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1956 Nov 6 :: General Election :: United States Senator :: State of Connecticut

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Candidates
 
Prescott Bush - winner
Republican
 
 
Thomas J. Dodd
Democratic
 
 
Suzanne S. Stevenson
Ind Republican / Republican
 
 
Suzanne S. Stevenson
Ind Republican
 
 
Suzanne S. Stevenson
Republican
 
 
Jasper McLevy
Socialist
 
 
Vivien Kellems
Independent
 
 

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1956 Nov 6 :: General Election :: United States Senator :: State of Connecticut

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City/Town
Bush
Dodd
Stevenson
Stevenson
Stevenson
McLevy
Kellems
Total Votes Cast
Totals
 
610,829
479,460
10,199
10,011
188
7,079
6,219
1,113,786
Andover
 
393
316
15
15
0
1
13
738
Ansonia
 
4,822
4,636
141
141
0
75
55
9,729
Ashford
 
268
323
2
0
2
0
4
597
Avon
 
1,325
910
25
25
0
9
12
2,281
Barkhamsted
 
384
128
4
4
0
2
7
525
Beacon Falls
 
591
684
21
21
0
10
9
1,315
Berlin
 
2,747
2,147
65
65
0
13
27
4,999
Bethany
 
668
300
11
11
0
10
10
999
Bethel
 
2,493
940
16
16
0
10
0
3,459
Bethlehem
 
494
200
6
6
0
0
5
705
Bloomfield
 
2,512
2,333
31
31
0
24
19
4,919
Bolton
 
715
438
12
12
0
7
18
1,190
Bozrah
 
358
305
5
5
0
1
0
669
Branford
 
4,541
2,898
50
50
0
26
55
7,570
Bridgeport
 
37,806
29,155
689
689
0
1,491
171
69,312
Bridgewater
 
330
116
4
4
0
1
0
451
Bristol
 
8,943
9,911
210
210
0
78
162
19,304
Brookfield
 
1,041
151
8
8
0
6
3
1,209
Brooklyn
 
780
659
6
0
6
3
1
1,449
Burlington
 
575
408
5
5
0
4
0
992
Canaan
 
332
83
1
1
0
1
0
417
Canterbury
 
503
327
5
0
5
5
4
844
Canton
 
1,329
707
29
29
0
5
14
2,084
Chaplin
 
299
184
17
0
17
0
4
504
Cheshire
 
3,433
1,419
82
82
0
30
71
5,035
Chester
 
636
552
12
12
0
4
26
1,230
Clinton
 
1,192
431
43
43
0
6
34
1,706
Colchester
 
657
1,044
15
15
0
3
11
1,730
Colebrook
 
292
119
9
9
0
1
4
425
Columbia
 
552
289
6
6
0
1
3
851
Cornwall
 
459
154
12
12
0
0
0
625
Coventry
 
1,476
1,115
33
33
0
12
38
2,674
Cromwell
 
1,565
1,259
35
35
0
14
22
2,895
Danbury
 
10,593
6,154
72
72
0
59
5
16,883
Darien
 
7,479
1,418
32
32
0
38
3
8,970
Deep River
 
835
769
12
12
0
6
29
1,651
Derby
 
2,344
3,135
62
62
0
29
8
5,578
Durham
 
670
404
18
18
0
5
9
1,106
E. Granby
 
401
313
11
11
0
3
1
729
E. Haddam
 
855
783
23
23
0
10
28
1,699
E. Hampton
 
1,519
1,012
30
30
0
5
38
2,604
E. Hartford
 
8,048
10,081
138
138
0
86
116
18,469
E. Haven
 
5,036
3,297
99
99
0
65
67
8,564
E. Lyme
 
1,526
985
49
49
0
11
85
2,656
E. Windsor
 
1,490
1,243
42
42
0
9
14
2,798
Eastford
 
