Election Name: | 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1950 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1950 |
Next Election: | 1962 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Next Year: | 1962 |
Image1: | GeorgeAiken-VTSEN- (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | George Aiken |
Party1: | Republican Party (US) |
Popular Vote1: | 103,101 |
Percentage1: | 66.39% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (US) |
Nominee2: | Bernard O'Shea |
Popular Vote2: | 52,184 |
Percentage2: | 33.61% |
Map Size: | 219px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | George Aiken |
Before Party: | Republican Party (US) |
After Election: | George Aiken |
After Party: | Republican Party (US) |
The 1956 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican George Aiken ran successfully for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic nominee Bernard O'Shea, editor of the Swanton Courier.