Georgia 6 Carl Vinson Democratic 1914 Incumbent re elected Y Carl Vinson Democratic Uncontested Georgia 7 Henderson Lovelace Lanham Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Henderson Lovelace Lanham Democratic 99 7 H M King Republican 0 3 Georgia 8 Iris Faircloth Blitch Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Iris Faircloth Blitch Democratic 100 0 J M Kent Republican 0 006 Georgia 9 Phillip M Landrum Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Phillip M Landrum Democratic Uncontested Georgia 10 Paul Brown Democratic 1933 special Incumbent re elected Y Paul Brown Democratic 99 8 Others Republican 0 2 IdahoDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Idaho 1 Gracie Pfost Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Gracie Pfost Democratic 55 1 Louise Shadduck Republican 44 9 Idaho 2 Hamer H Budge Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Hamer H Budge Republican 60 0 J W Reynolds Democratic 40 0 IllinoisDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Illinois 1 William L Dawson Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y William L Dawson Democratic 64 4 George W Lawrence Republican 35 6 Illinois 2 Barratt O Hara Democratic 1948 1950 defeated 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Barratt O Hara Democratic 55 3 Republican 44 7 Illinois 3 James C Murray Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Emmet Byrne Republican 51 4 James C Murray Democratic 48 6 Illinois 4 William E McVey Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y William E McVey Republican 60 0 Michael Hinko Democratic 40 0 Illinois 5 John C Kluczynski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y John C Kluczynski Democratic 61 8 Lawrence Welnowski Republican 38 2 Illinois 6 Thomas J O Brien Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas J O Brien Democratic 62 0 John J Dillon Republican 38 0 Illinois 7 James Bowler Democratic 1953 special Incumbent re elected Y James Bowler Democratic 71 7 Gabriel L Grimaldi Republican 28 3 Illinois 8 Thomas S Gordon Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas S Gordon Democratic 59 5 Victor O Wright Republican 40 5 Illinois 9 Sidney R Yates Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Sidney R Yates Democratic 54 0 Johann S Ackerman Republican 46 0 Illinois 10 Richard W Hoffman Republican 1948 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y Harold R Collier Republican 64 4 Marvin E Lore Democratic 35 6 Illinois 11 Timothy P Sheehan Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Timothy P Sheehan Republican 55 5 Roman Pucinski Democratic 44 5 Illinois 12 Charles A Boyle Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Charles A Boyle Democratic 53 2 Edgar A Jonas Republican 46 8 Illinois 13 Marguerite S Church Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Marguerite S Church Republican 71 6 Helen Benson Leys Democratic 28 4 Illinois 14 Vacant Chauncey W Reed R died February 9 1956 Republican hold Y Russell W Keeney Republican 70 6 Harold J Spelman Democratic 29 4 Illinois 15 Noah M Mason Republican 1936 Incumbent re elected Y Noah M Mason Republican 64 6 Stanley Hubbs Democratic 35 4 Illinois 16 Leo E Allen Republican 1932 Incumbent re elected Y Leo E Allen Republican 63 7 Glen F Kunkle Democratic 36 3 Illinois 17 Leslie C Arends Republican 1934 Incumbent re elected Y Leslie C Arends Republican 64 9 C E Spang Democratic 35 1 Illinois 18 Harold H Velde Republican 1948 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y Robert H Michel Republican 58 8 Fred Allen Democratic 41 2 Illinois 19 Robert B Chiperfield Republican 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Robert B Chiperfield Republican 55 8 Martin P Sutor Democratic 44 2 Illinois 20 Sid Simpson Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Sid Simpson Republican 59 6 Henry W Pollock Democratic 40 4 Illinois 21 Peter F Mack Jr Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Peter F Mack Jr Democratic 53 5 Frederic S O Hara Republican 46 5 Illinois 22 William L Springer Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y William L Springer Republican 62 3 E H Winegarner Democratic 37 7 Illinois 23 Charles W Vursell Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Charles