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1956 United States Congressional Elections – Kentucky

United States Senate – GOP Gain

John S. Cooper (R) – 538,50553.23%

Lawrence W. Wetherby (D) – 473,14046.77%

Total Votes – 1,011,645100.00%

United States Senate – GOP Gain

Thruston B. Morton (R) – 506,90350.35%

Earle C. Clement (D) – 499,92249.65%

Total Votes – 1,006,825100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – DEM Hold

Noble Jones Gregory (D-inc) – 75,726100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – DEM Hold

William Huston Natcher (D-inc) – 52,91651.28%

R. B. Blakenship (R) – 50,26648.72%

Total Votes – 103,182100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

John M. Robsion, Jr. (R-inc) – 111,59856.79%

Philip Ardery (D) – 84,91243.21%

Total Votes – 196,510100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – DEM Hold

Frank Chelf (D-inc) – 51,67556.29%

John Basil Preston (R) – 40,12943.71%

Total Votes – 91,804100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – DEM Hold

Brent Spence (D-inc) – 59,39155.92%

Jule Appel (R) – 46,82144.08%

Total Votes – 106,212100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

John C. Watts (D-inc) – 69,46852.71%

Wallace Wah Wah Jones (R) – 62,31347.29%

Total Votes – 131,781100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – DEM Hold

Carl D. Perkins (D-inc) – 77,56452.36%

Scott Craft (R) – 70,45047.56%

Florence Montague (Proh.) – 1130.08%

Total Votes – 148,127100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Eugene Siler (R-inc) – 80,06771.68%

W. D. Scalf (D) – 31,63228.32%

Total Votes – 111,699100.00%

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