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Election 1956 Results

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1956 US Senate election in Florida

George A. Smathers (Democrat) won in Florida in 1956 with 100.0% of the vote and no opponent from the other main party.

The Democratic hold continued from 1950, when George A. Smathers also won.

Democrats led in 67 of the 67 counties as they stood then. The largest, Dade, cast 151,085 votes and went to the Democrat by 100.0 points. The closest was Glades, where 505 votes separated the two parties.

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Senate

CandidatePartyVotesShare
George A. Smathers won Democratic 655,418 100.0%
Total655,418

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Dade 151,085 100.0% 0 0.0% 151,085 D+100.0
Duval 66,624 100.0% 0 0.0% 66,624 D+100.0
Hillsborough 40,370 100.0% 0 0.0% 40,370 D+100.0
Pinellas 39,449 100.0% 0 0.0% 39,449 D+100.0
Palm Beach 28,331 100.0% 0 0.0% 28,331 D+100.0
Orange 27,039 100.0% 0 0.0% 27,039 D+100.0
Polk 25,990 100.0% 0 0.0% 25,990 D+100.0
Broward 24,482 100.0% 0 0.0% 24,482 D+100.0
Volusia 21,411 100.0% 0 0.0% 21,411 D+100.0
Escambia 19,781 100.0% 0 0.0% 19,781 D+100.0
Manatee 11,899 100.0% 0 0.0% 11,899 D+100.0
Lake 10,661 100.0% 0 0.0% 10,661 D+100.0
Bay 10,262 100.0% 0 0.0% 10,262 D+100.0
Alachua 9,600 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,600 D+100.0
Leon 9,448 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,448 D+100.0
Sarasota 9,011 100.0% 0 0.0% 9,011 D+100.0
Brevard 8,102 100.0% 0 0.0% 8,102 D+100.0
Marion 7,203 100.0% 0 0.0% 7,203 D+100.0
Lee 6,984 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,984 D+100.0
Okaloosa 6,885 100.0% 0 0.0% 6,885 D+100.0
Monroe 5,709 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,709 D+100.0
Putnam 5,611 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,611 D+100.0
St. Johns 5,576 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,576 D+100.0
Pasco 5,491 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,491 D+100.0
Seminole 5,454 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,454 D+100.0
Jackson 5,144 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,144 D+100.0
St. Lucie 5,104 100.0% 0 0.0% 5,104 D+100.0
Santa Rosa 4,543 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,543 D+100.0
Indian River 4,149 100.0% 0 0.0% 4,149 D+100.0
Walton 3,977 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,977 D+100.0
Highlands 3,636 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,636 D+100.0
Columbia 3,552 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,552 D+100.0
Osceola 3,465 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,465 D+100.0
Nassau 3,149 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,149 D+100.0
Suwannee 3,086 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,086 D+100.0
Gadsden 3,070 100.0% 0 0.0% 3,070 D+100.0
Martin 2,732 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,732 D+100.0
Sumter 2,553 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,553 D+100.0
Hardee 2,548 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,548 D+100.0
Clay 2,520 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,520 D+100.0
Collier 2,321 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,321 D+100.0
Bradford 2,271 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,271 D+100.0
Citrus 2,201 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,201 D+100.0
Holmes 2,100 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,100 D+100.0
Washington 2,068 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,068 D+100.0
Hernando 2,056 100.0% 0 0.0% 2,056 D+100.0
Madison 1,977 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,977 D+100.0
Taylor 1,973 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,973 D+100.0
Gulf 1,900 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,900 D+100.0
De Soto 1,844 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,844 D+100.0
Levy 1,686 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,686 D+100.0
Hendry 1,641 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,641 D+100.0
Charlotte 1,491 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,491 D+100.0
Calhoun 1,435 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,435 D+100.0
Baker 1,395 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,395 D+100.0
Jefferson 1,239 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,239 D+100.0
Franklin 1,205 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,205 D+100.0
Hamilton 1,164 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,164 D+100.0
Wakulla 1,130 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,130 D+100.0
Okeechobee 1,044 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,044 D+100.0
Flagler 1,034 100.0% 0 0.0% 1,034 D+100.0
Dixie 879 100.0% 0 0.0% 879 D+100.0
Lafayette 876 100.0% 0 0.0% 876 D+100.0
Union 811 100.0% 0 0.0% 811 D+100.0
Liberty 771 100.0% 0 0.0% 771 D+100.0
Gilchrist 715 100.0% 0 0.0% 715 D+100.0
Glades 505 100.0% 0 0.0% 505 D+100.0

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Florida Senate elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Rick Scott (R) R+12.8
2022 Marco Rubio (R) R+16.3
2018 Rick Scott (R) R+0.1
2016 Marco Rubio (R) R+7.7
2012 Bill Nelson (D) D+13.0
2010 Marco Rubio (R) R+28.7
2006 Bill Nelson (D) D+22.2
2004 Mel Martinez (R) R+1.1
2000 Bill Nelson (D) D+4.9
1998 Bob Graham (D) D+24.9
1994 Connie Mack (R) R+41.0
1992 Bob Graham (D) D+30.8
1988 Connie Mack (R) R+0.8
1986 Bob Graham (D) D+9.5
1982 Lawton Chiles (D) D+23.5
1980 Paula Hawkins (R) R+3.3
1976 Lawton Chiles (D) D+26.0
1974 Richard Stone (D) D+2.5
1970 Lawton Chiles (D) D+7.7
1968 Edward J. Gurney (R) R+11.8
1964 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+27.9
1962 George A. Smathers (D) D+40.1
1958 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+42.5
1956 George A. Smathers (D) D+100.0
1952 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+100.0
1950 George A. Smathers (D) D+52.6
1946 Spessard L. Holland (D) D+57.3
1944 Claude Pepper (D) D+42.6
1940 Charles O. Andrews (D) D+100.0
1938 Claude Pepper (D) D+64.9
1934 Park Trammell (D) D+100.0
1932 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+100.0
1928 Park Trammell (D) D+37.1
1926 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+65.1
1922 Park Trammell (D) D+88.3
1920 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+43.5
1916 Park Trammell (D) D+70.4
1914 Duncan U. Fletcher (D) D+99.5