1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election

17 April 1956

Nominee Lether Edward Frazar Harry R. Hill Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 164,883 19,428 Percentage 89.46% 10.54%

Lieutenant Governor before election C. E. Barham Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Lether Edward Frazar Democratic

The 1956 Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on 17 April 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 1 February 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.

Results

1956 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lether Edward Frazar	337,679	45.59%
	Democratic	C. E. Barham (incumbent)	196,616	26.54%
	Democratic	A. Brown Moore	111,449	15.05%
	Democratic	J. Bentley Alexander	53,533	7.22%
	Democratic	Wesley H. Clanton	41,478	5.60%
Total votes			740,755	100.00%

General election

On election day, 17 April 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 15 May 1956.

Results

Louisiana lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1956

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lether Edward Frazar	164,883	89.46
	Republican	Harry R. Hill	19,428	10.54
Total votes			184,311	100.00
	Democratic hold