CREATE TABLE table_1342256_6 (party VARCHAR(255), candidates VARCHAR(255))
how many party with candidates being john j. phillips (r) 57.6% n. e. west (d) 42.4%
    
SQL: SELECT COUNT(party) FROM table_1342256_6 WHERE candidates = "John J. Phillips (R) 57.6% N. E. West (D) 42.4%"