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.
Democratic primary Candidates George Hart, furrier, 1954 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, 1955 candidate for Wichita City Commission Paul L. Aylward, former Ellsworth County Attorney, former State Commander for the American Legion Fred Kilian, Wamego farmer Marlyn Korf, Hodgeman County Commissioner
Results
Republican primary Candidates Frank Carlson, incumbent U.S. Senator Walter I. Biddle, Leavenworth City Court Judge, former Leavenworth County Attorney
Results
General election Results
See also 1956 United States Senate elections
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