1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky

The regular-term 1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 6, 1956. Democratic Sen. Earle Clements was defeated for re-election by Republican U.S. Representative Thruston B. Morton.

Primary elections were held on May 29, 1956.

• Earle Clements, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Joe B. Bates, former U.S. Representative from Raceland
• Rev. James L. Delk, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for U.S. Senate in 1946 and 1950

Primary results by county .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{}  Clements   50%–60%   60%–70%   70%–80%   80%–90%   Bates   50%–60%   60%–70%   70%–80%   80%–90%

• Julian H. Golden, former State Senator, former attorney for the National Park Service
• Thruston B. Morton, former U.S. Representative, former Assistant Secretary of State for Legislative Affairs
• Granville P. Thomas, unsuccessful candidate for Democratic nomination for Kentucky's 8th congressional district in 1954

Primary results by county   Morton   40%–50%   50%–60%   60%–70%   70%–80%   80%–90%   90%–100%   Golden   40%–50%   50%–60%   60%–70%

• 1956 United States Senate elections

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.

• Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.