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1956 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election

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Who won the 1956 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election?

William H. Natcher won the 1956 Kentucky U.S. House District 2 Election. William H. Natcher received 55,103 popular votes (52.3%). The main challenger was R B Blankenship (47.7%).

See the full head-to-head between Natcher and Blankenship

Natcher +4.6 pts · won by 4,837 votes
William H. NatcherDemocraticWINNER52.3%
55,103 votes
R B BlankenshipRepublican47.7%
50,266 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.