1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

none February 2026 December 2025 ly 1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1952 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1952 1960 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election 1960 April 17, 1956 No image.svg Lether Edward Frazar Democratic Party (United States) 164,883 89.46% No image.svg Harry R. Hill Republican Party (United States) 19,428 10.54% 1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial results map by parish.svg 300px Parish resultsFrazar: #584CDE 70–80% #3933E5 80–90% #0D0596 90–100% Lieutenant Governor C. E. Barham Democratic Party (United States) Lether Edward Frazar Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on April 17, 1956, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Louisiana. Democratic nominee and former member of the Louisiana House of Representatives Lether Edward Frazar defeated Republican nominee Harry R. Hill. Democratic primary The Democratic primary election was held on February 1, 1956. Candidate Lether Edward Frazar received a majority of the votes (45.59%), and advanced without a runoff as a result of Earl Long winning the Governor's primary with a majority. Frazar was thus elected as the nominee for the general election.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=1014323 LA Lt. Governor – D Primary ourcampaigns.com March 28, 2023 2024-12-31 Results 1956 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary Lether Edward Frazar Democratic Party (US) 337,679 45.59% C. E. Barham (incumbent) Democratic Party (US) 196,616 26.54% A. Brown Moore Democratic Party (US) 111,449 15.05% J. Bentley Alexander Democratic Party (US) 53,533 7.22% Wesley H. Clanton Democratic Party (US) 41,478 5.60% 740,755 100.00% General election On election day, April 17, 1956, Democratic nominee Lether Edward Frazar won the election by a margin of 145,455 votes against his opponent Republican nominee Harry R. Hill, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Frazar was sworn in as the 44th lieutenant governor of Louisiana on May 15, 1956.https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=973100 LA Lt. Governor ourcampaigns.com February 22, 2022 2024-12-31 Results Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1956 Democratic Party (United States) Lether Edward Frazar 164,883 89.46 Republican Party (United States) Harry R. Hill 19,428 10.54 184,311 100.00 Democratic Party (United States) References Category:1956 Louisiana elections Category:Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial elections Category:April 1956 in the United States Category:1956 United States lieutenant gubernatorial elections