1956 United States Senate election in North Carolina
November 6, 1956
 
Nominee Sam Ervin Joel A. Johnson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 731,353 367,475
Percentage 66.56% 33.44%
Senator before election

Sam Ervin
Democratic

 Elected Senator

Sam Ervin
Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic Senator Sam Ervin was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican farmer and businessman Joel Johnson.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1956 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Sam Ervin (incumbent) 360,967 84.64%
Democratic Marshall C. Kurfees 65,512 15.36%
Total votes 426,479 100.00%

General election

Results

1956 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Sam Ervin (incumbent) 731,353 66.56% Decrease33.44
Republican Joel A. Johnson 367,475 33.44% Increase33.44
Total votes 1,098,828 100.00%

Footnotes

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1956". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.


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