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1956 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1956 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election?

Lane Dwinell won the 1956 New Hampshire Gubernatorial Election. Lane Dwinell received 141,578 popular votes (54.73%). The main challenger was John Shaw (45.27%).

See the full head-to-head between Dwinell and Shaw

Dwinell +9.5 pts · won by 24,461 votes
Lane DwinellRepublicanWINNER54.73%
141,578 votes
John ShawDemocratic45.27%
117,117 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.