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1956 United States Congressional Elections – Michigan

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Thaddeus M. Machrowicz (D-inc) – 112,29086.09%

Walter Czarnecki (R) – 18,13713.91%

Total Votes – 130,427100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

George Meader (R-inc) – 105,94063.08%

Franklin J. Shepherd (D) – 61,45636.59%

Vernon R. Dunckel (Proh.) – 5510.33%

Scattering – 40.00%

Total Votes – 167,951100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

August E. Johansen (R-inc) – 100,05663.78%

Truman Barkhuff (D) – 56,11935.77%

Clarence O. Button (Proh.) – 7070.45%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 156,884100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

Clare E. Hoffman (R-inc) – 83,87661.96%

Samuel I. Clark (D) – 51,49138.04%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 135,368100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Gerald Ford (R-inc) – 120,34967.14%

George E. Clay (D) – 58,89932.86%

Total Votes – 179,248100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – GOP Gain

Charles E. Chamberlain (R) – 116,57050.76%

Donald Hayworth (D-inc) – 112,60349.03%

Herbert E. Crouter (Proh.) – 4680.20%

Scattering – 10.00%

Total Votes – 229,642100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Robert J. McIntosh (R) – 114,67453.69%

Ira D. McCoy (D) – 98,92846.31%

Total Votes – 213,602100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Alvin Morell Bentley (R-inc) – 93,35764.06%

William R. Hart (D) – 51,89735.61%

D. Ruth Larson (Proh.) – 4840.33%

Total Votes – 145,738100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – GOP Hold

Robert P. Griffin (R) – 68,16655.98%

William E. Baker (D) – 53,60944.02%

Total Votes – 121,775100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Elford Albin Cederberg (R-inc) – 72,78165.59%

William J. Kelly (D) – 38,16634.39%

Scattering – 230.02%

Total Votes – 110,970100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Hold

Victor A. Knox (R-inc) – 53,11756.08%

Prentiss M. Brown, Jr. (D) – 41,60343.92%

Total Votes – 94,720100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

John B. Bennett (R-inc) – 45,72156.34%

Joseph S. Mack (D) – 35,43443.66%

Total Votes – 81,155100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – DEM Hold

Charles Diggs (D-inc) – 87,35369.76%

Willis F. Ward (R) – 37,86030.24%

Total Votes – 125,213100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – DEM Hold

Louis C. Rabaut (D-inc) – 122,07956.78%

Harold F. Youngblood (R) – 92,93343.22%

Total Votes – 215,012100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – DEM Hold

John D. Dingell, Jr. (D-inc) – 111,82774.05%

Larry Middleton (R) – 38,97325.81%

Roxann Higgs (Proh.) – 2060.14%

Total Votes – 151,006100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – DEM Hold

John Lesinski, Sr. (D-inc) – 176,66364.09%

Arthur Kurtz (R) – 98,17235.61%

Earl A. Johnson (Proh.) – 8130.29%

Total Votes – 275,648100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – DEM Hold

Martha W. Griffiths (D-inc) – 112,81153.30%

George E. Smith (R) – 98,43246.51%

Walter D. Carpenter (Proh.) – 4060.19%

Total Votes – 211,649100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – GOP Hold

William S. Broomfield (R) – 141,05856.73%

Paul Sutton (D) – 107,60943.27%

Scattering – 20.00%

Total Votes – 248,669100.00%

Source: Office of the Clerk of the United States House of Representatives