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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Kentucky (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 Eugene Siler*
(R)		 W.D. Scalf
(D)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 80,06771.7% 31,63228.3% 00.0% 48,435 111,699
Total R vote: 80,067 (71.7%)      Total D vote: 31,632 (28.3%)      Total Other vote: 0 (0.0%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Eugene Siler* 13,988 92.2%
2   Joseph Candy 1,188 7.8%
TOTAL VOTES 15,176  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   W.D. Scalf 5,762 51.2%
2   Lyle Willis 3,546 31.5%
3   James Cupp 1,937 17.2%
TOTAL VOTES 11,245