United States House of Representatives elections, 1956

United States House of Representatives elections, 1956

November 6, 1956[1]

All 435 seats to the United States House of Representatives 218 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Sam Rayburn Joseph Martin Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Texas-4th Massachusetts-14th Last election 232 seats 203 seats Seats won 234 201 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 30,062,042 28,698,083 Percentage 51.2% 48.7% Swing 1.3% 1.7%

Speaker before election Sam Rayburn Democratic Elected Speaker Sam Rayburn Democratic

The 1956 United States House of Representatives elections was an election for the United States House of Representatives in 1956 which coincided with the re-election of President Dwight Eisenhower.

With no major national issues and the economic upswing of the 1950s in full force, voters generally chose to uphold the status quo. Notable freshmen included future Senator and presidential candidate George McGovern (D-S.D.) as well as future House Minority Leader Bob Michel.

Overall results

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234	201
Democratic	Republican

Party	Seats	Change	Seat percentage	Vote percentage	Popular Vote
Democratic	234	2	53.8%	51.2%	30,062,042
Republican	201	2	46.2%	48.7%	28,698,083
Liberal	0		0.0%	0.1%	68,130
Independent	0		0.0%	<0.1%	15,848
Prohibition	0		0.0%	<0.1%	12,298
Independent Teacher Veteran	0		0.0%	<0.1%	5,468
Independent Veteran	0		0.0%	<0.1%	4,155
Conservative	0		0.0%	<0.1%	4,066
Constitution	0		0.0%	<0.1%	3,619
Decency in Government	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,459
Progress Through Freedom	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,246
Socialist Labor	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,217
Socialist	0		0.0%	<0.1%	1,743
Free Honest Elections	0		0.0%	<0.1%	466
Socialist Workers	0		0.0%	<0.1%	303
Social Democratic	0		0.0%	<0.1%	260
American Third	0		0.0%	<0.1%	146
Others	0		0.0%	<0.1%	2,194
Totals	435		100.0%	100.0%	58,885,743

Popular vote
Democratic			51.05%
Republican			48.74%
Others			0.21%

House seats
Democratic			53.79%
Republican			46.21%

[[Image:85 us house membership.png|thumb|400px| House seats by party holding plurality in state   80+ to 100% Republican   80+ to 100% Democratic   60+ to 80% Republican   60+ to 80% Democratic   Up to 60% Republican   Up to 60% Democratic ]]

[[Image:85 us house changes.png|thumb|400px|   6+ Republican gain   6+ Democratic gain   3-5 Republican gain   3-5 Democratic gain   1-2 Republican gain   1-2 Democratic gain   no net change ]]

Separate elections

District	Vacator	Reason for vacancy	Successor	Date successor seated
Pennsylvania 30th	Vera D. Buchanan (D)	Died November 26, 1955	Elmer J. Holland (D)	January 24, 1956
New York 22nd	Sidney A. Fine (D)	Resigned January 2, 1956	James C. Healey (D)	February 7, 1956
Pennsylvania 2nd	William T. Granahan (D)	Died May 25, 1956	Kathryn E. Granahan (D)	November 6, 1956

November elections

Alabama

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Alabama 1	Frank W. Boykin	Democratic	1935	Re-elected	√ Frank W. Boykin (D) Unopposed
Alabama 2	George M. Grant	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ George M. Grant (D) Unopposed
Alabama 3	George W. Andrews	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ George W. Andrews (D) Unopposed
Alabama 4	Kenneth A. Roberts	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Kenneth A. Roberts (D) 73.4% Roy Banks (R) 26.6%
Alabama 5	Albert Rains	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ Albert Rains (D) Unopposed
Alabama 6	Armistead I. Selden, Jr.	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Armistead I. Selden, Jr. (D) Unopposed
Alabama 7	Carl Elliott	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Carl Elliott (D) Unopposed
Alabama 8	Robert E. Jones, Jr.	Democratic	1947	Re-elected	√ Robert E. Jones, Jr. (D) 80.7% J. G. Fortney (R) 19.3%
Alabama 9	George Huddleston, Jr.	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ George Huddleston, Jr. (D) 65.9% William L. Longshore, Jr. (R) 34.1%

Arizona

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arizona 1	John Jacob Rhodes	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ John Jacob Rhodes (R) 54.9% William P. Mahoney (D) 45.1%
Arizona 2	Stewart Lee Udall	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Stewart Lee Udall (D) 60.1% John G. Speiden (R) 39.9%

Arkansas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Arkansas 1	Ezekiel C. Gathings	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ Ezekiel C. Gathings (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 2	Wilbur Mills	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ Wilbur Mills (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 3	James William Trimble	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ James William Trimble (D) 61.3% William S. Spicer (R) 38.7%
Arkansas 4	Oren Harris	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ Oren Harris (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 5	Brooks Hays	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Brooks Hays (D) Unopposed
Arkansas 6	William F. Norrell	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ William F. Norrell (D) Unopposed

California

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
California 1	Hubert B. Scudder	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ Hubert B. Scudder (R) 53.6% Clement W. Miller (D) 46.4%
California 2	Clair Engle	Democratic	1943	Re-elected	√ Clair Engle (D) Unopposed
California 3	John E. Moss	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ John E. Moss (D) 68.6% Noel C. Stevenson (R) 31.4%
California 4	William S. Mailliard	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ William S. Mailliard (R) 61.9% James L. Quigley (D) 38.1%
California 5	John F. Shelley	Democratic	1949	Re-elected	√ John F. Shelley (D) Unopposed
California 6	John F. Baldwin, Jr.	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ John F. Baldwin, Jr. (R) 53.7% H. Roberts Quinney (D) 46.3%
California 7	John J. Allen, Jr.	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ John J. Allen, Jr. (R) 52.8% Laurance L. Cross (D) 47.2%
California 8	George Paul Miller	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ George Paul Miller (D) 65.6% Robert Lee Watkins (R) 34.4%
California 9	J. Arthur Younger	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ J. Arthur Younger (R) 60.3% James T. McKay (D) 39.7%
California 10	Charles S. Gubser	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Charles S. Gubser (R) 60.7% William H. Vatcher, Jr. (D) 39.3%
California 11	J. Leroy Johnson	Republican	1942	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ John J. McFall (D) 53.1% J. Leroy Johnson (R) 46.9%
California 12	Bernice F. Sisk	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Bernice F. Sisk (D) 73.0% Robert B. Moore (R) 27.0%
California 13	Charles M. Teague	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Charles M. Teague (R) 59.6% William Kirk Stewart (D) 40.4%
California 14	Harlan Hagen	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Harlan Hagen (D) 63.0% Myron D. Tisdel (R) 37.0%
California 15	Gordon L. McDonough	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ Gordon L. McDonough (R) 57.9% Emery S. Petty (D) 42.1%
California 16	Donald L. Jackson	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Donald L. Jackson (R) 60.8% G. Robert Fleming (D) 39.2%
California 17	Cecil R. King	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Cecil R. King (D) 64.9% Charles A. Franklin (R) 35.1%
California 18	Craig Hosmer	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Craig Hosmer (R) 59.3% Raymond C. Simpson (D) 40.7%
California 19	Chet Holifield	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Chet Holifield (D) 73.8% Roy E. Reynolds (R) 26.2%
California 20	Vacant John Carl Hinshaw (R) died August 5, 1956			Died in office Republican hold	√ H. Allen Smith (R) 70.8% Eugene Radding (D) 29.2%
California 21	Edgar W. Hiestand	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Edgar W. Hiestand (R) 62.6% W. C. Stethem (D) 37.4%
California 22	Joseph F. Holt	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Joseph F. Holt (R) 59.8% Irving Glasband (D) 40.2%
California 23	Clyde Doyle	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Clyde Doyle (D) 70.9% E. Elgie Calvin (R) 29.1%
California 24	Glenard P. Lipscomb	Republican	1953	Re-elected	√ Glenard P. Lipscomb (R) 61.9% Fay Porter (D) 38.1%
California 25	Patrick J. Hillings	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Patrick J. Hillings (R) 63.8% John G. Sobieski (D) 36.2%
California 26	James Roosevelt	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ James Roosevelt (D) 68.8% Edward H. Gibbons (R) 31.2%
California 27	Harry R. Sheppard	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Harry R. Sheppard (D) Unopposed
California 28	James B. Utt	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ James B. Utt (R) 64.5% Gordon T. Shepard (D) 35.5%
California 29	John J. Phillips	Republican	1942	Retired Democratic gain	√ Dalip Singh Saund (D) 51.5% Jacqueline Cochran Odlum (R) 48.5%
California 30	Bob Wilson	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Bob Wilson (R) 66.7% George A. Cheney (D) 33.3%

