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1956 Iowa U.S. Senate Election

Iowa · 2 candidates · See every 1956 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1956 Iowa U.S. Senate Election?

Bourke B. Hickenlooper won the 1956 Iowa U.S. Senate Election. Bourke B. Hickenlooper received 635,499 popular votes (53.92%). The main challenger was R. M. Evans (46.08%).

See the full head-to-head between Hickenlooper and Evans

Hickenlooper +7.8 pts · won by 92,343 votes
Bourke B. HickenlooperRepublicanWINNER53.92%
635,499 votes
R. M. EvansDemocratic46.08%
543,156 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.