1956 United States gubernatorial elections

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1956, in 30 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and presidential election, on November 6, 1956 (September 10 in Maine). The special election in Oregon was due to the death of incumbent governor Paul L. Patterson on January 31.[1]

1956 United States gubernatorial elections
November 6, 1956;
September 10, 1956 (ME)
30 governorships[lower-alpha 1]
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Democratic Republican
Seats before 27 21
Seats after 29 19
Seat change Increase2 Decrease2
Seats up 14 16
Seats won 16 14
     Democratic gain      Democratic hold
     Republican gain      Republican hold

This was the last time Colorado, Maine, and Ohio elected their governors to 2-year terms, all switching to 4-years from the 1958 election.

Results
StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
ArizonaErnest McFarlandDemocraticRe-elected, 59.55%Horace B. Griffen (Republican) 40.45%
[2]
ArkansasOrval FaubusDemocraticRe-elected, 80.65%Roy Mitchell (Republican) 19.35%
[3]
ColoradoEdwin C. JohnsonDemocraticRetired, Democratic victoryStephen McNichols (Democratic) 51.34%
Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 48.66%
[4]
DelawareJ. Caleb BoggsRepublicanRe-elected, 51.95%J. H. T. McConnell (Democratic) 48.05%
[5]
FloridaLeRoy CollinsDemocraticRe-elected, 73.69%William A. Washburne Jr. (Republican) 26.31%
[6]
IllinoisWilliam StrattonRepublicanRe-elected, 50.34%Richard B. Austin (Democratic) 49.48%
Edward C. Gross (Socialist Labor) 0.18%
[7]
IndianaGeorge N. CraigRepublicanTerm-limited, Republican victoryHarold W. Handley (Republican) 55.61%
Ralph Tucker (Democratic) 43.98%
J. Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 0.35%
Merle N. Miller (Socialist Labor) 0.06%[8]
IowaLeo HoeghRepublicanDefeated, 48.78%Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 51.22%
[9]
KansasFred HallRepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, Democratic victoryGeorge Docking (Democratic) 55.42%
Warren W. Shaw (Republican) 42.16%
Harry O. Lytle Jr. (Prohibition) 2.41%
[10]
Maine
(held, 10 September 1956)		Edmund MuskieDemocraticRe-elected, 59.17%Willis A. Trafton (Republican) 40.83%
[11]
MassachusettsChristian HerterRepublicanRetired, Democratic victoryFoster Furcolo (Democratic) 52.76%
Sumner G. Whittier (Republican) 46.87%
Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.25%
Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.12%
[12]
MichiganG. Mennen WilliamsDemocraticRe-elected, 54.65%Albert Cobo (Republican) 45.13%
Alfred T. Halsted (Prohibition) 0.21%
[13]
MinnesotaOrville FreemanDemocratic-Farmer-LaborRe-elected, 51.41%Ancher Nelsen (Republican) 48.18%
Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 0.41%
[14]
MissouriPhil M. DonnellyDemocraticTerm-limited, Democratic victoryJames T. Blair Jr. (Democratic) 52.07%
Lon Hocker (Republican) 47.93%
[15]
MontanaJ. Hugo AronsonRepublicanRe-elected, 51.37%Arnold Olsen (Democratic) 48.63%
[16]
NebraskaVictor E. AndersonRepublicanRe-elected, 54.28%Frank Sorrell (Democratic) 40.15%
George Morris (Independent) 5.56%
[17]
New HampshireLane DwinellRepublicanRe-elected, 54.73%John Shaw (Democratic) 45.27%
[18]
New MexicoJohn F. SimmsDemocraticDefeated, 47.77%Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 52,23%
[19]
North CarolinaLuther H. HodgesDemocraticRe-elected, 66.95%Kyle Hayes (Republican) 33.05%
[20]
North DakotaNorman BrunsdaleRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryJohn E. Davis (Republican) 58.46%
Wallace E. Warner (Democratic-NPL) 41.54%
[21]
OhioFrank LauscheDemocraticRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victoryC. William O'Neill (Republican) 56.04%
Michael DiSalle (Democratic) 43.96%
[22]
Oregon (special)Elmo SmithRepublicanDefeated, 49.48%Robert D. Holmes (Democratic) 50.52%
[23]
Rhode IslandDennis J. RobertsDemocraticRe-elected, 50.09%Christopher Del Sesto (Republican) 49.91%
[24]
South DakotaJoe FossRepublicanRe-elected, 54.39%Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 45.61%
[25]
TexasAllan ShiversDemocraticRetired, Democratic victoryPrice Daniel (Democratic) 78.35%
William R. Bryant (Republican) 15.16%
W. Lee O'Daniel (write-in) (Independent) 6.39%
Scattering 0.11%
[26]
UtahJ. Bracken LeeRepublicanDefeated in Republican primary, ran as an Independent, Republican victoryGeorge Dewey Clyde (Republican) 38.20%
L. C. "Rennie" Romney (Democratic) 33.43%
J. Bracken Lee (Independent) 28.37%
[27]
VermontJoseph B. JohnsonRepublicanRe-elected, 57.46%E. Frank Branon (Democratic) 42.53%
Scattering 0.01%
[28]
WashingtonArthur B. LanglieRepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victoryAlbert Rosellini (Democratic) 54.63%
Emmett T. Anderson (Republican) 45.00%
Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.37%
[29]
West VirginiaWilliam C. MarlandDemocraticTerm-limited, Republican victoryCecil H. Underwood (Republican) 53.88%
Bob Mollohan (Democratic) 46.13%
[30]
WisconsinWalter J. Kohler Jr.RepublicanRetired, Republican victoryVernon Wallace Thomson (Republican) 51.89%
William Proxmire (Democratic) 48.11%
Scattering 0.01%
[31]

See also

Notes
  1. Including a special election in Oregon.

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