W Vursell Republican 52 6 Albert R Imle Democratic 47 4 Illinois 24 Melvin Price Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Melvin Price Democratic 68 2 Waldo E Schellenger Republican 31 8 Illinois 25 Kenneth J Gray Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Kenneth J Gray Democratic 53 8 Samuel J Scott Republican 46 2 IndianaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Indiana 1 Ray Madden Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Ray Madden Democratic 52 6 Donald K Stimson Jr Republican 47 2 Harry C Beamer Prohibition 0 2 Indiana 2 Charles A Halleck Republican 1935 special Incumbent re elected Y Charles A Halleck Republican 62 2 Thurman C Crook Democratic 37 4 J O Johnston Prohibition 0 3 Indiana 3 Shepard Crumpacker Republican 1950 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y F Jay Nimtz Republican 53 1 John Brademas Democratic 46 9 Indiana 4 E Ross Adair Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y E Ross Adair Republican 63 4 F Dean Bechtol Democratic 36 3 Claude Swartz Prohibition 0 2 Indiana 5 John V Beamer Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y John V Beamer Republican 56 4 William Catlin Whitehead Democratic 43 1 Ralph G Stallsmith Prohibition 0 5 Indiana 6 Cecil M Harden Republican 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Cecil M Harden Republican 55 0 John W King Democratic 44 8 Woodrow Shields Prohibition 0 2 Indiana 7 William G Bray Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y William G Bray Republican 57 2 Vernon R Hill Democratic 42 8 Indiana 8 Winfield K Denton Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Winfield K Denton Democratic 50 1 D Bailey Merrill Republican 49 7 Raymond Morris Prohibition 0 3 Indiana 9 Earl Wilson Republican 1940 Incumbent re elected Y Earl Wilson Republican 53 4 Wilfrid J Ullirch Democratic 46 3 Elmer D Riggs Prohibition 0 3 Indiana 10 Ralph Harvey Republican 1947 special Incumbent re elected Y Ralph Harvey Republican 56 3 Gerald C Carmony Democratic 43 3 Thomas E Booher Prohibition 0 4 Indiana 11 Charles B Brownson Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Charles B Brownson Republican 59 4 John C Carvey Democratic 40 5 Paul W Cox Prohibition 0 2 IowaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Iowa 1 Fred Schwengel Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Fred Schwengel Republican 58 0 Democratic 42 0 Iowa 2 Henry O Talle Republican 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Henry O Talle Republican 51 4 Leonard G Wolf Democratic 48 6 Iowa 3 H R Gross Republican 1948 Incumbent re elected Y H R Gross Republican 58 6 Michael Micich Democratic 41 4 Iowa 4 Karl M LeCompte Republican 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Karl M LeCompte Republican 50 7 Steven V Carter Democratic 49 3 Iowa 5 Paul Cunningham Republican 1940 Incumbent re elected Y Paul Cunningham Republican 51 1 Democratic 48 9 Iowa 6 James I Dolliver Republican 1944 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Merwin Coad Democratic 50 1 James I Dolliver Republican 49 9 Iowa 7 Ben F Jensen Republican 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Ben F Jensen Republican 55 4 Democratic 44 6 Iowa 8 Charles B Hoeven Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Charles B Hoeven Republican 60 1 Robert J Salem Democratic 39 9 KansasDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Kansas 1 William H Avery Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y William H Avery Republican 53 1 Howard S Miller Democratic 45 8 Howard Hadin Prohibition 1 1 Kansas 2 Errett P Scrivner Republican 1943 special Incumbent re elected Y Errett P Scrivner Republican 54 9 Newell A George Democratic 45 1 Kansas 3 Myron V George Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Myron V George Republican 55 0 Denver D Hargis Democratic 45 0 Kansas 4 Edward Herbert Rees Republican 1936 Incumbent re elected Y Edward Herbert Rees Republican 53 8 John D Montgomery Democratic 46 2 Kansas 5 Clifford R Hope Republican 1926 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y J Floyd Breeding Democratic 50 5 John W Crutcher Republican 49 5 Kansas 6 Wint Smith Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Wint