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The 1956 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator
Herman Welker Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957. Early years Born ...
was defeated for re-election by Democratic nominee
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an Americans, American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Idah ...
.


Primary elections

Primary election Primary elections, or direct primary are a voting process by which voters can indicate their preference for their party's candidate, or a candidate in general, in an upcoming general election, local election, or by-election. Depending on the ...
s were held on August 14, 1956.


Democratic primary


Candidates

*
Frank Church Frank Forrester Church III (July 25, 1924 – April 7, 1984) was an Americans, American politician and lawyer. A member of the Democratic Party (United States), Democratic Party, he served as a United States Senate, United States senator from Idah ...
, attorney *
Glen H. Taylor Glen Hearst Taylor (April 12, 1904 – April 28, 1984) was an American politician, entertainer, businessman, and U.S. senator from Idaho. He was the vice presidential candidate on the Progressive Party ticket in the 1948 election. Taylor was ...
, former
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*Claude J. Burtenshaw, teacher, Democratic candidate for U.S. Senate in 1950 special election and unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in
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*Alvin McCormack, farmer, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in
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Results


Republican primary


Candidates

*
Herman Welker Herman Orville Welker (December 11, 1906 – October 30, 1957) was an American politician from the state of Idaho. He was a member of the Idaho Republican Party and served one term in the United States Senate, from 1951 to 1957. Early years Born ...
, incumbent
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*William S. Holden, attorney *Ray J. Davis, teacher *
John C. Sanborn John Carfield Sanborn (September 28, 1885 – May 16, 1968), Idaho) was a congressman from southern Idaho. Sanborn served as a Republican in the House for two terms, from 1947 to 1951. Born in Chenoa, Illinois, Sanborn was the son of Orville D ...
, former
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*Mark L. Streeter, farmer


Results


General election


Campaign

The State Board of Canvassers confirmed Church's narrow victory over Taylor on August 25. Taylor decided to run as a
write-in A write-in candidate is a candidate whose name does not appear on the ballot but seeks election by asking voters to cast a vote for the candidate by physically writing in the person's name on the ballot. Depending on electoral law it may be poss ...
candidate.


Endorsements


Results


See also

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1956 United States Senate elections The 1956 United States Senate elections were elections for the United States Senate that coincided with the 1956 United States presidential election, re-election of President of the United States, President Dwight D. Eisenhower. The 32 seats of ...


References


Bibliography

* {{1956 United States elections
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Idaho Idaho ( ) is a state in the Pacific Northwest region of the Western United States. To the north, it shares a small portion of the Canada–United States border with the province of British Columbia. It borders the states of Montana and Wyom ...
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