324
67
0
0
0
0
1
392
Easton
 
1,373
278
30
30
0
12
10
1,703
Ellington
 
1,130
871
27
27
0
9
16
2,053
Enfield
 
3,813
5,625
92
92
0
27
24
9,581
Essex
 
1,370
792
30
30
0
4
47
2,243
Fairfield
 
13,916
6,370
272
272
0
286
35
20,879
Farmington
 
2,700
1,869
57
57
0
11
2
4,639
Franklin
 
275
210
6
6
0
1
2
494
Glastonbury
 
3,644
2,632
34
34
0
24
26
6,360
Goshen
 
434
155
7
7
0
2
6
604
Granby
 
1,271
578
26
26
0
3
16
1,894
Greenwich
 
19,208
6,119
71
71
0
80
7
25,485
Griswold
 
1,039
1,737
8
8
0
6
7
2,797
Groton
 
4,699
2,841
56
56
0
25
194
7,815
Guilford
 
2,294
825
53
53
0
18
30
3,220
Haddam
 
946
590
25
25
0
9
31
1,601
Hamden
 
12,574
6,988
294
294
0
144
121
20,121
Hampton
 
312
123
1
0
1
0
2
438
Hartford
 
26,142
47,075
424
424
0
338
114
74,093
Hartland
 
297
91
2
2
0
1
2
393
Harwinton
 
781
417
32
32
0
4
7
1,241
Hebron
 
397
337
5
5
0
2
9
750
Kent
 
690
194
11
11
0
3
0
898
Killingly
 
2,830
2,598
18
0
18
5
0
5,451
Killingworth
 
342
176
8
8
0
1
4
531
Lebanon
 
545
409
9
9
0
1
3
967
Ledyard
 
756
322
17
17
0
2
23
1,120
Lisbon
 
430
324
17
17
0
2
2
775
Litchfield
 
2,123
782
32
32
0
13
7
2,957
Lyme
 
520
158
4
4
0
3
17
702
Madison
 
1,717
442
28
28
0
12
23
2,222
Manchester
 
10,249
9,405
191
191
0
94
157
20,096
Mansfield
 
1,734
1,230
32
32
0
31
10
3,037
Marlborough
 
390
317
11
11
0
0
13
731
Meriden
 
11,754
12,255
288
288
0
135
364
24,796
Middlebury
 
1,557
526
38
38
0
7
13
2,141
Middlefield
 
656
638
19
19
0
2
24
1,339
Middletown
 
6,768
7,176
129
129
0
43
86
14,202
Milford
 
10,671
4,663
132
132
0
234
69
15,769
Monroe
 
1,367
450
19
19
0
27
11
1,874
Montville
 
1,177
1,432
13
13
0
6
20
2,648
Morris
 
381
151
2
2
0
4
0
538
Naugatuck
 
4,391
4,766
149
149
0
62
77
9,445
New Britain
 
15,781
22,155
250
250
0
141
249
38,576
New Canaan
 
4,661
1,272
19
19
0
24
0
5,976
New Fairfield
 
967
280
2
2
0
3
2
1,254
New Hartford
 
905
551
9
9
0
2
16
1,483
New Haven
 
37,510
37,973
663
663
0
476
268
76,890
New London
 
6,068
6,522
125
125
0
51
175
12,941
New Milford
 
2,595
950
16
16
0
13
3
3,577
Newington
 
4,149
3,194
57
57
0
35
42
7,477
Newtown
 
2,460
899
32
32
0
32
21
3,444
Norfolk
 
605
339
4
4
0
5
0
953
N. Branford
 
1,139
638
24
24
0
9
4
1,814
N. Canaan
 
1,005
406
14
14
0
1
3
1,429
N. Haven
 
4,574
2,304
74
74
0
51
45
7,048
N. Stonington
 
527
290
7
7
0
2
0
826
Norwalk
 
19,591
8,903
144
144
0
161
2
28,801
Norwich
 
8,693
8,617
100
100
0
41
25
17,476
Old Lyme
 
895
463
15
15
0
8
53
1,434
Old Saybrook
 
1,097
568
32
32
0
9
102
1,808
Orange
 
2,297
694
23
23
0
14
16
3,044
Oxford
 
862
348
29
29
0
8
4
1,251
