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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Maryland (District 05)

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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 Richard Lankford*
(D)		 William Prendergast
(R)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 88,22756.8% 67,07243.2% 00.0% 21,155 155,299
Total R vote: 67,072 (43.2%)      Total D vote: 88,227 (56.8%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Prendergast 6,191 41.7%
2   Clifton Clevenger 4,731 31.9%
3   Joseph Taussig 3,921 26.4%
TOTAL VOTES 14,843  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Richard Lankford* 37,260 68.1%
2   L.H. Sothoron 17,486 31.9%
TOTAL VOTES 54,746