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    <periodOfReport>2006-08-07</periodOfReport>

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    <issuer>
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        <issuerName>LAMSON &amp; SESSIONS CO</issuerName>
        <issuerTradingSymbol>LMS</issuerTradingSymbol>
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            <rptOwnerName>Pearch Michael R</rptOwnerName>
        </reportingOwnerId>
        <reportingOwnerAddress>
            <rptOwnerStreet1>25701 SCIENCE PARK DRIVE</rptOwnerStreet1>
            <rptOwnerStreet2></rptOwnerStreet2>
            <rptOwnerCity>CLEVELAND</rptOwnerCity>
            <rptOwnerState>OH</rptOwnerState>
            <rptOwnerZipCode>44122</rptOwnerZipCode>
            <rptOwnerStateDescription></rptOwnerStateDescription>
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            <isOfficer>1</isOfficer>
            <isTenPercentOwner>0</isTenPercentOwner>
            <isOther>0</isOther>
            <officerTitle>Vice Pres. Supply Chain Mgmt.</officerTitle>
        </reportingOwnerRelationship>
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    <footnotes>
        <footnote id="F1">Held under The Lamson &amp; Sessions Co. Deferred Savings Plan (the &quot;401(k) Plan&quot;).</footnote>
        <footnote id="F2">Grant to reporting person of option to buy 6,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Lamson &amp; Sessions 1988 Incentive Equity Performance Plan. Option became exercisable as follows:  one-half on February 26, 1999 and one-half on February 26, 2000.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F3">Grant to reporting person of option to buy 4,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Lamson &amp; Sessions 1998 Incentive Equity Plan. Option became exercisable as follows; one-half on February 25, 2000 and one-half on February 25, 2001.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F4">Grant to reporting person of option to buy 4,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Lamson &amp; Sessions 1998 Incentive Equity Plan. Option became exercisable over two years as follows:  one-half on February 23, 2001 and one-half on February 23, 2002.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F5">Grant to reporting person of option to buy 3,500 shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Lamson &amp; Sessions 1998 Incentive Equity Plan. Option became exercisable as follows; one-half on February 21, 2002 and one-half on February 21, 2003.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F6">Grant to reporting person of option to buy 3,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Lamson &amp; Sessions 1998 Incentive Equity Plan. Option became exercisable as follows; one-half on February 20, 2003 and one-half on February 20, 2004.</footnote>
        <footnote id="F7">Grant to reporting person of option to buy 3,000 shares of the Company's Common Stock under the Lamson &amp; Sessions 1998 Incentive Equity Plan.  Option is exercisable over two years as follows:  one-half on February 18, 2004 and one-half on February 18, 2005.</footnote>
    </footnotes>

    <remarks></remarks>

    <ownerSignature>
        <signatureName>/s/ Aileen Liebertz
Attorney-in-Fact for
Michael R. Pearch</signatureName>
        <signatureDate>2006-08-11</signatureDate>
    </ownerSignature>
</ownershipDocument>