Smith Republican 51 1 Elmo J Mahoney Democratic 48 9 KentuckyDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Kentucky 1 Noble Jones Gregory Democratic 1936 Incumbent re elected Y Noble Jones Gregory Democratic Uncontested Kentucky 2 William Natcher Democratic Incumbent re elected Y William Natcher Democratic 51 3 R B Blakenship Republican 48 7 Kentucky 3 John M Robsion Jr Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y John M Robsion Jr Republican 56 8 Philip Ardery Democratic 43 2 Kentucky 4 Frank Chelf Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Frank Chelf Democratic 56 3 John Basil Preston Republican 43 7 Kentucky 5 Brent Spence Democratic 1930 Incumbent re elected Y Brent Spence Democratic 55 9 Jule Appel Republican 44 1 Kentucky 6 John C Watts Democratic 1951 special Incumbent re elected Y John C Watts Democratic 52 7 Wallace Jones Republican 47 3 Kentucky 7 Carl D Perkins Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Carl D Perkins Democratic 52 4 Scott Craft Republican 47 6 Florence Montague Prohibition 0 08 Kentucky 8 Eugene Siler Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Eugene Siler Republican 71 7 Mitchel S Fannin Democratic 28 3 LouisianaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Louisiana 1 F Edward Hebert Democratic 1940 Incumbent re elected Y F Edward Hebert Democratic Uncontested Louisiana 2 Hale Boggs Democratic 1940 1942 lost 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Hale Boggs Democratic 64 5 Republican 35 5 Louisiana 3 Edwin E Willis Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Edwin E Willis Democratic Uncontested Louisiana 4 Overton Brooks Democratic 1936 Incumbent re elected Y Overton Brooks Democratic 68 1 Calhoun Allen Jr Republican 31 9 Louisiana 5 Otto Passman Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Otto Passman Democratic Uncontested Louisiana 6 James H Morrison Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y James H Morrison Democratic Uncontested Louisiana 7 T Ashton Thompson Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y T Ashton Thompson Democratic Uncontested Louisiana 8 George S Long Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y George S Long Democratic UncontestedMaineDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Maine 1 Robert Hale Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Robert Hale Republican 50 0 James C Oliver Democratic 50 0 Maine 2 Charles P Nelson Republican 1948 Incumbent retired Democratic gain Y Frank M Coffin Democratic 53 4 James L Reid Republican 46 6 Maine 3 Clifford McIntire Republican 1951 special Incumbent re elected Y Clifford McIntire Republican 60 6 Democratic 39 4 MarylandDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Maryland 1 Edward T Miller Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Edward T Miller Republican 55 7 Hamilton P Fox Democratic 44 3 Maryland 2 James Devereux Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y James Devereux Republican 58 1 A Gordon Boone Democratic 41 9 Maryland 3 Edward Garmatz Democratic 1947 special Incumbent re elected Y Edward Garmatz Democratic 69 7 Harry Kemper Republican 30 3 Maryland 4 George Fallon Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y George Fallon Democratic 53 8 George Denys Hubbard Republican 46 2 Maryland 5 Richard Lankford Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Richard Lankford Democratic 56 8 William B Prendergast Republican 43 2 Maryland 6 DeWitt Hyde Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y DeWitt Hyde Republican 54 2 John R Foley Democratic 45 8 Maryland 7 Samuel Friedel Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Samuel Friedel Democratic 59 0 David A Halley Republican 41 0 MassachusettsDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Massachusetts 1 John W Heselton Republican 1944 Incumbent re elected Y John W Heselton Republican 63 6 Howard W Shea Democratic 36 0 Gaetano T Maratea Prohibition 0 4 Massachusetts 2 Edward Boland Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Edward Boland Democratic 61 2 Foster W Doty Republican 38 8 Massachusetts 3 Philip J Philbin Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Philip J Philbin Democratic 70 9 Robert A Parker Republican 29 1 Massachusetts 