Colorado

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Colorado 1	Byron G. Rogers	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Byron G. Rogers (D) 57.8% Ellen G. Harris (R) 42.2%
Colorado 2	William S. Hill	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ William S. Hill (R) 53.4% Byron L. Johnson (D) 46.6%
Colorado 3	John Chenoweth	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ John Chenoweth (R) 50.2% Alva B. Adams (D) 49.8%
Colorado 4	Wayne N. Aspinall	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Wayne N. Aspinall (D) 61.8% Hugh L. Caldwell (R) 38.2%

Connecticut

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Connecticut 1	Thomas J. Dodd	Democratic	1952	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican gain	√ Edwin H. May, Jr. (R) 53.5% Patrick J. Ward (D) 46.1% Donald B. LaCroix (Ind Rep) 0.4%
Connecticut 2	Horace Seely-Brown, Jr.	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Horace Seely-Brown, Jr. (R) 59.0% Douglas J. Bennet (D) 41.0%
Connecticut 3	Albert W. Cretella	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Albert W. Cretella (R) 60.0% Robert N. Giaimo (D) 40.0%
Connecticut 4	Albert P. Morano	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Albert P. Morano (R) 68.4% Jack Stock (D) 31.1% Harold Saunders (S) 0.5%
Connecticut 5	James T. Patterson	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ James T. Patterson (R) 61.9% Luke F. Martin (D) 38.1%
Connecticut At-large	Antoni N. Sadlak	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Antoni N. Sadlak (R) 61.5% Matthew P. Kuta (D) 38.5%

Delaware

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Delaware At-large	Harris B. McDowell, Jr.	Democratic	1954	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ Harry G. Haskell, Jr. (R) 52.0% Harris B. McDowell, Jr. (D) 48.0%

Florida

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Florida 1	William C. Cramer	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ William C. Cramer (R) 56.4% Winton H. King (D) 43.6%
Florida 2	Charles Edward Bennett	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Charles Edward Bennett (D) Unopposed
Florida 3	Robert L. F. Sikes	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ Robert L. F. Sikes (D) 89.6% Arthur Barker (R) 10.4%
Florida 4	Dante Fascell	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Dante Fascell (D) 60.9% Leland Hyzer (R) 39.1%
Florida 5	Albert S. Herlong, Jr.	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Albert S. Herlong, Jr. (D) 51.4% Arnold L. Lund (R) 48.6%
Florida 6	Paul Rogers	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Paul Rogers (D) 54.7% Dorothy A. Smith (R) 45.3%
Florida 7	James A. Haley	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ James A. Haley (D) 62.4% Gus Nelson (R) 37.6%
Florida 8	Donald Ray Matthews	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Donald Ray Matthews (D) Unopposed

Georgia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Georgia 1	Prince Hulon Preston, Jr.	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Prince Hulon Preston, Jr. (D) 78.3% Harry P. Anestos (I) 21.2% ?? (R) 0.5%
Georgia 2	J. L. Pilcher	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	√ J. L. Pilcher (D) 100.0% Albert Maples (I) 0.01%
Georgia 3	Tic Forrester	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Tic Forrester (D) 100.0% J. M. Brophy (R) 0.004%
Georgia 4	John James Flynt, Jr.	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ John James Flynt, Jr. (D) 100.0% ?? (R) 0.03%
Georgia 5	James C. Davis	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ James C. Davis (D) 59.2% Randolph W. Thrower (R) 40.8% Joe McDow (I) 0.001%
Georgia 6	Carl Vinson	Democratic	1914	Re-elected	√ Carl Vinson (D) Unopposed
Georgia 7	Henderson Lovelace Lanham	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Henderson Lovelace Lanham (D) 99.7% H. M. King (R) 0.3%
Georgia 8	Iris Faircloth Blitch	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Iris Faircloth Blitch (D) 100.0% J. M. Kent (R) 0.006%
Georgia 9	Phillip M. Landrum	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Phillip M. Landrum (D) Unopposed
Georgia 10	Paul Brown	Democratic	1933	Re-elected	√ Paul Brown (D) 99.8% ?? (R) 0.2%

Idaho

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Idaho 1	Gracie Pfost	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Gracie Pfost (D) 55.1% Louise Shadduck (R) 44.9%
Idaho 2	Hamer H. Budge	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Hamer H. Budge (R) 60.0% J. W. Reynolds (D) 40.0%

Illinois

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Illinois 1	William L. Dawson	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ William L. Dawson (D) 64.4% George W. Lawrence (R) 35.6%
Illinois 2	Barratt O'Hara	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Barratt O'Hara (D) 55.3% George B. McKibbin (R) 44.7%
Illinois 3	James C. Murray	Democratic	1954	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ Emmet F. Byrne (R) 51.4% James C. Murray (D) 48.6%
Illinois 4	William E. McVey	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William E. McVey (R) 60.0% Michael Hinko (D) 40.0%
Illinois 5	John C. Kluczynski	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ John C. Kluczynski (D) 61.8% Lawrence Welnowski (R) 38.2%
Illinois 6	Thomas J. O'Brien	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Thomas J. O'Brien (D) 62.0% John J. Dillon (R) 38.0%
Illinois 7	James Bowler	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	√ James Bowler (D) 71.7% Gabriel L. Grimaldi (R) 28.3%
Illinois 8	Thomas S. Gordon	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Thomas S. Gordon (D) 59.5% Victor O. Wright (R) 40.5%
Illinois 9	Sidney R. Yates	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Sidney R. Yates (D) 54.0% Johann S. Ackerman (R) 46.0%
Illinois 10	Richard W. Hoffman	Republican	1948	Retired Republican hold	√ Harold R. Collier (R) 64.4% Marvin E. Lore (D) 35.6%
Illinois 11	Timothy P. Sheehan	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Timothy P. Sheehan (R) 55.5% Roman C. Pucinski (D) 44.5%
Illinois 12	Charles A. Boyle	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Charles A. Boyle (D) 53.2% Edgar A. Jonas (R) 46.8%
Illinois 13	Marguerite S. Church	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Marguerite S. Church (R) 71.6% Helen Benson Leys (D) 28.4%
Illinois 14	Vacant Chauncey W. Reed (R) died February 9, 1956			Republican hold	√ Russell W. Keeney (R) 70.6% Harold J. Spelman (D) 29.4%
Illinois 15	Noah M. Mason	Republican	1936	Re-elected	√ Noah M. Mason (R) 64.6% Stanley Hubbs (D) 35.4%
Illinois 16	Leo E. Allen	Republican	1932	Re-elected	√ Leo E. Allen (R) 63.7% Glen F. Kunkle (D) 36.3%
Illinois 17	Leslie C. Arends	Republican	1934	Re-elected	√ Leslie C. Arends (R) 64.9% C. E. Spang (D) 35.1%
Illinois 18	Harold H. Velde	Republican	1948	Retired Republican hold	√ Robert H. Michel (R) 58.8% Fred Allen (D) 41.2%
Illinois 19	Robert B. Chiperfield	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Robert B. Chiperfield (R) 55.8% Martin P. Sutor (D) 44.2%
Illinois 20	Sid Simpson	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Sid Simpson (R) 59.6% Henry W. Pollock (D) 40.4%
Illinois 21	Peter F. Mack, Jr.	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Peter F. Mack, Jr. (D) 53.5% Frederic S. O'Hara (R) 46.5%
Illinois 22	William L. Springer	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William L. Springer (R) 62.3% E. H. Winegarner (D) 37.7%
Illinois 23	Charles W. Vursell	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Charles W. Vursell (R) 52.6% Albert R. Imle (D) 47.4%
Illinois 24	Melvin Price	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ Melvin Price (D) 68.2% Waldo E. Schellenger (R) 31.8%
Illinois 25	Kenneth J. Gray	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Kenneth J. Gray (D) 53.8% Samuel J. Scott (R) 46.2%

