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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in Idaho

Frank Church (Democrat) beat Herman Welker (Republican) in Idaho in 1956, 56.2% to 38.7%, a margin of 17.5 points and 46,315 votes.

Idaho changed party: in 1950 it went Republican, for Herman Welker.

Democrats led in 40 of the 44 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 4. The largest, Ada, cast 34,865 votes and went to the Democrat by 8.2 points. The closest was Franklin, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Frank Church won Democratic 149,096 56.2%
Herman Welker Republican 102,781 38.7%
Glen Taylor Write-in 13,415 5.1%
Total265,292

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Ada 18,856 54.1% 16,009 45.9% 34,865 D+8.2
Canyon 12,287 56.3% 9,529 43.7% 21,816 D+12.6
Twin Falls 8,090 49.7% 8,197 50.3% 16,287 R+0.7
Bonneville 9,870 64.5% 5,426 35.5% 15,296 D+29.1
Bannock 10,065 65.8% 5,228 34.2% 15,293 D+31.6
Kootenai 7,528 59.8% 5,053 40.2% 12,581 D+19.7
Nez Perce 8,058 71.9% 3,143 28.1% 11,201 D+43.9
Bingham 4,644 54.8% 3,837 45.2% 8,481 D+9.5
Shoshone 5,287 63.2% 3,083 36.8% 8,370 D+26.3
Latah 4,910 60.1% 3,258 39.9% 8,168 D+20.2
Bonner 4,178 59.2% 2,884 40.8% 7,062 D+18.3
Cassia 2,889 53.3% 2,535 46.7% 5,424 D+6.5
Payette 2,821 57.3% 2,099 42.7% 4,920 D+14.7
Idaho 3,265 67.9% 1,544 32.1% 4,809 D+35.8
Jerome 2,192 48.5% 2,328 51.5% 4,520 R+3.0
Gooding 2,290 52.0% 2,110 48.0% 4,400 D+4.1
Minidoka 2,590 59.9% 1,734 40.1% 4,324 D+19.8
Jefferson 2,706 63.5% 1,557 36.5% 4,263 D+27.0
Gem 2,423 61.8% 1,499 38.2% 3,922 D+23.6
Fremont 2,285 58.5% 1,619 41.5% 3,904 D+17.1
Franklin 1,939 49.9% 1,946 50.1% 3,885 R+0.2
Washington 2,410 62.7% 1,432 37.3% 3,842 D+25.5
Madison 2,345 61.4% 1,472 38.6% 3,817 D+22.9
Elmore 2,380 71.4% 952 28.6% 3,332 D+42.9
Clearwater 2,507 75.3% 824 24.7% 3,331 D+50.5
Bear Lake 1,934 60.1% 1,286 39.9% 3,220 D+20.1
Benewah 1,683 61.1% 1,073 38.9% 2,756 D+22.1
Lemhi 1,416 54.0% 1,206 46.0% 2,622 D+8.0
Caribou 1,542 62.9% 911 37.1% 2,453 D+25.7
Boundary 1,446 59.1% 1,002 40.9% 2,448 D+18.1
Blaine 1,346 60.9% 863 39.1% 2,209 D+21.9
Owyhee 1,255 57.9% 911 42.1% 2,166 D+15.9
Lewis 1,556 78.2% 434 21.8% 1,990 D+56.4
Oneida 1,032 53.2% 909 46.8% 1,941 D+6.3
Power 894 53.0% 794 47.0% 1,688 D+5.9
Valley 847 51.3% 804 48.7% 1,651 D+2.6
Lincoln 890 54.7% 736 45.3% 1,626 D+9.5
Butte 924 67.8% 438 32.2% 1,362 D+35.7
Adams 890 68.2% 415 31.8% 1,305 D+36.4
Custer 825 66.1% 424 33.9% 1,249 D+32.1
Teton 783 63.0% 460 37.0% 1,243 D+26.0
Boise 427 54.3% 359 45.7% 786 D+8.7
Camas 389 64.1% 218 35.9% 607 D+28.2
Clark 202 45.7% 240 54.3% 442 R+8.6

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Idaho Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Mike Crapo (R) R+31.9
2020 Jim Risch (R) R+29.4
2016 Mike Crapo (R) R+38.4
2014 James E. Risch (R) R+30.7
2010 Mike Crapo (R) R+46.2
2008 Jim Risch (R) R+23.5
2004 Mike Crapo (R) R+99.2
2002 Larry E. Craig (R) R+32.6
1998 Mike Crapo (R) R+41.1
1996 Larry E. Craig (R) R+17.1
1992 Dirk Kempthorne (R) R+13.0
1990 Larry E. Craig (R) R+22.6
1986 Steve Symms (R) R+3.1
1984 James A. McClure (R) R+46.2
1980 Steve Symms (R) R+1.0
1978 James A. McClure (R) R+36.9
1974 Frank Church (D) D+13.9
1972 James A. McClure (R) R+6.7
1968 Frank Church (D) D+20.5
1966 Len B. Jordan (R) R+10.8
1962 Frank Church (D) D+9.5
1960 Henry C. Dworshak (R) R+4.5
1956 Frank Church (D) D+17.5
1954 Henry C. Dworshak (R) R+25.7
1950 Herman Welker (R) R+23.4
1948 Bert C. Miller (D) D+1.5
1944 Glen H. Taylor (D) D+2.3
1942 John Thomas (R) R+3.1
1938 D. Worth Clark (D) D+9.8
1936 William E. Borah (R) R+26.7
1932 James Pope (D) D+13.4
1930 William E. Borah (R) R+44.8
1926 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+20.4
1924 William E. Borah (R) R+59.4
1920 Frank R. Gooding (R) R+8.2
1918 William E. Borah (R) R+34.4
1914 James H. Brady (R) R+5.7