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Hammerschmidt married his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Ann Sharp, on October 11, 1948, and they remained married for 58 years, until she died on January 2, 2006.<ref name="AKencyc"/> They had one son.<ref name="AKencyc"/>

Hammerschmidt married his wife, Virginia "Ginny" Ann Sharp, on October 11, 1948, and they remained married for 58 years, until she died on January 2, 2006.<ref name="AKencyc"/> They had one son.<ref name="AKencyc"/>

Hammerschmidt died on April 1, 2015 in Springdale, Arkansas.<ref name="AKencyc"/> When he was first elected in 1966, no other Republican had been elected to a statewide office in Arkansas since reconstruction, but less than fifty years later when he died, the Republican Party held every statewide office in the state and held majorities in the state legislature.<ref>Brantley, Max (November 4, 2014). [http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/11/04/arkansass-new-day-a-historic-republican-victory Arkansas's new day; a historic Republican victory]. ''Arkansas Times''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref>

Hammerschmidt died on April 1, 2015 in Springdale, Arkansas.<ref name="AKencyc"/> When he was first elected in 1966, no other Republican had been elected to a federal or statewide office in Arkansas since Reconstruction, but less than fifty years later when he died, the Republican Party held every federal and statewide office in the state and held majorities in the state legislature.<ref>Brantley, Max (November 4, 2014). [http://www.arktimes.com/ArkansasBlog/archives/2014/11/04/arkansass-new-day-a-historic-republican-victory Arkansas's new day; a historic Republican victory]. ''Arkansas Times''. Retrieved November 4, 2016.</ref>

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