1956 United States Senate election in Oregon

The 1956 United States Senate election in Oregon was held on November 7, 1956 to select the U.S. Senator from the state of Oregon. Republican-turned-Independent-turned Democratic Senator Wayne Morse decided to seek re-election for his first full term as a Democrat. Morse defeated Republican candidate Douglas McKay in the hotly contested general election.

Candidates

 * George Altvater
 * Elmer Deetz
 * Phil Hitchcock, professor, clergyman, and former State Senator from Portland
 * Douglas McKay, United States Secretary of the Interior and former Governor of Oregon

Democratic

 * Wayne Morse, incumbent Senator since 1945 (Democratic)
 * Douglas McKay, United States Secretary of the Interior and former Governor of Oregon (Republican)