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.[1][2]
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.
^Cockfield, Jamie H. (2019). A Giant From Georgia: The Life of U.S. Senator Walter F. George, 1878-1957. Macon, Georgia: Mercer University Press. pp. 452–453. ISBN978-0-88146-676-8.