Plainfield
 
1,990
2,327
24
0
24
7
2
4,350
Plainville
 
3,025
2,639
41
41
0
15
47
5,767
Plymouth
 
1,833
1,859
43
43
0
19
33
3,787
Pomfret
 
765
324
5
0
5
1
0
1,095
Portland
 
1,858
1,570
21
21
0
4
14
3,467
Preston
 
582
329
4
4
0
0
5
920
Prospect
 
862
571
30
30
0
2
12
1,477
Putnam
 
2,608
2,177
13
0
13
10
0
4,808
Redding
 
1,155
422
23
23
0
5
1
1,606
Ridgefield
 
2,332
781
20
20
0
11
2
3,146
Rocky Hill
 
1,483
1,250
22
22
0
13
12
2,780
Roxbury
 
340
164
3
3
0
1
2
510
Salem
 
209
232
4
4
0
0
3
448
Salisbury
 
1,452
457
16
16
0
7
5
1,937
Scotland
 
223
95
3
0
3
1
2
324
Seymour
 
2,675
1,873
61
61
0
20
30
4,659
Sharon
 
869
230
11
11
0
1
0
1,111
Shelton
 
4,389
3,165
148
148
0
75
43
7,820
Sherman
 
314
75
1
1
0
1
0
391
Simsbury
 
2,365
1,336
30
30
0
12
17
3,760
Somers
 
943
656
25
25
0
9
6
1,639
S. Windsor
 
1,289
1,098
26
26
0
9
4
2,426
Southbury
 
1,059
304
14
14
0
7
2
1,386
Southington
 
3,797
3,974
120
120
0
40
103
8,034
Sprague
 
590
727
2
2
0
5
2
1,326
Stafford
 
1,407
2,082
64
64
0
19
37
3,609
Stamford
 
23,855
16,136
124
124
0
195
10
40,320
Sterling
 
371
317
7
0
7
0
0
695
Stonington
 
3,426
2,936
32
32
0
16
57
6,467
Stratford
 
12,582
6,737
211
211
0
322
93
19,945
Suffield
 
1,771
1,213
20
20
0
13
11
3,028
Thomaston
 
1,531
1,263
47
47
0
20
37
2,898
Thompson
 
1,371
1,566
5
0
5
11
0
2,953
Tolland
 
662
397
16
16
0
11
11
1,097
Torrington
 
6,881
8,119
359
359
0
99
190
15,648
Trumbull
 
5,660
2,060
97
97
0
115
39
7,971
Union
 
152
39
2
2
0
0
0
193
Vernon
 
3,221
2,878
59
59
0
27
46
6,231
Voluntown
 
220
211
0
0
0
0
0
431
Wallingford
 
5,611
5,808
163
163
0
66
177
11,825
Warren
 
250
49
3
3
0
2
4
308
Washington
 
1,205
250
9
9
0
6
3
1,473
Waterbury
 
26,138
23,681
663
663
0
395
563
51,440
Waterford
 
3,237
2,412
110
110
0
16
212
5,987
Watertown
 
3,500
2,145
91
91
0
30
90
5,856
W. Hartford
 
19,105
12,922
165
165
0
96
79
32,367
W. Haven
 
11,423
8,579
210
210
0
135
107
20,454
Westbrook
 
718
274
21
21
0
5
47
1,065
Weston
 
1,241
460
10
10
0
12
2
1,725
Westport
 
6,652
2,299
34
34
0
53
2
9,040
Wethersfield
 
5,968
3,683
57
57
0
37
29
9,774
Willington
 
424
371
19
19
0
0
15
829
Wilton
 
2,622
680
44
44
0
15
8
3,369
Winchester
 
2,712
2,067
62
62
0
19
36
4,896
Windham
 
4,284
3,793
77
0
77
24
20
8,198
Windsor
 
4,199
4,266
47
47
0
38
24
8,574
Windsor Locks
 
1,960
2,368
25
25
0
11
20
4,384
Wolcott
 
1,580
923
36
36
0
15
24
2,578
Woodbridge
 
1,717
496
12
12
0
12
3
2,240
Woodbury
 
1,395
357
12
12
0
8
8
1,780
Woodstock
 
1,096
383
5
0
5
3
1
1,488
Totals
 
610,829
479,460
10,199
10,011
188
7,079
6,219
1,113,786