1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 September 2023 1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election North Carolina 1885 Presidential no 1952 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1952 1960 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election 1960 November 8, 1956 x150px Luther E. Barnhardt Democratic Party (United States) 738,322 66.71% x120px Joseph A. Dunn Republican Party (United States) 368,457 33.29% Lieutenant Governor Luther H. Hodges Democratic Party (United States) Luther E. Barnhardt Democratic Party (United States) 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.https://books.google.com/books?id=ixfdeSex8gYC North Carolina Manual North Carolina Secretary of State 1956 July 4, 2021 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 Luther E. Barnhardt Democratic Party (United States) 160,758 37.07 Alonzo C. Edwards Democratic Party (United States) 124,611 28.74 Kidd Brewer Democratic Party (United States) 56,227 12.97 Gurney P. Hood Democratic Party (United States) 54,747 12.63 James V. Whitfield Democratic Party (United States) 37,275 8.60 433,618 100.00 General election Candidates Luther E. Barnhardt, Democratic Joseph A. Dunn, Republican Results 1956 North Carolina lieutenant gubernatorial election Democratic Party (United States) Luther E. Barnhardt 738,322 66.71% Republican Party (United States) Joseph A. Dunn 368,457 33.29% 369,865 Democratic Party (United States) References collapsed 1956 Gubernatorial North Carolina