1956 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1956 Democratic Senate primary election in Alabama
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  1950 May 1, 1956 1962  
  Listerhill (1) (retouched).jpg Captain John Geraerdt Crommelin, US Navy, circa in 1947.jpg
Nominee J. Lister Hill John G. Crommelin
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote247,519115,440
Percentage68.19%31.81%

1956 United States Senate Democrat Primary election in Alabama results map by county.svg
County results
Hill:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%     >90%
Crommelin:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

J. Lister Hill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

J. Lister Hill
Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Senator J. Lister Hill was re-elected for a fourth term in office.

Contents

On May 1, Hill won the Democratic primary over John G. Crommelin, who ran in 1950 as an independent, with 68.20% of the vote.

Hill won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1956 United States Senate Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic J. Lister Hill (incumbent) 247,519 68.19%
Democratic John G. Crommelin 115,44031.81%
Total votes362,959 100.00%

General election

1956 United States Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic J. Lister Hill (incumbent) 330,182 100.00% Increase2.svg23.46
Write-inAll others90.00%N/A
Total votes330,191 100.00%

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References

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  2. "AL US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.