4 Harold Donohue Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Harold Donohue Democratic 59 4 Mary R Wheller Republican 40 6 Massachusetts 5 Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 1925 special Incumbent re elected Y Edith Nourse Rogers Republican 73 3 Lawrence E Corcoran Democratic 26 7 Massachusetts 6 William H Bates Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y William H Bates Republican Uncontested Massachusetts 7 Thomas J Lane Democratic 1941 special Incumbent re elected Y Thomas J Lane Democratic 68 5 Robert T Breed Republican 31 5 Massachusetts 8 Torbert Macdonald Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Torbert Macdonald Democratic 54 8 C Eugene Farnam Republican 45 2 Massachusetts 9 Donald W Nicholson Republican 1947 special Incumbent re elected Y Donald W Nicholson Republican 61 1 William McAuliffe Democratic 38 9 Massachusetts 10 Laurence Curtis Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Laurence Curtis Republican 53 0 Jackson J Holtz Democratic 47 0 Massachusetts 11 Tip O Neill Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Tip O Neill Democratic 75 3 Rudolph E Mottola Republican 24 7 Massachusetts 12 John W McCormack Democratic 1928 Incumbent re elected Y John W McCormack Democratic 82 5 James S Tremblay Republican 17 5 Massachusetts 13 Dick Wigglesworth Republican 1928 Incumbent re elected Y Dick Wigglesworth Republican 55 6 Richard E McCormack Democratic 44 4 Massachusetts 14 Joseph W Martin Jr Republican 1924 Incumbent re elected Y Joseph W Martin Jr Republican 62 4 Edward F Doolan Democratic 37 6 MichiganDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Michigan 1 Thaddeus M Machrowicz Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Thaddeus M Machrowicz Democratic 86 1 Walter Czarnecki Republican 13 9 Michigan 2 George Meader Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y George Meader Republican 63 1 Franklin J Shepherd Democratic 36 6 Verdon R Dunckel Prohibition 0 3 Michigan 3 August E Johansen Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y August E Johansen Republican 63 8 Truman Barkhuff Democratic 35 8 Clarence O Button Prohibition 0 5 Michigan 4 Clare Hoffman Republican 1934 Incumbent re elected Y Clare Hoffman Republican 62 0 Samuel I Clark Democratic 38 0 Michigan 5 Gerald Ford Republican 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Gerald Ford Republican 67 1 George E Clay Democratic 32 9 Michigan 6 Donald Hayworth Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Charles E Chamberlain Republican 50 8 Donald Hayworth Democratic 49 0 Herbert E Crouter Prohibition 0 2 Michigan 7 Jesse P Wolcott Republican 1930 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y Robert J McIntosh Republican 53 7 Ira D McCoy Democratic 46 3 Michigan 8 Alvin Morell Bentley Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Alvin Morell Bentley Republican 64 1 William R Hart Democratic 35 6 D Ruth Larson Prohibition 0 3 Michigan 9 Ruth Thompson Republican 1950 Incumbent lost renomination Republican hold Y Robert P Griffin Republican 56 0 William E Baker Democratic 44 0 Michigan 10 Elford Albin Cederberg Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Elford Albin Cederberg Republican 65 6 William J Kelly Democratic 34 4 Michigan 11 Victor A Knox Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Victor A Knox Republican 56 1 Democratic 43 9 Michigan 12 John B Bennett Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y John B Bennett Republican 56 3 Joseph S Mack Democratic 43 7 Michigan 13 Charles Diggs Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Charles Diggs Democratic 69 8 Willis F Ward Republican 30 2 Michigan 14 Louis C Rabaut Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Louis C Rabaut Democratic 56 8 Harold F Youngblood Republican 43 2 Michigan 15 John D Dingell Jr Democratic 1955 special Incumbent re elected Y John D Dingell Jr Democratic 74 1 Larry Middleton Republican 25 8 Roxann Higgs Prohibition 0 1 Michigan 16 John Lesinski Jr Democratic 1932 Incumbent re elected Y John Lesinski Jr Democratic 64 1 Arthur Kurtz Republican 35 6 Earl A Johnson Prohibition 0 3 Michigan 17 Martha Griffiths Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Martha Griffiths