1956_United_States_Senate_election_in_Arizona Knowpia

1956 United States Senate election in Arizona
	County results; Hayden: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Carl Hayden; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Carl Hayden; Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a sixth term, defeating Republican nominee Attorney General of Arizona Ross F. Jones in the general election.

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
Robert E. Miller, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1938, 1940, 1950

Results edit

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	99,859	82.4%
	Democratic	Robert E. Miller	21,370	17,6%
Total votes			121,229	100.0

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Ross F. Jones, Attorney General of Arizona
Albert H. Mackenzie, attorney

Results edit

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ross F. Jones	31,246	79.3%
	Republican	Albert H. Mackenzie	8,147	20.9%
Total votes			39,393	100.0

General election edit

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1956^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	170,816	61.39%	-1.41%
	Republican	Ross F. Jones	107,447	38.61%	+1.41%
Majority			63,369	22.77%	-2.84%
Turnout			278,263
	Democratic hold		Swing