1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

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

• Luther E. Barnhardt, State Senator
• Alonzo C. Edwards, State Representative
• Kidd Brewer
• Gurney P. Hood, former North Carolina Commissioner of Banks
• James V. Whitfield, State Senator

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