1956 Virginia U.S. House District 8 Election

Virginia · 2 candidates

Smith +34.5 pts · won by 19,835 votes

Howard SmithDemocraticWINNER67.25%

38,648 votes

H B D ClayRepublican32.74%

18,813 votes

Popular-vote totals for U.S. Senate elections come from the MIT Election Data and Science Lab (1976–2024).