1956 United States Senate election in Florida

none March 2026 September 2023 1956 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Florida Florida 1900 presidential no 1950 United States Senate election in Florida 1950 1962 United States Senate election in Florida 1962 May 8, 1956 x150px File:George Smathers 1963 (cropped).jpg George Smathers Democratic Party (United States) 614,663 87.5% File:3x4.svg Erle Griffis Democratic Party (United States) 87,525 12.5% 1956 US Senate Democartic Primary in Florida by county.svg County resultsSmathers: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90%Griffis: #51c2c2 50–60% #009696 70–80% U.S. Senator George Smathers Democratic Party (United States) George Smathers Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator George Smathers won re-election to a second term. Smathers' victory in the May 8 primary was tantamount to election, as the Republican Party did not field a candidate for this election. This election was the last Senate election in Florida in which the Republicans did not field a candidate. Democratic primary Candidates Erle L. Griffis, attorney May 9, 1956 Eisenhower Gets 60% Of Total Indiana Vote https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1956-05-09/ed-1/seq-6/ Evening Star Washington, D.C. A-6 October 2, 2022 George Smathers, incumbent U.S. Senator Results Democratic Party primary resultsCongressional Quarterly 2005 1375https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=734402 FL US Senate, 1956 – D Primary Our Campaigns October 2, 2022 1956 Tabulation of Official Vote, Florida Primary Elections, May 8, 1956 and May 29, 1956 https://archive.org/details/TabulationofofficialvoteFloridaprimaryelections1956/ 4 George Smathers (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 614,663 87.54% Erle L. Griffis Democratic Party (United States) 87,525 12.46% 702,188 General election Results thumb|center|County resultsSmathers: #0d056c >90% United States Senate election in Florida, 1956Congressional Quarterly 2005 1328https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=29563 FL US Senate, 1956 Our Campaigns October 2, 2022http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 1958 October 2, 2022 Clerk of the House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1956 Tabulation Of Official Votes Cast In The General Election, November 6, 1956 https://archive.org/details/Tabulationofofficialvotescastinthegeneralelection1956/ 1 Democratic Party (United States) George Smathers (incumbent) 655,418 100.00% 655,418 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) See also 1956 United States Senate elections References Bibliography 2005 Guide to U.S. Elections II https://archive.org/details/guidetouselectio00cqpr Washington, DC CQ Press 1-56802-981-0 Congressional Quarterly 2005 Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections 1956 Florida United States Senate