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1956 South Carolina U.S. Senate Special

South Carolina · 1 candidate · See every 1956 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1956 South Carolina U.S. Senate Special?

Strom Thurmond won the 1956 South Carolina U.S. Senate Special. Strom Thurmond received 245,371 popular votes (100%).

Strom ThurmondDemocraticWINNER100%
245,371 votes
A special election fills a Senate seat that came open mid-term. Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.