Democratic 53 3 George E Smith Republican 46 5 Walter D Carpenter Prohibition 0 2 Michigan 18 George A Dondero Republican 1932 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y William Broomfield Republican 56 7 Paul Sutton Democratic 43 3 MinnesotaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Minnesota 1 August H Andresen Republican 1934 Incumbent re elected Y August H Andresen Republican 61 5 Arnold L Fredriksen DFL 38 5 Minnesota 2 Joseph P O Hara Republican 1940 Incumbent re elected Y Joseph P O Hara Republican 63 8 Harold Zupp DFL 36 2 Minnesota 3 Roy Wier Democratic Farmer Labor 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Roy Wier DFL 52 0 George Mikan Republican 48 0 Minnesota 4 Eugene McCarthy Democratic Farmer Labor 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Eugene McCarthy DFL 64 1 Edward C Slettedahl Republican 35 9 Minnesota 5 Walter Judd Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Walter Judd Republican 56 0 Joe Robbie DFL 44 0 Minnesota 6 Fred Marshall Democratic Farmer Labor 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Fred Marshall DFL 56 2 Joseph L Kaczmarek Republican 43 8 Minnesota 7 H Carl Andersen Republican 1938 Incumbent re elected Y H Carl Andersen Republican 55 9 Clint Haroldson DFL 44 1 Minnesota 8 John Blatnik Democratic Farmer Labor 1946 Incumbent re elected Y John Blatnik DFL 73 2 Alfred J Weinberg Republican 26 8 Minnesota 9 Coya Knutson Democratic Farmer Labor 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Coya Knutson DFL 52 7 Harold Hagen Republican 47 3 MississippiDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Mississippi 1 Thomas Abernethy Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas Abernethy Democratic Uncontested Mississippi 2 Jamie Whitten Democratic 1941 special Incumbent re elected Y Jamie Whitten Democratic Uncontested Mississippi 3 Frank E Smith Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Frank E Smith Democratic Uncontested Mississippi 4 John Bell Williams Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y John Bell Williams Democratic Uncontested Mississippi 5 W Arthur Winstead Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected Y W Arthur Winstead Democratic Uncontested Mississippi 6 William M Colmer Democratic 1932 Incumbent re elected Y William M Colmer Democratic UncontestedMissouriDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Missouri 1 Frank M Karsten Democratic 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Frank M Karsten Democratic 66 3 Bill Bangert Republican 33 7 Missouri 2 Thomas B Curtis Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Thomas B Curtis Republican 51 8 James L Sullivan Democratic 48 2 Missouri 3 Leonor Sullivan Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Leonor Sullivan Democratic 69 6 Sidney R Redmond Republican 30 4 Missouri 4 George H Christopher Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y George H Christopher Democratic 51 8 Jeffrey P Hillelson Republican 48 2 Missouri 5 Richard Bolling Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Richard Bolling Democratic 57 2 Lem T Jones Jr Republican 42 8 Missouri 6 William Raleigh Hull Jr Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y William Raleigh Hull Jr Democratic 52 0 Stanley I Dale Republican 48 0 Missouri 7 Dewey Short Republican 1934 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y Charles Harrison Brown Democratic 50 3 Dewey Short Republican 49 7 Missouri 8 A S J Carnahan Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y A S J Carnahan Democratic 54 3 Frank W May Republican 45 7 Missouri 9 Clarence Cannon Democratic 1922 Incumbent re elected Y Clarence Cannon Democratic Uncontested Missouri 10 Paul C Jones Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Paul C Jones Democratic Uncontested Missouri 11 Morgan M Moulder Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Morgan M Moulder Democratic 50 8 George H Miller Republican 49 2 MontanaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Montana 1 Lee Metcalf Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Lee Metcalf Democratic 62 1 Bill McDonald Republican 37 9 Montana 2 Orvin B Fjare Republican 1954 Incumbent lost re election Democratic gain Y LeRoy H