The 1956 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 6, 1956 in Missouri. The incumbent Democratic Senator, Thomas C. Hennings Jr., was re-elected. He defeated Republican nominee Herbert Douglas, winning 56.4% of the vote. Hennings outperformed Democratic presidential nominee Adlai Stevenson II, who won 50.1% in the presidential election in Missouri.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Thomas C. Hennings Jr., incumbent Senator since 1951
Withdrew
- Tom J. Gavin, Kansas City councilman (name remained on ballot)
Results
Republican primary
Candidates
- Herbert Douglas, attorney and candidate for Missouri Attorney General in 1948
- Albert E. Schoenbeck, attorney
- William McKinley Thomas, furniture warehouse employee
- William E. Van Taay, director of economics and sociology at Fontbonne University
Results
General election
References
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