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1956 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election

Tennessee · 2 candidates · See every 1956 U.S. House race

Who won the 1956 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election?

James Frazier won the 1956 Tennessee U.S. House District 3 Election. James Frazier received 55,715 popular votes (53.74%). The main challenger was P H Wood (46.26%).

See the full head-to-head between Frazier and Wood

Frazier +7.5 pts · won by 7,761 votes
James FrazierDemocraticWINNER53.74%
55,715 votes
P H WoodRepublican46.26%
47,954 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. House election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.