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1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut
	Bush: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%; Dodd: 40–50% 50–60% 60-70%
U.S. senator before election; Prescott Bush; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Prescott Bush; Republican

The 1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut was held on November 6, 1956.

Incumbent Senator Prescott Bush, who won a special election in 1952, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas J. Dodd. As of 2023, this is the last time that a Republican has been elected to Connecticut's Class 3 Senate seat.

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative from Hartford

Convention

Dodd was nominated at the convention on July 7 without opposition.^[1]

General election

Candidates

Prescott Bush, incumbent Senator since 1952
Thomas J. Dodd, U.S. Representative from Hartford
Jasper McLevy, Mayor of Bridgeport since 1933 (Socialist)
Suzanne S. Stevenson (Independent Republican)

Results

1956 U.S. Senate election in Connecticut^[2]^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Prescott Bush (incumbent)	610,829	54.84%
	Democratic	Thomas J. Dodd	479,460	43.05%
	Independent Republican	Suzanne S. Stevenson	10,199	0.92%
	Socialist	Jasper McLevy	7,079	0.64%
	Independent	Vivien Kellems (write-in)	6,219	0.56%
	Write-in		33	0.00%
Total votes			1,113,819	100.00%
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ Parke, Richard H. (July 8, 1956). "DODD NOMINATED TO OPPOSE BUSH". The New York Times. p. 44.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (September 15, 1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.
^ "1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Connecticut". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

[1] Parke, Richard H. (July 8, 1956). "DODD NOMINATED TO OPPOSE BUSH". The New York Times. p. 44.

[2] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (September 15, 1958). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 53.

[3] "1956 Senatorial General Election Results - Connecticut". US Election Atlas. David Leip's Election Atlas. Retrieved April 19, 2022.

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1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut

Democratic nomination

Candidates

Convention

General election

Candidates

Results

See also

References