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Senatorial
Candidate | Political
Party | Popular Vote |
 | Prescott S. Bush | Republican |
610,829 |
54.84% |
 | Thomas J. Dodd | Democratic |
479,460 |
43.05% |
 | Suzanne S. Stevenson | Independent Republican |
10,199 |
0.92% |
| Jasper McLevy | Socialist |
7,079 |
0.64% |
| Vivien Kellems | Independent |
6,219 |
0.56% |
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| Election Notes:
- Information on candidates, party, and incumbency accessed via:
http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/CT/1956_sov.pdf
http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=7715
- Kellems totals the result of write-in votes.
| Demographic Data
| 1960 Population: | 2,535,234 | Enum. | 1960 Population Density: | 202.0 | persons/km2 | | 1950 Population: | 2,007,280 | Enum. | 1950 Population Density: | 160.0 | persons/km2 | | Land Area (2000): | 12,548 | km2 | Annual Pop Growth Rate: | 2.4 | % |
| Election Data and Statistics:
- County Data (Table) (m)
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Data Sources:
- Source for Popular Vote data: State of Connecticut - Public Document No. 26 - Statement of Vote - General Election - November 6, 1. http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/CT/1956_sov.pdf, State of Connecticut - Public Document No. 26 - Statement of Vote - General Election - November 6, 1 (http://uselectionatlas.org/DOC/CT/1956_sov.pdf) (accessed 17 Jul 2012)
- Source for Population data: U.S. Census Bureau.
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