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

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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 William Van Pelt*
(R)		 Rudolph Ploetz
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 96,78367.2% 47,27732.8% 20.0% 49,506 144,062
Total R vote: 96,783 (67.2%)      Total D vote: 47,277 (32.8%)      Total Other vote: 2 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Van Pelt* 44,784 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 44,784  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Rudolph Ploetz 11,473 55.1%
2   Donald Bonk 9,344 44.9%
TOTAL VOTES 20,817