1956 United States Senate election in Kansas

1956 United States Senate election in Kansas
November 6, 1956
 
Nominee Frank Carlson George Hart
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 477,822 333,939
Percentage 57.90% 40.46%
County results
Carlson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Hart:      50–60%
U.S. senator before election

Frank Carlson
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Frank Carlson
Republican

The 1956 United States Senate elections in Kansas took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank 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 President Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Kansas in a landslide over Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson.

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