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1956 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election

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

Thomas Curtis won the 1956 Missouri U.S. House District 2 Election. Thomas Curtis received 123,596 popular votes (51.84%). The main challenger was Sullivan (48.16%).

See the full head-to-head between Curtis and Sullivan

Curtis +3.7 pts · won by 8,759 votes
Thomas CurtisRepublicanWINNER51.84%
123,596 votes
SullivanDemocratic48.16%
114,837 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.