1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 8, 1956
 
Nominee Luther E. Barnhardt Joseph A. Dunn
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 738,322 368,457
Percentage 66.71% 33.29%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Luther H. Hodges
Democratic

 Elected Lieutenant Governor

Luther E. Barnhardt
Democratic

The 1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1956. Democratic nominee Luther E. Barnhardt defeated Republican nominee Joseph A. Dunn with 66.71% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on May 26, 1956.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Luther E. Barnhardt 160,758 37.07
Democratic Alonzo C. Edwards 124,611 28.74
Democratic Kidd Brewer 56,227 12.97
Democratic Gurney P. Hood 54,747 12.63
Democratic James V. Whitfield 37,275 8.60
Total votes 433,618 100.00

General election

Candidates

  • Luther E. Barnhardt, Democratic
  • Joseph A. Dunn, Republican

Results

1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Luther E. Barnhardt 738,322 66.71%
Republican Joseph A. Dunn 368,457 33.29%
Majority 369,865
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

References

  1. 1 2 3 "North Carolina Manual". North Carolina Secretary of State. 1956. Retrieved July 4, 2021.
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