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  KY - District 05
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Parents > United States > Kentucky > KY - District 05
OfficeHouse of Representatives
HonorificRepresentative - Abbr: Rep.
Type General Election
Filing Deadline May 01, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open November 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1956 - 11:00pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1959 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedChronicler December 10, 2006 08:26pm
Data SourcesMichael J. Dubin, United States Congressional Elections 1788-1997, p. 607.
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/02/1954
NameBrent Spence Votes63,640 (61.01%)
Term01/01/1955 - 01/01/1957 Margin22,961 (+22.01%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won11/04/1958
NameBrent Spence Votes34,919 (71.92%)
Term01/03/1959 - 01/03/1961 Margin21,288 (+43.85%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
May 29, 1956 KY District 5 - D Primary
Brent Spence
D 31,607
May 29, 1956 KY District 5 - R Primary
Jule Appel
R 3,423

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Name (I) Rep. Brent Spence Jule Appel  
PartyDemocratic Republican  
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Uncertified Votes 59,402 (55.92%) 46,821 (44.08%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -12,581 (-11.84%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00%  
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