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Parents > United States > Kentucky > Senate Class II
OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Special Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1956 - 08:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1956 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start November 07, 1956 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1961 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedThomas Walker October 09, 2005 10:06pm
Data SourcesUnited States Congressional Elections, 1788-1997 The Official Results Michael J. Dubin
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LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won06/21/1956
NameRobert Humphreys Votes1 (100.00%)
Term06/21/1956 - 11/06/1956 Margin1 (+100.00%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/08/1960
NameJohn Sherman Cooper Votes644,087 (59.15%)
Term01/03/1961 - 01/03/1967 Margin199,257 (+18.30%)
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Name Ambassador John Sherman Cooper Gov. Lawrence Wetherby  
PartyRepublican Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes 538,505 (53.23%) 473,140 (46.77%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -65,365 (-6.46%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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