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1956 United States Senate election in Kansas

The 1956 United States Senate elections in Kansas took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican Senator Frank Carlson ran for re-election to a second full term. He won a contested Republican primary and then faced George Hart, the 1954 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, in the general election. Carlson defeated Hart in a landslide, as Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower carried Kansas in a landslide over Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson.

George Hart, furrier, 1954 Democratic nominee for Lieutenant Governor, 1955 candidate for Wichita City Commission
Paul L. Aylward, former Ellsworth County Attorney, former State Commander for the American Legion
Fred Kilian, Wamego farmer
Marlyn Korf, Hodgeman County Commissioner

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	54,553	40.35%
	Democratic	54,085	40.00%
	Democratic	16,384	12.12%
	Democratic	10,176	7.53%
135,198	100.00%

Frank Carlson, incumbent U.S. Senator
Walter I. Biddle, Leavenworth City Court Judge, former Leavenworth County Attorney

Party	Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	215,364	77.91%
	Republican	61,053	22.09%
276,417	100.00%

Party	Candidate	Votes	%	.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
	Republican	477,822	57.90%	+3.65%
	Democratic	333,939	40.46%	−3.37%
	Prohibition	13,519	1.64%	−0.28%
143,883	17.43%	+7.01%
825,280	100.00%

1956 United States Senate elections

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