Indiana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Indiana 1	Ray J. Madden	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Ray J. Madden (D) 52.6% Donald K. Stimson, Jr. (R) 47.2% Harry C. Beamer (Proh) 0.2%
Indiana 2	Charles A. Halleck	Republican	1935	Re-elected	√ Charles A. Halleck (R) 62.2% Thurman C. Crook (D) 37.4% J. O. Johnston (Proh) 0.3%
Indiana 3	Shepard J. Crumpacker, Jr.	Republican	1950	Retired Republican hold	√ F. Jay Nimtz (R) 53.1% John Brademas (D) 46.9%
Indiana 4	E. Ross Adair	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ E. Ross Adair (R) 63.4% F. Dean Bechtol (D) 36.3% Claude Swartz (Proh) 0.2%
Indiana 5	John V. Beamer	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ John V. Beamer (R) 56.4% William Catlin Whitehead (D) 43.1% Ralph G. Stallsmith (Proh) 0.5%
Indiana 6	Cecil M. Harden	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ Cecil M. Harden (R) 55.0% John W. King (D) 44.8% Woodrow Shields (Proh) 0.2%
Indiana 7	William G. Bray	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William G. Bray (R) 57.2% Vernon R. Hill (D) 42.8%
Indiana 8	Winfield K. Denton	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Winfield K. Denton (D) 50.1% D. Bailey Merrill (R) 49.7% Raymond D. Morris (Proh) 0.3%
Indiana 9	Earl Wilson	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ Earl Wilson (R) 53.4% Wilfrid J. Ullirch (D) 46.3% Elmer D. Riggs (Proh) 0.3%
Indiana 10	Ralph Harvey	Republican	1947	Re-elected	√ Ralph Harvey (R) 56.3% Gerald C. Carmony (D) 43.3% Thomas E. Booher (Proh) 0.4%
Indiana 11	Charles B. Brownson	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Charles B. Brownson (R) 59.4% John C. Carvey (D) 40.5% Paul W. Cox (Proh) 0.2%

Iowa

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Iowa 1	Fred Schwengel	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Fred Schwengel (R) 58.0% Ronald O. Bramhall (D) 42.0%
Iowa 2	Henry O. Talle	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Henry O. Talle (R) 51.4% Leonard G. Wolf (D) 48.6%
Iowa 3	H. R. Gross	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ H. R. Gross (R) 58.6% Michael Micich (D) 41.4%
Iowa 4	Karl M. Le Compte	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Karl M. Le Compte (R) 50.7% Steven V. Carter (D) 49.3%
Iowa 5	Paul Cunningham	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ Paul Cunningham (R) 51.1% William F. Denman (D) 48.9%
Iowa 6	James I. Dolliver	Republican	1944	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ Merwin Coad (D) 50.1% James I. Dolliver (R) 49.9%
Iowa 7	Ben F. Jensen	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Ben F. Jensen (R) 55.4% John L. Jensen (D) 44.6%
Iowa 8	Charles B. Hoeven	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Charles B. Hoeven (R) 60.1% Robert J. Salem (D) 39.9%

Kansas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kansas 1	William H. Avery	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ William H. Avery (R) 53.1% Howard Shultz Miller (D) 45.8% Howard Hadin (Proh) 1.1%
Kansas 2	Errett P. Scrivner	Republican	1943	Re-elected	√ Errett P. Scrivner (R) 54.9% Newell A. George (D) 45.1%
Kansas 3	Myron V. George	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Myron V. George (R) 55.0% Denver D. Hargis (D) 45.0%
Kansas 4	Edward Herbert Rees	Republican	1936	Re-elected	√ Edward Herbert Rees (R) 53.8% John D. Montgomery (D) 46.2%
Kansas 5	Clifford R. Hope	Republican	1926	Retired Democratic gain	√ James Floyd Breeding (D) 50.5% John W. Crutcher (R) 49.5%
Kansas 6	Wint Smith	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Wint Smith (R) 51.1% Elmo J. Mahoney (D) 48.9%

Kentucky

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Kentucky 1	Noble Jones Gregory	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Noble Jones Gregory (D) Unopposed
Kentucky 2	William Huston Natcher	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	√ William Huston Natcher (D) 51.3% R. B. Blakenship (R) 48.7%
Kentucky 3	John M. Robsion, Jr.	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ John M. Robsion, Jr. (R) 56.8% Philip Ardery (D) 43.2%
Kentucky 4	Frank Chelf	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ Frank Chelf (D) 56.3% John Basil Preston (R) 43.7%
Kentucky 5	Brent Spence	Democratic	1930	Re-elected	√ Brent Spence (D) 55.9% Jule Appel (R) 44.1%
Kentucky 6	John C. Watts	Democratic	1951	Re-elected	√ John C. Watts (D) 52.7% Wallace Jones (R) 47.3%
Kentucky 7	Carl D. Perkins	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Carl D. Perkins (D) 52.4% Scott Craft (R) 47.6% Florence Montague (Proh) 0.08%
Kentucky 8	Eugene Siler	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Eugene Siler (R) 71.7% Mitchel S. Fannin (D) 28.3%

Louisiana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Louisiana 1	F. Edward Hebert	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ F. Edward Hebert (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 2	Hale Boggs	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Hale Boggs (D) 64.5% George R. Blue (R) 35.5%
Louisiana 3	Edwin E. Willis	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Edwin E. Willis (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 4	Overton Brooks	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Overton Brooks (D) 68.1% Calhoun Allen, Jr. (R) 31.9%
Louisiana 5	Otto Passman	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Otto Passman (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 6	James H. Morrison	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ James H. Morrison (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 7	T. Ashton Thompson	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ T. Ashton Thompson (D) Unopposed
Louisiana 8	George S. Long	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ George S. Long (D) Unopposed

Maine

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maine 1	Robert Hale	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Robert Hale (R) 50.0% James C. Oliver (D) 50.0%
Maine 2	Charles P. Nelson	Republican	1948	Retired Democratic gain	√ Frank M. Coffin (D) 53.4% James L. Reid (R) 46.6%
Maine 3	Clifford McIntire	Republican	1951	Re-elected	√ Clifford McIntire (R) 60.6% Kenneth B. Colbath (D) 39.4%

Maryland

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Maryland 1	Edward T. Miller	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Edward T. Miller (R) 55.7% Hamilton P. Fox (D) 44.3%
Maryland 2	James Devereaux	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ James Devereaux (R) 58.1% A. Gordon Boone (D) 41.9%
Maryland 3	Edward Garmatz	Democratic	1947	Re-elected	√ Edward Garmatz (D) 69.7% Harry Kemper (R) 30.3%
Maryland 4	George Hyde Fallon	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ George Hyde Fallon (D) 53.8% George Denys Hubbard (R) 46.2%
Maryland 5	Richard E. Lankford	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Richard E. Lankford (D) 56.8% William B. Prendergast (R) 43.2%
Maryland 6	DeWitt Hyde	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ DeWitt Hyde (R) 54.2% John R. Foley (D) 45.8%
Maryland 7	Samuel Friedel	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Samuel Friedel (D) 59.0% David A. Halley (R) 41.0%

Massachusetts

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Massachusetts 1	John W. Heselton	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ John W. Heselton (R) 63.6% Howard W. Shea (D) 36.0% Gaetano T. Maratea (Proh) 0.4%
Massachusetts 2	Edward Boland	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Edward Boland (D) 61.2% Foster W. Doty (R) 38.8%
Massachusetts 3	Philip Philbin	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Philip Philbin (D) 70.9% Robert A. Parker (R) 29.1%
Massachusetts 4	Harold Donohue	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Harold Donohue (D) 59.4% Mary R. Wheller (R) 40.6%
Massachusetts 5	Edith Nourse Rogers	Republican	1925	Re-elected	√ Edith Nourse Rogers (R) 73.3% Lawrence E. Corcoran (D) 26.7%
Massachusetts 6	William H. Bates	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William H. Bates (R) Unopposed
Massachusetts 7	Thomas J. Lane	Democratic	1941	Re-elected	√ Thomas J. Lane (D) 68.5% Robert T. Breed (R) 31.5%
Massachusetts 8	Torbert H. MacDonald	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Torbert H. MacDonald (D) 54.8% C. Eugene Farnam (R) 45.2%
Massachusetts 9	Donald W. Nicholson	Republican	1947	Re-elected	√ Donald W. Nicholson (R) 61.1% William McAuliffe (D) 38.9%
Massachusetts 10	Laurence Curtis	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Laurence Curtis (R) 53.0% Jackson J. Holtz (D) 47.0%
Massachusetts 11	Tip O'Neill	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Tip O'Neill (D) 75.3% Rudolph E. Mottola (R) 24.7%
Massachusetts 12	John William McCormack	Democratic	1928	Re-elected	√ John William McCormack (D) 82.5% James S. Tremblay (R) 17.5%
Massachusetts 13	Richard B. Wigglesworth	Republican	1928	Re-elected	√ Richard B. Wigglesworth (R) 55.6% Richard E. McCormack (D) 44.4%
Massachusetts 14	Joseph William Martin, Jr.	Republican	1924	Re-elected	√ Joseph William Martin, Jr. (R) 62.4% Edward F. Doolan (D) 37.6%

