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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Nebraska (District 02)

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Runoff Election: No Yes
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Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries



 
County Glenn Cunningham
(R)		 Joseph Benesch
(D)		 Al Misegadis
(I)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 77,25353.4% 65,03944.9% 2,3891.7% 120.0% 12,214 144,693
Total R vote: 77,253 (53.4%)      Total D vote: 65,039 (44.9%)      Total Other vote: 2,401 (1.7%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Glenn Cunningham 9,297 36.5%
2   Warren Swigart 6,078 23.9%
3   Paul Kruger 5,431 21.3%
4   William Thomas 3,395 13.3%
5   Tom Epsen 1,271 5.0%
    Other 1 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 25,473  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Joseph Benesch 5,260 24.9%
2   Philip Allen 5,186 24.5%
3   Mabel Gillespie 4,762 22.5%
4   Clayton Shrout 2,971 14.1%
5   Emmet McArdle 2,958 14.0%
    Other 3 0.0%
TOTAL VOTES 21,140