1956 United States Senate election in Alabama

1956 Democratic Senate primary election in Alabama
	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.

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

J. Lister Hill, incumbent Senator
John G. Crommelin, retired Rear Admiral in the United States Navy and independent candidate for Senate in 1950

Results

1956 United States Senate Democratic primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Lister Hill (incumbent)	247,519	68.19%
	Democratic	John G. Crommelin	115,440	31.81%
Total votes			362,959	100.00%

General election

1956 United States Senate election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	J. Lister Hill (incumbent)	330,182	100.00%	23.46
	Write-in	All others	9	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			330,191	100.00%

References

^ "AL US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
^ "AL US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

[1] "AL US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.

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

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