Michigan

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Michigan 1	Thaddeus M. Machrowicz	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D) 86.1% Walter Czarnecki (R) 13.9%
Michigan 2	George Meader	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ George Meader (R) 63.1% Franklin J. Shepherd (D) 36.6% Vernon R. Dunckel (Proh) 0.3%
Michigan 3	August E. Johansen	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ August E. Johansen (R) 63.8% Truman Barkhuff (D) 35.8% Clarence O. Button (Proh) 0.5%
Michigan 4	Clare E. Hoffman	Republican	1934	Re-elected	√ Clare E. Hoffman (R) 62.0% Samuel I. Clark (D) 38.0%
Michigan 5	Gerald Ford	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ Gerald Ford (R) 67.1% George E. Clay (D) 32.9%
Michigan 6	Donald Hayworth	Democratic	1954	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ Charles E. Chamberlain (R) 50.8% Donald Hayworth (D) 49.0% Herbert E. Crouter (Proh) 0.2%
Michigan 7	Jesse P. Wolcott	Republican	1930	Retired Republican hold	√ Robert J. McIntosh (R) 53.7% Ira D. McCoy (D) 46.3%
Michigan 8	Alvin Morell Bentley	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Alvin Morell Bentley (R) 64.1% William R. Hart (D) 35.6% D. Ruth Larson (Proh) 0.3%
Michigan 9	Ruth Thompson	Republican	1950	Lost renomination Republican hold	√ Robert P. Griffin (R) 56.0% William E. Baker (D) 44.0%
Michigan 10	Elford Albin Cederberg	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Elford Albin Cederberg (R) 65.6% William J. Kelly (D) 34.4%
Michigan 11	Victor A. Knox	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Victor A. Knox (R) 56.1% Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. (D) 43.9%
Michigan 12	John B. Bennett	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ John B. Bennett (R) 56.3% Joseph S. Mack (D) 43.7%
Michigan 13	Charles Diggs	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Charles Diggs (D) 69.8% Willis F. Ward (R) 30.2%
Michigan 14	Louis C. Rabaut	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Louis C. Rabaut (D) 56.8% Harold F. Youngblood (R) 43.2%
Michigan 15	John D. Dingell, Jr.	Democratic	1955	Re-elected	√ John D. Dingell, Jr. (D) 74.1% Larry Middleton (R) 25.8% Roxann Higgs (Proh) 0.1%
Michigan 16	John Lesinski, Sr.	Democratic	1932	Re-elected	√ John Lesinski, Sr. (D) 64.1% Arthur Kurtz (R) 35.6% Earl A. Johnson (Proh) 0.3%
Michigan 17	Martha W. Griffiths	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Martha W. Griffiths (D) 53.3% George E. Smith (R) 46.5% Walter D. Carpenter (Proh) 0.2%
Michigan 18	George A. Dondero	Republican	1932	Retired Republican hold	√ William Broomfield (R) 56.7% Paul Sutton (D) 43.3%

Minnesota

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Minnesota 1	August H. Andresen	Republican	1934	Re-elected	√ August H. Andresen (R) 61.5% Arnold L. Fredriksen (DFL) 38.5%
Minnesota 2	Joseph P. O'Hara	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ Joseph P. O'Hara (R) 63.8% Harold Zupp (DFL) 36.2%
Minnesota 3	Roy W. Wier	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Roy W. Wier (DFL) 52.0% George Mikan (R) 48.0%
Minnesota 4	Eugene McCarthy	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Eugene McCarthy (DFL) 64.1% Edward C. Slettedahl (R) 35.9%
Minnesota 5	Walter Judd	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Walter Judd (R) 56.0% Joseph Robbie (DFL) 44.0%
Minnesota 6	Fred Marshall	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Fred Marshall (DFL) 56.2% Joseph L. Kaczmarek (R) 43.8%
Minnesota 7	H. Carl Andersen	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ H. Carl Andersen (R) 55.9% Clint Haroldson (DFL) 44.1%
Minnesota 8	John Blatnik	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ John Blatnik (DFL) 73.2% Alfred J. Weinberg (R) 26.8%
Minnesota 9	Coya Knutson	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Coya Knutson (DFL) 52.7% Harold Hagen (R) 47.3%

Mississippi

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Mississippi 1	Thomas Abernethy	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Thomas Abernethy (D) Unopposed
Mississippi 2	Jamie L. Whitten	Democratic	1941	Re-elected	√ Jamie L. Whitten (D) Unopposed
Mississippi 3	Frank E. Smith	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Frank E. Smith (D) Unopposed
Mississippi 4	John Bell Williams	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ John Bell Williams (D) Unopposed
Mississippi 5	W. Arthur Winstead	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ W. Arthur Winstead (D) Unopposed
Mississippi 6	William M. Colmer	Democratic	1932	Re-elected	√ William M. Colmer (D) Unopposed

Missouri

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Missouri 1	Frank M. Karsten	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Frank M. Karsten (D) 66.3% Bill Bangert (R) 33.7%
Missouri 2	Thomas B. Curtis	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Thomas B. Curtis (R) 51.8% James L. Sullivan (D) 48.2%
Missouri 3	Leonor Sullivan	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Leonor Sullivan (D) 69.6% Sidney R. Redmond (R) 30.4%
Missouri 4	George H. Christopher	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ George H. Christopher (D) 51.8% Jeffrey P. Hillelson (R) 48.2%
Missouri 5	Richard Bolling	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Richard Bolling (D) 57.2% Lem T. Jones, Jr. (R) 42.8%
Missouri 6	William Raleigh Hull, Jr.	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ William Raleigh Hull, Jr. (D) 52.0% Stanley I. Dale (R) 48.0%
Missouri 7	Dewey Short	Republican	1934	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ Charles Harrison Brown (D) 50.3% Dewey Short (R) 49.7%
Missouri 8	A. S. J. Carnahan	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ A. S. J. Carnahan (D) 54.3% Frank W. May (R) 45.7%
Missouri 9	Clarence Cannon	Democratic	1922	Re-elected	√ Clarence Cannon (D) Unopposed
Missouri 10	Paul C. Jones	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Paul C. Jones (D) Unopposed
Missouri 11	Morgan M. Moulder	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Morgan M. Moulder (D) 50.8% George H. Miller (R) 49.2%

Montana

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Montana 1	Lee Metcalf	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Lee Metcalf (D) 62.1% Bill McDonald (R) 37.9%
Montana 2	Orvin B. Fjare	Republican	1954	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ LeRoy H. Anderson (D) 50.9% Orvin B. Fjare (R) 49.1%

Nebraska

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nebraska 1	Phillip Hart Weaver	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Phillip Hart Weaver (R) 67.0% Samuel Freeman (D) 33.0%
Nebraska 2	Jackson B. Chase	Republican	1954	Retired Republican hold	√ Glenn Cunningham (R) 53.4% Joseph V. Benesch (D) 45.0% Al Misegadis (W/I) 1.7%
Nebraska 3	Robert Dinsmore Harrison	Republican	1951	Re-elected	√ Robert Dinsmore Harrison (R) 50.1% Lawrence Brock (D) 49.9%
Nebraska 4	Arthur L. Miller	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Arthur L. Miller (R) 65.7% Carlton W. Laird (D) 34.3%

