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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Indiana (District 08)

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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 Winfield Denton*
(D)		 Bailey Merrill
(R)		 Baymond Morris
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 95,69950.1% 95,00349.7% 5040.3% 00.0% 696 191,206
Total R vote: 95,003 (49.7%)      Total D vote: 95,699 (50.1%)      Total Other vote: 504 (0.3%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Bailey Merrill 23,539 66.6%
2   Edward Reeves 5,547 15.7%
3   John Stalker 2,632 7.4%
4   Louisa Culver 2,249 6.4%
5   Harold Schimmel 1,384 3.9%
TOTAL VOTES 35,351  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Winfield Denton 45,973 89.9%
2   Ben Garland 5,142 10.1%
TOTAL VOTES 51,115