| Election Name: | 1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia |
| Country: | West Virginia |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1952 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Previous Year: | 1952 |
| Next Election: | 1958 United States Senate election in West Virginia |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1956 |
| Image1: | File:WilliamCRevercomb.jpg |
| Nominee1: | Chapman Revercomb |
| Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote1: | 432,123 |
| Percentage1: | 53.67% |
| Nominee2: | William C. Marland |
| Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 373,051 |
| Percentage2: | 46.33% |
| Map Size: | 250px |
| U.S. Senator | |
| Before Election: | William Laird III |
| Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
| After Election: | Chapman Revercomb |
| After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, to elect a U.S. Senator to complete the unexpired term of Senator Harley M. Kilgore, who died on February 28. 1956. State Tax Commissioner William Laird III was appointed to fill this seat by Governor William C. Marland to fill the vacancy until a special election could be held and assumed office on March 13, 1956.[1]
Laird did not opt to run in the special election to fill the remainder of Kilgore's term through the end of the 85th Congress on January 3, 1959. Republican candidate Former Senator Chapman Revercomb defeated The Democratic Candidate Governor Marland in the special election.
, this is the last time the Republicans have won West Virginia's Class 1 seat. This was also the last time until 2014 that the Republicans won a U.S. Senate election in the state.
Primary elections were held on May 8, 1956.