Nevada

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Nevada At-large	Clarence Clifton Young	Republican	1952	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Democratic gain	√ Walter S. Baring, Jr. (D) 54.2% Richard W. Horton (R) 45.8%

New Hampshire

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Hampshire 1	Chester Earl Merrow	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Chester Earl Merrow (R) 57.4% James B. Sullivan (D) 42.6%
New Hampshire 2	Perkins Bass	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Perkins Bass (R) 65.9% George F. Brown (D) 34.1%

New Jersey

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Jersey 1	Charles A. Wolverton	Republican	1926	Re-elected	√ Charles A. Wolverton (R) 58.3% J. Frank Crawford (D) 41.5% Bernardo S. Doganiero (Soc-Lab) 0.2%
New Jersey 2	T. Millet Hand	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ T. Millet Hand (R) 67.8% Thomas C. Stewart (D) 32.0% Morris Karp (Soc-Lab) 0.1%
New Jersey 3	James C. Auchincloss	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ James C. Auchincloss (R) 65.3% Sidney Shiff (D) 34.7%
New Jersey 4	Frank Thompson	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Frank Thompson (D) 54.5% William H. Wells (R) 45.5%
New Jersey 5	Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr.	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Peter Frelinghuysen, Jr. (R) 64.5% Francis C. Foley, Jr. (D) 35.4% Harry Press (Soc-Lab) 0.2%
New Jersey 6	Harrison A. Williams	Democratic	1953	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ Florence P. Dwyer (R) 50.6% Harrison A. Williams (D) 48.5% Ithamar Quigley (Proh) 0.9%
New Jersey 7	William B. Widnall	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William B. Widnall (R) 70.7% Daniel Amster (D) 29.3%
New Jersey 8	Gordon Canfield	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ Gordon Canfield (R) 60.8% Walter H. Gardner (D) 38.7% Harry Santhouse (Soc-Lab) 0.4% Stephen Bell (American Third Party) 0.09%
New Jersey 9	Frank C. Osmers, Jr.	Republican	1951	Re-elected	√ Frank C. Osmers, Jr. (R) 67.8% Robert D. Gruen (D) 31.9% Herman H. Rhael (Soc-Lab) 0.3%
New Jersey 10	Peter W. Rodino, Jr.	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Peter W. Rodino, Jr. (D) 56.1% G. George Addonzio (R) 43.9%
New Jersey 11	Hugh Joseph Addonizio	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Hugh Joseph Addonizio (D) 51.7% Chester K. Ligham (R) 46.8% William H. Smullen (American Conservative) 1.5%
New Jersey 12	Robert W. Kean	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Robert W. Kean (R) 59.7% Irving L. Hodes (D) 38.7% Winfred O. Perry (Conservative) 1.4% Daniel Roberts (Socialist Workers) 0.2%
New Jersey 13	Alfred Dennis Sieminski	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Alfred Dennis Sieminski (D) 45.0% Norman H. Roth (R) 44.9% Mortimer P. Cullity (I) 4.5% John F. Connelly (I) 3.4% Anthony J. Worosile (I) 1.8% Joseph H. Burgess (I) 0.4%
New Jersey 14	T. James Tumulty	Democratic	1954	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ Vincent J. Dellay (R) 52.3% T. James Tumulty (D) 45.6% John E. Walton (I) 2.1%

New Mexico

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New Mexico At-large	John J. Dempsey	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ John J. Dempsey (D) 26.7% √ Antonio M. Fernandez (D) 26.4% Dudley Cornell (R) 23.6% Forrest S. Atchley (R) 23.2%
New Mexico At-large	Antonio M. Fernandez	Democratic	1942	Re-elected

New York

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
New York 1	Stuyvesant Wainwright	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Stuyvesant Wainwright (R) 65.8% T. Bronson O'Reilly (D) 34.2%
New York 2	Steven Boghos Derounian	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Steven Boghos Derounian (R) 67.5% Julius J. D'Amato (D) 32.5%
New York 3	Frank J. Becker	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Frank J. Becker (R) 61.9% Francis X. Hardiman (D) 38.1%
New York 4	Henry J. Latham	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ Henry J. Latham (R) 55.8% Joseph J. Perrini (D) 44.2%
New York 5	Albert H. Bosch	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Albert H. Bosch (R) 58.6% John J. Quinn (D) 41.4%
New York 6	Lester Holtzman	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Lester Holtzman (D) 56.9% Albert H. Buschmann (R) 43.1%
New York 7	James J. Delaney	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ James J. Delaney (D) 50.0% Joseph Stockinger (R) 50.0%
New York 8	Victor Anfuso	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Victor Anfuso (D) 65.6% Julius Reinlieb (R) 34.4%
New York 9	Eugene James Keogh	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Eugene James Keogh (D) 62.8% Benjamin W. Feldman (R) 37.2%
New York 10	Edna F. Kelly	Democratic	1949	Re-elected	√ Edna F. Kelly (D) 73.2% Abraham Sher (R) 26.8%
New York 11	Emanuel Celler	Democratic	1922	Re-elected	√ Emanuel Celler (D) 77.7% Henry D. Dorfman (R) 22.3%
New York 12	Francis E. Dorn	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Francis E. Dorn (R) 57.6% Donald L. O'Toole (D) 42.4%
New York 13	Abraham J. Multer	Democratic	1947	Re-elected	√ Abraham J. Multer (D) 71.2% Joseph Moriber (R) 28.8%
New York 14	John J. Rooney	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ John J. Rooney (D) 64.2% Jacob P. Lefkowitz (R) 35.8%
New York 15	John H. Ray	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ John H. Ray (R) 61.8% Ralph Di Iorio (D) 38.2%
New York 16	Adam Clayton Powell, Jr.	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ Adam Clayton Powell, Jr. (D) 69.7% Joseph A. Bailey (R) 19.9% Formington Taylor (Liberal) 10.3%
New York 17	Frederic Rene Coudert, Jr.	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Frederic Rene Coudert, Jr. (R) 50.9% Anthony B. Akers (D) 49.1%
New York 18	James G. Donovan	Democratic	1950	Defeated as Republican Democratic hold	√ Alfred E. Santangelo (D) 58.0% James G. Donovan (R) 42.0%
New York 19	Arthur George Klein	Democratic	1946	Retired to run for New York State Supreme Court Democratic hold	√ Leonard Farbstein (D) 68.4% Maurice G. Henry, Jr. (R) 31.6%
New York 20	Irwin D. Davidson	Democratic	1954	Retired to run for Court of General Sessions in the county of New York Democratic hold	√ Ludwig Teller (D) 63.8% Milton H. Adler (R) 36.2%
New York 21	Herbert Zelenko	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Herbert Zelenko (D) 66.5% Dalton J. Shapo (D) 33.5%
New York 22	James C. Healey	Democratic	February 7, 1956	Re-elected	√ James C. Healey (D) 64.1% Henry Rose (R) 24.7% David I. Wells (Liberal) 11.2%
New York 23	Isidore Dollinger	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Isidore Dollinger (D) 68.5% Philip Myer (R) 21.9% Hyman Fromowitz (Liberal) 9.6%
New York 24	Charles A. Buckley	Democratic	1934	Re-elected	√ Charles A. Buckley (D) 54.7% Harold Grosberg (R) 32.3% Elias Rosenblatt (Liberal) 13.0%
New York 25	Paul A. Fino	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Paul A. Fino (R) 59.4% Edward A. Cunningham (D) 35.5% Bernard Tobacman (Liberal) 5.1%
New York 26	Ralph A. Gamble	Republican	1937	Retired Republican hold	√ Edwin B. Dooley (R) 67.4% Julia L. Crews (D) 32.6%
New York 27	Ralph W. Gwinn	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ Ralph W. Gwinn (R) 58.1% William D. Carlebach (D) 41.9%
New York 28	Katharine St. George	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Katharine St. George (R) 62.2% William H. Mauldin (D) 37.8%
New York 29	J. Ernest Wharton	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ J. Ernest Wharton (R) 71.4% Vincent di Gennaro (D) 28.6%
New York 30	Leo W. O'Brien	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Leo W. O'Brien (D) 55.8% Robert E. Gray (R) 44.2%
New York 31	Dean P. Taylor	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Dean P. Taylor (R) 71.8% Theodore A. Knapp (D) 28.2%
New York 32	Bernard W. Kearney	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Bernard W. Kearney (R) 67.5% R. Joseph Giblin (D) 32.5%
New York 33	Clarence E. Kilburn	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ Clarence E. Kilburn (R) 72.7% Louis C. Britton (D) 27.3%
New York 34	William R. Williams	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William R. Williams (R) 57.5% Edwin L. Slusarczyk (D) 42.5%
New York 35	R. Walter Riehlman	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ R. Walter Riehlman (R) 67.0% Thomas J. Lowery (D) 32.2% Benjamin Copley (American Labor) 0.8%
New York 36	John Taber	Republican	1922	Re-elected	√ John Taber (R) 69.6% Lewis S. Bell (D) 30.4%
New York 37	W. Sterling Cole	Republican	1934	Re-elected	√ W. Sterling Cole (R) 71.6% Francis P. Hogan (D) 28.4%
New York 38	Kenneth B. Keating	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Kenneth B. Keating (R) 71.7% Reed Harding (D) 28.3%
New York 39	Harold C. Ostertag	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Harold C. Ostertag (R) 70.5% William H. Mostyn (D) 29.5%
New York 40	William E. Miller	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William E. Miller (R) 64.3% A. Thorne Hills (D) 35.7%
New York 41	Edmund P. Radwan	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Edmund P. Radwan (R) 64.4% Edward P. Jehle (D) 35.6%
New York 42	John R. Pillion	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ John R. Pillion (R) 58.7% James Kane, Jr. (D) 40.3% David E. Gundlach (Liberal) 1.0%
New York 43	Daniel A. Reed	Republican	1918	Re-elected	√ Daniel A. Reed (R) 68.7% T. Joseph Lynch (D) 31.3%

