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The 1956 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1956.
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County results Kuchel: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Richards: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Incumbent Republican Thomas Kuchel, who had won a 1954 special election to fill the vacant seat left by Vice President Richard Nixon, was re-elected to a full term in office over Democratic State Senator Richard Richards.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Thomas Kuchel (inc.) | 1,332,074 | 80.45% | |
Democratic | Sam Yorty (cross-filing) | 247,300 | 13.66% | |
Republican | Raymond R. Pritchard | 47,515 | 3.23% | |
Republican | Tilden W. Johnson | 30,243 | 2.05% | |
Total votes | 1,472,745 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Richards | 1,004,336 | 53.36% | |
Republican | Thomas Kuchel (inc.) (cross-filing) | 494,066 | 26.25% | |
Democratic | Sam Yorty | 383,813 | 20.39% | |
Total votes | 1,882,215 | 100.00% |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | Thomas Kuchel (inc.) | 2,892,918 | 53.96% | 0.75 | |
Democratic | Richard Richards | 2,445,816 | 45.62% | 0.11 | |
Prohibition | Ray Gourley | 22,410 | 0.42% | N/A | |
Total votes | 5,361,144 | 100.00% | |||
Republican hold | Swing |
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