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1956-11-06 U.S. House Election Results for Michigan (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 Alvin Bentley*
(R)		 William Hart
(D)		 Ruth Larson
(Prohibition)		 Other Margin TOTAL
TOTAL 93,35764.1% 51,89735.6% 4840.3% 00.0% 41,460 145,738
Total R vote: 93,357 (64.1%)      Total D vote: 51,897 (35.6%)      Total Other vote: 484 (0.3%)
* incumbent


Republican Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   Alvin Bentley* 25,962 100.0%
TOTAL VOTES 25,962  


Democrat Primary
Pos Candidate Votes %
1   William Hart 4,762 70.5%
2   Clarence Smazel 1,992 29.5%
TOTAL VOTES 6,754