North Carolina

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Carolina 1	Herbert Covington Bonner	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ Herbert Covington Bonner (D) 88.6% Zeno O. Ratcliff (R) 11.4%
North Carolina 2	Lawrence H. Fountain	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Lawrence H. Fountain (D) Unopposed
North Carolina 3	Graham Arthur Barden	Democratic	1934	Re-elected	√ Graham Arthur Barden (D) 78.8% Joe Reynolds (R) 21.2%
North Carolina 4	Harold D. Cooley	Democratic	1934	Re-elected	√ Harold D. Cooley (D) Unopposed
North Carolina 5	Richard Thurmond Chatham	Democratic	1948	Lost renomination Democratic hold	√ Ralph James Scott (D) 59.7% Joe New (R) 40.3%
North Carolina 6	Carl T. Durham	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ Carl T. Durham (D) Unopposed
North Carolina 7	Frank Ertel Carlyle	Democratic	1948	Lost renomination Democratic hold	√ Alton Lennon (D) 84.0% C. Dana Malpass (R) 16.0%
North Carolina 8	Charles B. Deane	Democratic	1946	Lost renomination Democratic hold	√ Alvin Paul Kitchin (D) 59.5% Fred E. Myers (R) 40.5%
North Carolina 9	Hugh Quincy Alexander	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Hugh Quincy Alexander (D) 53.9% A. M. Miller (R) 46.1%
North Carolina 10	Charles R. Jonas	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Charles R. Jonas (R) 62.7% Ben E. Douglas (D) 37.3%
North Carolina 11	Woodrow W. Jones	Democratic	1950	Retired Democratic hold	√ Basil Lee Whitener (D) Unopposed
North Carolina 12	George A. Shuford	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ George A. Shuford (D) 54.5% Richard C. Clarke, Jr. (R) 45.5%

North Dakota

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
North Dakota At-large	Usher L. Burdick	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ Usher L. Burdick (R) 32.0% √ Otto Krueger (R) 30.3% Agnes Geelan (D) 19.1% S. B. Hocking (D) 18.6%
North Dakota At-large	Otto Krueger	Republican	1952	Re-elected

Ohio

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Ohio 1	Gordon H. Scherer	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Gordon H. Scherer (R) 64.7% Leonard D. Slutz (D) 35.3%
Ohio 2	William E. Hess	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William E. Hess (R) 65.5% James T. Dewan (D) 34.5%
Ohio 3	Paul F. Schenck	Republican	1951	Re-elected	√ Paul F. Schenck (R) 59.0% R. William Patterson (D) 41.0%
Ohio 4	William Moore McCulloch	Republican	1947	Re-elected	√ William Moore McCulloch (R) 68.8% Ortha O. Barr, Jr. (D) 31.2%
Ohio 5	Cliff Clevenger	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Cliff Clevenger (R) 62.3% George E. Rafferty (D) 37.7%
Ohio 6	James G. Polk	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ James G. Polk (D) 54.5% Albert L. Daniels (R) 45.5%
Ohio 7	Clarence J. Brown	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Clarence J. Brown (R) 65.9% Joseph A. Sullivan (D) 34.1%
Ohio 8	Jackson Edward Betts	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Jackson Edward Betts (R) 63.5% Robert M. Corry (D) 36.5%
Ohio 9	Thomas L. Ashley	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Thomas L. Ashley (D) 55.2% Harvey G. Straub (R) 44.8%
Ohio 10	Thomas A. Jenkins	Republican	1924	Re-elected	√ Thomas A. Jenkins (R) Unopposed
Ohio 11	Oliver P. Bolton	Republican	1952	Retired Republican hold	√ David S. Dennison, Jr. (R) 58.4% James P. Bennett (D) 41.6%
Ohio 12	John M. Vorys	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ John M. Vorys (R) 61.8% Walter J. Shapter, Jr. (D) 38.2%
Ohio 13	A. David Baumhart, Jr.	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ A. David Baumhart, Jr. (R) 70.7% J. P. Henderson (D) 29.3%
Ohio 14	William H. Ayres	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William H. Ayres (R) 58.9% Bernard Rosen (D) 41.1%
Ohio 15	John E. Henderson	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ John E. Henderson (R) 60.5% Herbert U. Smith (D) 39.5%
Ohio 16	Frank T. Bow	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Frank T. Bow (R) 55.2% John McSweeney (D) 44.8%
Ohio 17	J. Harry McGregor	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ J. Harry McGregor (R) 66.5% Robert W. Levering (D) 33.5%
Ohio 18	Wayne L. Hays	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Wayne L. Hays (D) 59.6% Joseph Miller (R) 40.4%
Ohio 19	Michael J. Kirwan	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Michael J. Kirwan (D) 68.7% Ralph E. Turner (R) 31.3%
Ohio 20	Michael A. Feighan	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Michael A. Feighan (D) 65.3% John H. Ferguson (R) 34.7%
Ohio 21	Charles Vanik	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Charles Vanik (D) 71.6% Charles H. Loeb (R) 28.4%
Ohio 22	Frances P. Bolton	Republican	1940	Re-elected	√ Frances P. Bolton (R) 66.7% Harry A. Blachman (D) 33.3%
Ohio 23	William Edwin Minshall, Jr.	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ William Edwin Minshall, Jr. (R) 69.0% George A. Hurley (D) 31.0%

Oklahoma

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oklahoma 1	Page Belcher	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Page Belcher (R) 57.2% Harry B. Moreland (D) 42.8%
Oklahoma 2	Ed Edmondson	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Ed Edmondson (D) 60.2% Percy Butler (R) 39.8%
Oklahoma 3	Carl Albert	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Carl Albert (D) 76.5% Chapin Wallace (R) 23.0% John R. Patrick (I) 0.5%
Oklahoma 4	Tom Steed	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Tom Steed (D) 61.1% Harold H. Potter (R) 38.9%
Oklahoma 5	John Jarman	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ John Jarman (D) 63.7% Hobart H. Hobbs (R) 36.3%
Oklahoma 6	Victor Wickersham	Democratic	1948	Lost renomination Democratic hold	√ Toby Morris (D) 68.9% Fred L. Coogan (R) 31.1%

Oregon

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Oregon 1	A. Walter Norblad	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ A. Walter Norblad (R) 54.7% Jason Lee (D) 45.3%
Oregon 2	Sam Coon	Republican	1952	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ Albert C. Ullman (D) 50.7% Sam Coon (R) 49.3%
Oregon 3	Edith Green	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Edith Green (D) 61.6% Phil J. Roth (R) 38.4%
Oregon 4	Harris Ellsworth	Republican	1942	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ Charles O. Porter (D) 51.3% Harris Ellsworth (R) 48.7%

