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1956 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1956 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election?

Dennis J. Roberts won the 1956 Rhode Island Gubernatorial Election. Dennis J. Roberts received 192,315 popular votes (50.09%). The main challenger was Christopher Del Sesto (49.91%).

See the full head-to-head between Roberts and Sesto

Roberts +0.2 pts · won by 711 votes
Dennis J. RobertsDemocraticWINNER50.09%
192,315 votes
Christopher Del SestoRepublican49.91%
191,604 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.