1956 United States Senate election in Iowa
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The 1956 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Bourke B. Hickenlooper was re-elected to a third term in office over Democrat Rudolph M. Evans.
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Rudolph M. Evans (Democratic), former member of the Federal Reserve Board of Governors[1][2]
- Bourke B. Hickenlooper, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Republican)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Bourke B. Hickenlooper (incumbent) | 635,499 | 53.92% |  0.90
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| Democratic | Rudolph M. Evans | 543,156 | 46.08% |  1.38
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| Total votes | 1,178,655 | 100.00% | |||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "R.M. EVANS DIES; ONCE FARM CHIEF; Ex-Administrator of A.A.A., Democrat, Was Defeated in Iowa Senate Race Nov. 6 Helped Write Farm Program". New York Times. New York City. November 22, 1956. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Rudolph M. Evans". Federal Reserve History. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1957). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.