Pennsylvania

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Pennsylvania 1	William A. Barrett	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ William A. Barrett (D) 62.7% A. J. Cammarota (R) 37.3%
Pennsylvania 2	Vacant William T. Granahan (D) died November 26, 1955			Winner won special election to finish the term Democratic hold	√ Kathryn E. Granahan (D) 61.89% Robert F. Frankenfield (R) 38.11%[2]
				Winner elected to the next term.	√ Kathryn E. Granahan (D) 62.3% Robert F. Frankenfield (R) 37.7%[2]
Pennsylvania 3	James A. Byrne	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ James A. Byrne (D) 59.9% Charles H. Sporkin (R) 40.1%
Pennsylvania 4	Earl Chudoff	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Earl Chudoff (D) 69.1% Horace C. Scott (R) 30.9%
Pennsylvania 5	William J. Green, Jr.	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ William J. Green, Jr. (D) 53.3% James J. Schissler (R) 46.7%
Pennsylvania 6	Hugh Scott	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Hugh Scott (R) 51.5% Herbert J. McGlinchey (D) 48.5%
Pennsylvania 7	Benjamin F. James	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ Benjamin F. James (R) 61.9% William A. Welsh (D) 38.1%
Pennsylvania 8	Karl C. King	Republican	1951	Retired Republican hold	√ Willard S. Curtin (R) 55.9% John P. Fullam (D) 44.1%
Pennsylvania 9	Paul B. Dague	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Paul B. Dague (R) 68.4% Edward G. Wilson (D) 31.6%
Pennsylvania 10	Joseph L. Carrigg	Republican	1951	Re-elected	√ Joseph L. Carrigg (R) 55.8% Jerome P. Casey (D) 44.2%
Pennsylvania 11	Daniel J. Flood	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Daniel J. Flood (D) 53.1% Enoch H. Thomas, Jr. (R) 46.9%
Pennsylvania 12	Ivor D. Fenton	Republican	1938	Re-elected	√ Ivor D. Fenton (R) 56.5% George G. Lindsay (D) 43.5%
Pennsylvania 13	Samuel K. McConnell, Jr.	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ Samuel K. McConnell, Jr. (R) 66.7% Alfred M. Klein (D) 33.3%
Pennsylvania 14	George M. Rhodes	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ George M. Rhodes (D) 51.3% Thomas K. Leinbach (R) 48.4% Birch Wilson (S) 0.3%
Pennsylvania 15	Francis E. Walter	Democratic	1932	Re-elected	√ Francis E. Walter (D) 55.6% George M. Berg (R) 44.4%
Pennsylvania 16	Walter M. Mumma	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Walter M. Mumma (R) 60.5% Guy J. Swope (D) 39.5%
Pennsylvania 17	Alvin Bush	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Alvin Bush (R) 58.6% Dean R. Fisher (D) 41.4%
Pennsylvania 18	Richard M. Simpson	Republican	1937	Re-elected	√ Richard M. Simpson (R) 59.9% Ross E. Hershberger (D) 40.1%
Pennsylvania 19	James M. Quigley	Democratic	1954	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ S. Walter Stauffer (R) 53.8% James M. Quigley (D) 46.2%
Pennsylvania 20	James E. Van Zandt	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ James E. Van Zandt (R) 63.0% John R. Stewart (D) 37.0%
Pennsylvania 21	Augustine B. Kelley	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ Augustine B. Kelley (D) 56.8% Herbert O. Morrison (R) 43.2%
Pennsylvania 22	John P. Saylor	Republican	1949	Re-elected	√ John P. Saylor (R) 56.9% Joseph C. Dolan (D) 43.1%
Pennsylvania 23	Leon H. Gavin	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Leon H. Gavin (R) 66.1% Grace M. Sloan (D) 33.9%
Pennsylvania 24	Carroll D. Kearns	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Carroll D. Kearns (R) 57.8% William D. Thomas (D) 42.2%
Pennsylvania 25	Frank M. Clark	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Frank M. Clark (D) 51.3% Sidney L. Lockley (R) 48.7%
Pennsylvania 26	Thomas E. Morgan	Democratic	1944	Re-elected	√ Thomas E. Morgan (D) 61.9% I. Willits McCaskey (R) 38.1%
Pennsylvania 27	James G. Fulton	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ James G. Fulton (R) 66.0% Kenneth L. Stilley (D) 34.0%
Pennsylvania 28	Herman P. Eberharter	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Herman P. Eberharter (D) 57.8% Richard C. Witt (R) 42.2%
Pennsylvania 29	Robert J. Corbett	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ Robert J. Corbett (R) 64.7% Joseph A. Guerrier (D) 35.3%
Pennsylvania 30	Elmer J. Holland	Democratic	January 24, 1956	Re-elected	√ Elmer J. Holland (D) 59.8% Ross V. Walker (R) 40.2%

Rhode Island

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Rhode Island 1	Aime Forand	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ Aime Forand (D) 56.0% Samuel H. Ramsay (R) 44.0%
Rhode Island 2	John E. Fogarty	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ John E. Fogarty (D) 52.2% Thomas H. Needham (R) 47.8%

South Carolina

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Carolina 1	L. Mendel Rivers	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ L. Mendel Rivers (D) Unopposed
South Carolina 2	John J. Riley	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ John J. Riley (D) Unopposed
South Carolina 3	William Jennings Bryan Dorn	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ William Jennings Bryan Dorn (D) 93.2% Maka Knox (R) 6.8%
South Carolina 4	Robert T. Ashmore	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	√ Robert T. Ashmore (D) 85.1% Dan H. Wallace, Jr. (R) 14.9%
South Carolina 5	James P. Richards	Democratic	1932	Retired Democratic hold	√ Robert W. Hemphill (D) Unopposed
South Carolina 6	John L. McMillan	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ John L. McMillan (D) Unopposed

South Dakota

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
South Dakota 1	Harold Lovre	Republican	1948	Lost re-election Democratic gain	√ George McGovern (D) 52.4% Harold Lovre (R) 47.6%
South Dakota 2	Ellis Yarnal Berry	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Ellis Yarnal Berry (R) 55.9% Tom Eastman, Jr. (D) 44.1%

Tennessee

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Tennessee 1	B. Carroll Reece	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ B. Carroll Reece (R) 72.1% Arthur W. Bright (D) 27.8% R. G. Duvaney (I) 0.01%
Tennessee 2	Howard Baker, Sr.	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Howard Baker, Sr. (R) 100.0% R. G. Crossno (I) 0.001%
Tennessee 3	James B. Frazier, Jr.	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ James B. Frazier, Jr. (D) 53.7% P. H. Woods (R) 46.3%
Tennessee 4	Joe L. Evins	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Joe L. Evins (D) 98.4% Joe Smith (R) 1.6% Jack D. Walker (I) 0.002%
Tennessee 5	Vacant Percy Priest (D) died October 12, 1956			Died in office Democratic hold	√ Joseph Carlton Loser (D) 74.5% George Spence (R) 25.5%
Tennessee 6	Ross Bass	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Ross Bass (D) Unopposed
Tennessee 7	Tom J. Murray	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ Tom J. Murray (D) Unopposed
Tennessee 8	Jere Cooper	Democratic	1928	Re-elected	√ Jere Cooper (D) Unopposed
Tennessee 9	Clifford Davis	Democratic	1940	Re-elected	√ Clifford Davis (D) 71.7% Herbert L. Harper (R) 28.3% Robert Dobbs (I) 0.003% Joseph Marsh (I) 0.001%

