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1956 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1956 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election?

Orval Faubus won the 1956 Arkansas Gubernatorial Election. Orval Faubus received 321,797 popular votes (80.65%). The main challenger was Roy Mitchell (19.35%).

See the full head-to-head between Faubus and Mitchell

Faubus +61.3 pts · won by 244,582 votes
Orval FaubusDemocraticWINNER80.65%
321,797 votes
Roy MitchellRepublican19.35%
77,215 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.