1955 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election

picture info	1955 Kentucky Gubernatorial Election The 1955 Kentucky gubernatorial election was held on November 7, 1955. Democratic Party (United States), Democratic nominee Happy Chandler defeated Republican Party (United States), Republican nominee Edwin R. Denney with 58.02% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 6, 1955. Democratic primary Candidates Happy Chandler, former United States Senate, United States Senator Bert Combs, Judge of the Kentucky Court of Appeals Jesse N. R. Cecil Results Republican primary Candidates Edwin R. Denney, former United States District Court for the Eastern District of Kentucky, United States Attorney for the Eastern District of Kentucky James L. Clay Results General election Candidates Major party candidates Happy Chandler, Democratic Edwin R. Denney, Republican Other candidates Robert H. Garrison, Prohibition Jesse K. Lewis, Independent Results References {{1955 United States elections, state=collapsed Kentucky gube ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:* [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	United States Senate The United States Senate is the upper chamber of the United States Congress, with the House of Representatives being the lower chamber. Together they compose the national bicameral legislature of the United States. The composition and powers of the Senate are established by Article One of the United States Constitution. The Senate is composed of senators, each of whom represents a single state in its entirety. Each of the 50 states is equally represented by two senators who serve staggered terms of six years, for a total of 100 senators. The vice president of the United States serves as presiding officer and president of the Senate by virtue of that office, despite not being a senator, and has a vote only if the Senate is equally divided. In the vice president's absence, the president pro tempore, who is traditionally the senior member of the party holding a majority of seats, presides over the Senate. As the upper chamber of Congress, the Senate has several powers o ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	November 1955 Events In North America November is the eleventh and penultimate month of the year in the Julian and Gregorian Calendars, the fourth and last of four months to have a length of 30 days and the fifth and last of five months to have a length of fewer than 31 days. November was the ninth month of the calendar of Romulus . November retained its name (from the Latin ''novem'' meaning "nine") when January and February were added to the Roman calendar. November is a month of late spring in the Southern Hemisphere and late autumn in the Northern Hemisphere The Northern Hemisphere is the half of Earth that is north of the Equator. For other planets in the Solar System, north is defined as being in the same celestial hemisphere relative to the invariable plane of the solar system as Earth's Nort .... Therefore, November in the Southern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent of May in the Northern Hemisphere and vice versa. In Ancient Rome, Ludi Plebeii was held from November 4–17, Epulum Jovis ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]