Anderson Democratic 50 9 Orvin B Fjare Republican 49 1 NebraskaDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected Nebraska 1 Phil Weaver Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Phil Weaver Republican 67 0 Samuel Freeman Democratic 33 0 Nebraska 2 Jackson B Chase Republican 1954 Incumbent retired Republican hold Y Glenn Cunningham Republican 53 4 Joseph V Benesch Democratic 45 0 Al Misegadis Write in 1 7 Nebraska 3 R D Harrison Republican 1951 special Incumbent re elected Y R D Harrison Republican 50 1 Lawrence Brock Democratic 49 9 Nebraska 4 Arthur L Miller Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Arthur L Miller Republican 65 7 Carlton W Laird Democratic 34 3 NevadaDistrict 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 Y Walter Baring Democratic 54 2 Richard W Horton Republican 45 8 New HampshireDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New Hampshire 1 Chester E Merrow Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y Chester E Merrow Republican 57 4 James B Sullivan Democratic 42 6 New Hampshire 2 Perkins Bass Republican 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Perkins Bass Republican 65 9 George F Brown Democratic 34 1 New JerseyDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New Jersey 1 Charles A Wolverton Republican 1926 Incumbent re elected Y Charles A Wolverton Republican 58 3 J Frank Crawford Democratic 41 5 Bernardo S Doganiero Socialist Labor 0 2 New Jersey 2 T Millet Hand Republican 1944 Incumbent re elected Y T Millet Hand Republican 67 8 Thomas C Stewart Democratic 32 0 Morris Karp Socialist Labor 0 1 New Jersey 3 James C Auchincloss Republican 1942 Incumbent re elected Y James C Auchincloss Republican 65 3 Sidney Shiff Democratic 34 7 New Jersey 4 Frank Thompson Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Frank Thompson Democratic 54 5 William H Wells Republican 45 5 New Jersey 5 Peter Frelinghuysen Jr Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Peter Frelinghuysen Jr Republican 64 5 Francis C Foley Jr Democratic 35 4 Harry Press Socialist Labor 0 2 New Jersey 6 Harrison A Williams Democratic 1953 special Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Florence P Dwyer Republican 50 6 Harrison A Williams Democratic 48 5 Ithamar Quigley Prohibition 0 9 New Jersey 7 William B Widnall Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected Y William B Widnall Republican 70 7 Daniel Amster Democratic 29 3 New Jersey 8 Gordon Canfield Republican 1940 Incumbent re elected Y Gordon Canfield Republican 60 8 Walter H Gardner Democratic 38 7 Harry Santhouse Socialist Labor 0 4 Stephen Bell American Third 0 09 New Jersey 9 Frank C Osmers Jr Republican 1951 special Incumbent re elected Y Frank C Osmers Jr Republican 67 8 Robert D Gruen Democratic 31 9 Herman H Rhael Socialist Labor 0 3 New Jersey 10 Peter W Rodino Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Peter W Rodino Democratic 56 1 G George Addonzio Republican 43 9 New Jersey 11 Hugh J Addonizio Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Hugh J Addonizio Democratic 51 7 Chester K Ligham Republican 46 8 William H Smullen American Conserv 1 5 New Jersey 12 Robert Kean Republican 1938 Incumbent re elected Y Robert Kean Republican 59 7 Irving L Hodes Democratic 38 7 Winfred O Perry Conservative 1 4 Daniel Roberts Socialist Workers 0 2 New Jersey 13 Alfred Sieminski Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y Alfred Sieminski Democratic 45 0 Norman H Roth Republican 44 9 Mortimer P Cullity Independent 4 5 John F Connelly Independent 3 4 Anthony J Worosile Independent 1 8 Joseph H Burgess Independent 0 4 New Jersey 14 T James Tumulty Democratic 1954 Incumbent lost re election Republican gain Y Vincent J Dellay Republican 52 3 T James Tumulty Democratic 45 6 John E Walton Independent 2 1 New MexicoDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New Mexico at large John J Dempsey Democratic 1950 Incumbent re elected Y John J Dempsey Democratic 26 7 Y Antonio M Fernandez Democratic 26 4 Dudley Cornell Republican 23 6 Forrest S Atchley Republican 23 2 New Mexico at large Antonio M Fernandez Democratic 1942 Incumbent re elected New YorkDistrict Incumbent Results Candidates Senator Party First elected New York 1 