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1956 United States Congressional Elections – Ohio

United States Senate – DEM Gain

Frank J. Lausche (D) – 1,864,58952.89%

George H. Bender (R-inc) – 1,660,91047.11%

Total Votes – 3,525,499100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 1 – GOP Hold

Gordon H. Scherer (R-inc) – 91,18164.72%

Leonard D. Slutz (D) – 49,70135.28%

Total Votes – 140,882100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 2 – GOP Hold

William E. Hess (R-inc) – 109,09965.46%

James T. Dewan (D) – 57,55434.54%

Total Votes – 166,653100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 3 – GOP Hold

Paul F. Schenck (R-inc) – 135,15259.04%

R. William Patterson (D) – 93,78240.96%

Total Votes – 228,934100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 4 – GOP Hold

William Moore McCulloch (R-inc) – 93,60768.82%

Ortha O. Barr, Jr. (D) – 42,41631.18%

Total Votes – 136,023100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 5 – GOP Hold

Cliff Clevenger (R-inc) – 69,77462.32%

George E. Rafferty (D) – 42,18137.68%

Total Votes – 111,955100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 6 – DEM Hold

James G. Polk (D-inc) – 72,22954.50%

Albert L. Daniels (R) – 60,30045.50%

Total Votes – 132,529100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 7 – GOP Hold

Clarence J. Brown (R-inc) – 91,43965.95%

Joseph A. Sullivan (D) – 47,22034.05%

Total Votes – 138,659100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 8 – GOP Hold

Jackson Edward Betts (R-inc) – 70,69063.45%

Robert M. Corry (D) – 40,71636.55%

Total Votes – 111,406100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 9 – DEM Hold

Thomas L. Ashley (D-inc) – 100,69655.25%

Harvey G. Straub (R) – 81,56244.75%

Total Votes – 182,258100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 10 – GOP Hold

Thomas A. Jenkins (R-inc) – 71,295100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 11 – GOP Hold

David S. Dennison, Jr. (R) – 96,70758.42%

James P. Bennett (D) – 68,83141.58%

Total Votes – 165,538100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 12 – GOP Hold

John M. Vorys (R-inc) – 128,68261.78%

Walter J. Shapter, Jr. (D) – 79,59738.22%

Total Votes – 208,279100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 13 – GOP Hold

A. David Baumhart, Jr. (R-inc) – 79,32470.68%

J. P. Henderson (D) – 32,90029.32%

Total Votes – 112,224100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 14 – GOP Hold

William H. Ayres (R-inc) – 123,10558.89%

Bernard Rosen (D) – 85,94641.11%

Total Votes – 209,051100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 15 – GOP Hold

John E. Henderson (R-inc) – 55,12660.52%

Herbert U. Smith (D) – 35,95439.48%

Total Votes – 91,080100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 16 – GOP Hold

Frank T. Bow (R-inc) – 101,32455.21%

John McSweeney (D) – 82,20644.79%

Total Votes – 183,530100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 17 – GOP Hold

J. Harry McGregor (R-inc) – 88,93166.50%

Robert W. Levering (D) – 44,80633.50%

Total Votes – 133,737100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 18 – DEM Hold

Wayne L. Hays (D-inc) – 78,96259.55%

Joseph Miller (R) – 53,62740.45%

Total Votes – 132,589100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 19 – DEM Hold

Michael J. Kirwan (D-inc) – 92,92468.72%

Ralph E. Turner (R) – 42,29331.28%

Total Votes – 135,217100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 20 – DEM Hold

Michael A. Feighan (D-inc) – 105,56265.25%

John H. Ferguson (R) – 56,20934.75%

Total Votes – 161,771100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 21 – DEM Hold

Charles A. Vanik (D-inc) – 96,10671.63%

Charles H. Loeb (R) – 38,06028.37%

Total Votes – 134,166100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 22 – GOP Hold

Frances P. Bolton (R-inc) – 96,46866.70%

Harry A. Blachman (D) – 48,16933.30%

Total Votes – 144,637100.00%

United States House of Representatives – District 23 – GOP Hold

William Edwin Minshall, Jr. (R-inc) – 102,70768.95%

George A. Hurley (D) – 46,24731.05%

Total Votes – 148,954100.00%

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