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Home/Primaries/House/1956/Georgia

Georgia House Primaries — 1956

10 party contests across 10 districts, 6 contested (60%).

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GA-1

US House

DEM3 candidates

Preston 48.4%

Hagan 31.3%

Grayson 20.2%

Winner:Prince H Preston48.4%

Prince H Preston

DEM31,95448.4%

Elliott Hagan

DEM20,67231.3%

Spence Grayson

DEM13,35620.2%

65,982 total votes cast

GA-2

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:John L Pilcher100.0%

John L Pilcher

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

GA-3

US House

DEM2 candidates

Forrester 79.2%

Savage 20.8%

Winner:E L Forrester79.2%

E L Forrester

DEM46,92679.2%

Carl Savage

DEM12,32120.8%

59,247 total votes cast

GA-4

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:John J Flynt100.0%

John J Flynt

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

GA-5

US House

DEM3 candidates

Davis 68.0%

Lowe 25.9%

Winner:James C Davis68.0%

James C Davis

DEM76,29368.0%

Wyman Lowe

DEM29,10225.9%

Forrest Williams

DEM6,7766.0%

112,171 total votes cast

GA-6

US House

DEM2 candidates

Vinson 79.1%

Baldwin 20.9%

Winner:Carl Vinson79.1%

Carl Vinson

DEM44,18379.1%

Cs Baldwin

DEM11,67920.9%

55,862 total votes cast

GA-7

US House

DEM2 candidates

Lanham 82.7%

Clark 17.3%

Winner:Henderson Lanham82.7%

Henderson Lanham

DEM50,54682.7%

Grover Clark

DEM10,59717.3%

61,143 total votes cast

GA-8

US House

DEM2 candidates

Blitch 72.6%

Dean 27.4%

Winner:Iris F Blitch72.6%

Iris F Blitch

DEM38,82072.6%

Braswell Dean

DEM14,63327.4%

53,453 total votes cast

GA-9

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Phil M Landrum100.0%

Phil M Landrum

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast

GA-10

US House

DEMUncontested

Winner:Paul Brown100.0%

Paul Brown

DEM1100.0%

1 total votes cast