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1956 Governor election results

29 races · 29 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1956 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1956 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaErnest McFarlandD171,848 votes · +55,104 over Horace B. Griffen
ArkansasOrval FaubusD321,797 votes · +244,582 over Roy Mitchell
ColoradoStephen McNicholsD331,283 votes · +17,333 over Donald G. Brotzman
DelawareJ. Caleb BoggsR91,965 votes · +6,918 over James Hoge Tyler McConnell
FloridaLeRoy CollinsD747,753 votes · +480,773 over William A. Washburne Jr.
IllinoisWilliam StrattonR2,171,786 votes · +36,877 over Richard B. Austin
IndianaHarold W. HandleyR1,086,868 votes · +227,475 over Ralph Tucker
IowaHerschel C. LovelessD616,852 votes · +29,469 over Leo Hoegh
KansasGeorge DockingD479,701 votes · +115,361 over Warren W. Shaw
MaineEdmund MuskieD180,254 votes · +55,859 over Willis A. Trafton Jr.
MassachusettsFoster FurcoloD1,234,618 votes · +137,859 over Sumner G. Whittier
MichiganG. Mennen WilliamsD1,666,689 votes · +290,313 over Albert E. Cobo
MinnesotaOrville FreemanD731,180 votes · +45,984 over Ancher Nelsen
MissouriJames T. Blair Jr.D941,528 votes · +74,718 over Lon Hocker
MontanaJ. Hugo AronsonR138,878 votes · +7,390 over Arnold Olsen
NebraskaVictor E. AndersonR308,293 votes · +80,245 over Frank Sorrell
New HampshireLane DwinellR141,578 votes · +24,461 over John Shaw
New MexicoEdwin L. MechemR131,488 votes · +11,225 over John F. Simms
North CarolinaLuther H. HodgesD760,480 votes · +385,101 over Kyle Hayes
North DakotaJohn E. DavisR147,566 votes · +42,697 over Wallace E. Warner
OhioC. William O'NeillR1,984,988 votes · +427,885 over Michael DiSalle
Rhode IslandDennis J. RobertsD192,315 votes · +711 over Christopher Del Sesto
South DakotaJoe FossR158,819 votes · +25,621 over Ralph Herseth
TexasPrice DanielD1,350,736 votes · +1,089,453 over William R. Bryant
UtahGeorge Dewey ClydeR127,164 votes · +15,867 over L. C. Romney
VermontJoseph B. JohnsonR88,379 votes · +22,959 over E. Frank Branon
WashingtonAlbert RoselliniD616,773 votes · +108,732 over Emmett T. Anderson
West VirginiaCecil H. UnderwoodR440,502 votes · +63,371 over Bob Mollohan
WisconsinVernon W. ThomsonR808,273 votes · +58,852 over William Proxmire