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The1956 United States Senate elections in Kansas took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican SenatorFrank Carlson ran for re-election to a second full term. He won a contested Republican primary and then faced George Hart, the 1954 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, in the general election. Carlson defeated Hart in a landslide, as Republican PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower carried Kansasin a landslide over Democratic presidential nomineeAdlai Stevenson.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George Hart | 54,553 | 40.35% | |
| Democratic | Paul L. Aylward | 54,085 | 40.00% | |
| Democratic | Fred Kilian | 16,384 | 12.12% | |
| Democratic | Marlyn Korf | 10,176 | 7.53% | |
| Total votes | 135,198 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Carlson (inc.) | 215,364 | 77.91% | |
| Republican | Walter I. Biddle | 61,053 | 22.09% | |
| Total votes | 276,417 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Frank Carlson (inc.) | 477,822 | 57.90% | +3.65% | |
| Democratic | George Hart | 333,939 | 40.46% | −3.37% | |
| Prohibition | C. Floyd Hester | 13,519 | 1.64% | −0.28% | |
| Majority | 143,883 | 17.43% | +7.01% | ||
| Total votes | 825,280 | 100.00% | |||
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