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      Home/Elections/1956/US Senate/Kentucky
      1956·US Senate·Kentucky
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      Kentucky US Senate

      Winner
      REP
      John Sherman Cooper
      53.2%538,505 votes
      Runner-up
      DEM
      Lawrence W. Wetherby
      46.8%473,140 votes
      Margin
      R+6.5
      1,011,645 total votes
      2 candidates1,011,645 total votes
      CandidatePartyVotes ▼%Vote Share
      John Sherman CooperREP✓
      		REP538,50553.2%
      Lawrence W. WetherbyDEM
      		DEM473,14046.8%

      Seat History

      US Senate in Kentucky(Class I)

      2022
      Rand PaulREP
      R+23.6
      2020
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+19.5
      2016
      Rand PaulREP
      R+14.6
      2014
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+15.5
      2010
      Rand PaulREP
      R+11.5
      2008
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+5.9
      2004
      James P BunningREP
      R+1.3
      2002
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+29.4
      1998
      James P BunningREP
      R+0.6
      1996
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+12.6
      1992
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+27.1
      1990
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+4.4
      1986
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+48.8
      1984
      Mitch McConnellREP
      R+0.4
      1980
      Wendell FordDEM
      D+30.3
      View all US Senate history for Kentucky →

      Candidates

      John Sherman CooperREP
      Record5W-2L
      Avg MarginR+7.4
      Career1946-1966
      US Senate
      Full profile →
      Lawrence W. WetherbyDEM
      Record1W-1L
      Avg MarginD+1.4
      Career1951-1956
      US Senate / Governor
      Full profile →

      Also in Kentucky, 1956

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