Texas

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Texas 1	Wright Patman	Democratic	1928	Re-elected	√ Wright Patman (D) Unopposed
Texas 2	Jack Brooks	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Jack Brooks (D) Unopposed
Texas 3	Brady P. Gentry	Democratic	1952	Retired Democratic hold	√ Lindley Beckworth (D) 83.5% R. E. Kennedy (R) 16.5%
Texas 4	Sam Rayburn	Democratic	1912	Re-elected	√ Sam Rayburn (D) Unopposed
Texas 5	Bruce R. Alger	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Bruce R. Alger (R) 55.6% Henry Wade (D) 44.4%
Texas 6	Olin E. Teague	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Olin E. Teague (D) Unopposed
Texas 7	John Dowdy	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ John Dowdy (D) Unopposed
Texas 8	Albert Richard Thomas	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ Albert Richard Thomas (D) 60.4% C. Anthony Friloux, Jr. (R) 38.0% W. C. Miller (Const) 1.6%
Texas 9	Clark W. Thompson	Democratic	1947	Re-elected	√ Clark W. Thompson (D) Unopposed
Texas 10	Homer Thornberry	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Homer Thornberry (D) Unopposed
Texas 11	William R. Poage	Democratic	1936	Re-elected	√ William R. Poage (D) Unopposed
Texas 12	Jim Wright	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Jim Wright (D) Unopposed
Texas 13	Frank N. Ikard	Democratic	1951	Re-elected	√ Frank N. Ikard (D) Unopposed
Texas 14	John J. Bell	Democratic	1954	Lost renomination Democratic hold	√ John Andrew Young (D) 87.3% Olive B. Stichter (R) 12.7%
Texas 15	Joe M. Kilgore	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Joe M. Kilgore (D) Unopposed
Texas 16	J. T. Rutherford	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ J. T. Rutherford (D) 64.6% Charles H. Gibson (R) 35.4%
Texas 17	Omar Burleson	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Omar Burleson (D) Unopposed
Texas 18	Walter E. Rogers	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Walter E. Rogers (D) Unopposed
Texas 19	George H. Mahon	Democratic	1934	Re-elected	√ George H. Mahon (D) Unopposed
Texas 20	Paul J. Kilday	Democratic	1938	Re-elected	√ Paul J. Kilday (D) Unopposed
Texas 21	O. C. Fisher	Democratic	1942	Re-elected	√ O. C. Fisher (D) Unopposed
Texas At-large	Martin Dies, Jr.	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Martin Dies, Jr. (D) 98.5% Fred T. Spangler (Const) 1.5%

Utah

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Utah 1	Henry Aldous Dixon	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Henry Aldous Dixon (R) 60.9% Carlyle F. Gronning (D) 39.1%
Utah 2	William A. Dawson	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ William A. Dawson (R) 57.6% Oscar W. McConkie, Jr. (D) 42.4%

Vermont

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Vermont At-large	Winston L. Prouty	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ Winston L. Prouty (R) 67.1% Camille E. St. Amour (D) 32.9%

Virginia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Virginia 1	Edward J. Robeson, Jr.	Democratic	1950	Re-elected	√ Edward J. Robeson, Jr. (D) 50.8% Horace E. Henderson (R) 49.2%
Virginia 2	Porter Hardy, Jr.	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Porter Hardy, Jr. (D) 76.4% William R. Burns (R) 23.6%
Virginia 3	J. Vaughan Gary	Democratic	1945	Re-elected	√ J. Vaughan Gary (D) 59.1% Royal E. Cabell, Jr. (R) 40.9%
Virginia 4	Watkins Moorman Abbitt	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Watkins Moorman Abbitt (D) Unopposed
Virginia 5	William M. Tuck	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	√ William M. Tuck (D) 67.4% Jackson L. Kiser (R) 32.6%
Virginia 6	Richard Harding Poff	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Richard Harding Poff (R) 62.1% John L. Whitehead (D) 37.6% J. B. Brayman (Social-Democrat) 0.3%
Virginia 7	Burr Harrison	Democratic	1946	Re-elected	√ Burr Harrison (D) 69.0% A. R. Dunning (R) 31.0%
Virginia 8	Howard W. Smith	Democratic	1930	Re-elected	√ Howard W. Smith (D) 67.3% Horace B. Clay (R) 32.7%
Virginia 9	William Pat Jennings	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ William Pat Jennings (D) 54.1% William Creed Wampler (R) 45.9%
Virginia 10	Joel T. Broyhill	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Joel T. Broyhill (R) 56.2% Warren D. Quenstedt (D) 42.9% Richard O. Read (I) 0.9%

Washington

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Washington 1	Thomas Pelly	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Thomas Pelly (R) 58.1% James B. Wilson (D) 41.9%
Washington 2	Jack Westland	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Jack Westland (R) 56.0% Payson Peterson (D) 44.0%
Washington 3	Russell V. Mack	Republican	1947	Re-elected	√ Russell V. Mack (R) 56.5% Al McCoy (D) 43.5%
Washington 4	Hal Holmes	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Hal Holmes (R) 50.4% Frank LeRoux (D) 49.6%
Washington 5	Walt Horan	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Walt Horan (R) 53.8% Tom Delaney (D) 46.2%
Washington 6	Thor C. Tollefson	Republican	1946	Re-elected	√ Thor C. Tollefson (R) 54.0% John T. McCutcheon (D) 46.0%
Washington At-large	Donald H. Magnuson	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Donald H. Magnuson (D) 58.5% Philip Evans (R) 41.5%

West Virginia

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
West Virginia 1	Bob Mollohan	Democratic	1952	Retired to run for Governor Republican gain	√ Arch A. Moore, Jr. (R) 50.3% C. Lee Spillers (D) 49.7%
West Virginia 2	Harley O. Staggers	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Harley O. Staggers (D) 52.4% Mary Elkins (R) 47.6%
West Virginia 3	Cleveland M. Bailey	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Cleveland M. Bailey (D) 51.5% Daniel L. Louchery (R) 48.5%
West Virginia 4	Maurice G. Burnside	Democratic	1954	Lost re-election Republican gain	√ Will E. Neal (R) 52.8% Maurice G. Burnside (D) 47.2%
West Virginia 5	Elizabeth Kee	Democratic	1951	Re-elected	√ Elizabeth Kee (D) 60.7% William H. Sanders (R) 39.3%
West Virginia 6	Robert Byrd	Democratic	1952	Re-elected	√ Robert Byrd (D) 57.4% Cleo C. Jones (R) 42.6%

Wisconsin

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Wisconsin 1	Lawrence H. Smith	Republican	1941	Re-elected	√ Lawrence H. Smith (R) 57.1% Gerald T. Flynn (D) 42.9%
Wisconsin 2	Glenn Robert Davis	Republican	1947	Retired to run for U. S. Senate Republican hold	√ Donald Edgar Tewes (R) 55.3% Robert W. Kastenmeier (D) 44.7%
Wisconsin 3	Gardner R. Withrow	Republican	1948	Re-elected	√ Gardner R. Withrow (R) 61.2% Norman M. Clapp (D) 38.8%
Wisconsin 4	Clement J. Zablocki	Democratic	1948	Re-elected	√ Clement J. Zablocki (D) 65.7% William J. Burke (R) 34.3%
Wisconsin 5	Henry S. Reuss	Democratic	1954	Re-elected	√ Henry S. Reuss (D) 57.8% Russell Wirth, Jr. (R) 42.2%
Wisconsin 6	William Van Pelt	Republican	1950	Re-elected	√ William Van Pelt (R) 67.2% Rudolph J. Ploetz (D) 32.8%
Wisconsin 7	Melvin R. Laird	Republican	1952	Re-elected	√ Melvin R. Laird (R) 61.8% Margaret Anderson (D) 38.2%
Wisconsin 8	John W. Byrnes	Republican	1944	Re-elected	√ John W. Byrnes (R) 64.6% Milo Singler (D) 35.4%
Wisconsin 9	Lester Johnson	Democratic	1953	Re-elected	√ Lester Johnson (D) 51.4% Arthur L. Peterson (R) 48.6%
Wisconsin 10	Alvin E. O'Konski	Republican	1942	Re-elected	√ Alvin E. O'Konski (R) 64.5% Carl E. Lauri (D) 35.5%

Wyoming

District	Incumbent	Party	First elected	Result	Candidates
Wyoming At-large	Edwin Keith Thomson	Republican	1954	Re-elected	√ Edwin Keith Thomson (R) 58.2% Jerry A. O'Callaghan (D) 41.8%

See also

• United States elections, 1956
  • United States Senate elections, 1956 and 1957
  • United States presidential election, 1956
• 84th United States Congress
• 85th United States Congress

References

1. September 10, 1956 in Maine
2. "Our campaigns, Pennsylvania's 2nd district". Ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 2012-09-17.