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.
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County results Aiken: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken (inc.) | 49,454 | 99.9% | ||
Republican | Other | 27 | 0.1% | ||
Total votes | '49,481' | '100.0%' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bernard G. O'Shea | 7,997 | 99.8% | ||
Democratic | Other | 19 | 0.2% | ||
Total votes | '8,016' | '100.0%' |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | George Aiken (inc.) | 103,101 | 66.39% | -11.62% | |
Democratic | Bernard G. O'Shea | 52,184 | 33.61% | +11.62% | |
Total votes | 155,289 | 100.00% |