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1956 Wisconsin Governor Election
Wisconsin · 2 candidates
Thomson +3.8 pts · won by 58,852 votes
Vernon W. ThomsonRepublicanWINNER51.89%
808,273 votes
William ProxmireDemocratic48.11%
749,421 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.