Stuyvesant Wainwright Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Stuyvesant Wainwright Republican 65 8 T Bronson O Reilly Democratic 34 2 New York 2 Steven Derounian Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Steven Derounian Republican 67 5 Julius J D Amato Democratic 32 5 New York 3 Frank J Becker Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Frank J Becker Republican 61 9 Francis X Hardiman Democratic 38 1 New York 4 Henry J Latham Republican 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Henry J Latham Republican 55 8 Joseph J Perrini Democratic 44 2 New York 5 Albert H Bosch Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Albert H Bosch Republican 58 6 John J Quinn Democratic 41 4 New York 6 Lester Holtzman Democratic 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Lester Holtzman Democratic 56 9 Albert H Buschmann Republican 43 1 New York 7 James J Delaney Democratic 1944 1946 lost 1948 Incumbent re elected Y James J Delaney Democratic 50 0 Joseph Stockinger Republican 50 0 New York 8 Victor Anfuso Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Victor Anfuso Democratic 65 6 Julius Reinlieb Republican 34 4 New York 9 Eugene Keogh Democratic 1936 Incumbent re elected Y Eugene Keogh Democratic 62 8 Benjamin W Feldman Republican 37 2 New York 10 Edna F Kelly Democratic 1949 special Incumbent re elected Y Edna F Kelly Democratic 73 2 Abraham Sher Republican 26 8 New York 11 Emanuel Celler Democratic 1922 Incumbent re elected Y Emanuel Celler Democratic 77 7 Henry D Dorfman Republican 22 3 New York 12 Francis E Dorn Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Francis E Dorn Republican 57 6 Donald L O Toole Democratic 42 4 New York 13 Abraham J Multer Democratic Incumbent re elected Y Abraham J Multer Democratic 71 2 Joseph Moriber Republican 28 8 New York 14 John J Rooney Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y John J Rooney Democratic 64 2 Jacob P Lefkowitz Republican 35 8 New York 15 John H Ray Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y John H Ray Republican 61 8 Ralph Di Iorio Democratic 38 2 New York 16 Adam Clayton Powell Jr Democratic 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Adam Clayton Powell Jr Democratic 69 7 Joseph A Bailey Republican 19 9 Formington Taylor Liberal 10 3 New York 17 Frederic Coudert Jr Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Frederic Coudert Jr Republican 50 9 Anthony B Akers Democratic 49 1 New York 18 James G Donovan Democratic 1950 Incumbent lost re election as a Republican Democratic hold Y Alfred E Santangelo Democratic 58 0 James G Donovan Republican 42 0 New York 19 Arthur George Klein Democratic 1946 Incumbent retired to run for New York Supreme Court Democratic hold Y Leonard Farbstein Democratic 68 4 Maurice G Henry Jr Republican 31 6 New York 20 Irwin D Davidson Democratic 1954 Incumbent retired to run for New York County Court of General Sessions Democratic hold Y Ludwig Teller Democratic 63 8 Milton H Adler Republican 36 2 New York 21 Herbert Zelenko Democratic 1954 Incumbent re elected Y Herbert Zelenko Democratic 66 5 Dalton J Shapo Democratic 33 5 New York 22 James C Healey Democratic February 7 1956 Incumbent re elected Y James C Healey Democratic 64 1 Henry Rose Republican 24 7 David I Wells Liberal 11 2 New York 23 Isidore Dollinger Democratic 1948 Incumbent re elected Y Isidore Dollinger Democratic 68 5 Philip Myer Republican 21 9 Hyman Fromowitz Liberal 9 6 New York 24 Charles A Buckley Democratic 1934 Incumbent re elected Y Charles A Buckley Democratic 54 7 Harold Grosberg Republican 32 3 Elias Rosenblatt Liberal 13 0 New York 25 Paul A Fino Republican 1952 Incumbent re elected Y Paul A Fino Republican 59 4 Edward A Cunningham Democratic 35 5 Bernard Tobacman Liberal 5 1 New York 26 Ralph A Gamble Republican Incumbent retired Republican hold Y Edwin B Dooley Republican 67 4 Julia L Crews Democratic 32 6 New York 27 Ralph W Gwinn Republican 1944 Incumbent re elected Y Ralph W Gwinn Republican 58 1 William D Carlebach Democratic 41 9 New York 28 Katharine St George Republican 1946 Incumbent re elected Y Katharine St George Republican 62 2 William H Mauldin Democratic 37 8 New York 29 J Ernest Wharton Republican 1950 Incumbent re elected img