1956 United States Senate election in Georgia

1956 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Georgia
September 12, 1956
 
Nominee Herman Talmadge Melvin E. Thompson
Party Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 410 0
Popular vote 498,327 122,152
Percentage 80.31% 19.69%
U.S. senator before election

Walter F. George
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Herman Talmadge
Democratic

The 1956 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Walter F. George did not run for re-election.

The open race for George's seat was the final chapter in the political rivalry between former Georgia Governor Herman Talmadge and Melvin Thompson which had begun a decade earlier with the three governors controversy. Talmadge soundly won the primary, ending Thompson's political career.

At this time, Georgia was a one-party state. Talmadge's victory in the September 12 primary was tantamount to election, and he was unopposed in the general election.

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