1956 United States gubernatorial elections
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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]
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[]
State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
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Arizona | Ernest McFarland | Democratic | Re-elected, 59.55% | Horace B. Griffen (Republican) 40.45% [2] |
Arkansas | Orval Faubus | Democratic | Re-elected, 80.65% | (Republican) 19.35% [3] |
Colorado | Edwin C. Johnson | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Stephen McNichols (Democratic) 51.34% Donald G. Brotzman (Republican) 48.66% [4] |
Delaware | J. Caleb Boggs | Republican | Re-elected, 51.95% | (Democratic) 48.05% [5] |
Florida | LeRoy Collins | Democratic | Re-elected, 73.69% | (Republican) 26.31% [6] |
Illinois | William Stratton | Republican | Re-elected, 50.34% | Richard B. Austin (Democratic) 49.48% Edward C. Gross (Socialist Labor) 0.18% [7] |
Indiana | George N. Craig | Republican | Term-limited, Republican victory | Harold W. Handley (Republican) 55.61% Ralph Tucker (Democratic) 43.98% J. Ralston Miller (Prohibition) 0.35% Merle N. Miller (Socialist Labor) 0.06%[8] |
Iowa | Leo Hoegh | Republican | Defeated, 48.78% | Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 51.22% [9] |
Kansas | Fred Hall | Republican | Defeated in Republican primary, Democratic victory | George Docking (Democratic) 55.42% Warren W. Shaw (Republican) 42.16% Harry O. Lytle Jr. (Prohibition) 2.41% [10] |
Maine (held, 10 September 1956) |
Edmund Muskie | Democratic | Re-elected, 59.17% | (Republican) 40.83% [11] |
Massachusetts | Christian Herter | Republican | Retired, Democratic victory | Foster Furcolo (Democratic) 52.76% Sumner G. Whittier (Republican) 46.87% Henning A. Blomen (Socialist Labor) 0.25% Mark R. Shaw (Prohibition) 0.12% [12] |
Michigan | G. Mennen Williams | Democratic | Re-elected, 54.65% | Albert Cobo (Republican) 45.13% Alfred T. Halsted (Prohibition) 0.21% [13] |
Minnesota | Orville Freeman | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | Re-elected, 51.41% | Ancher Nelsen (Republican) 48.18% Rudolph Gustafson (Industrial Government) 0.41% [14] |
Missouri | Phil M. Donnelly | Democratic | Term-limited, Democratic victory | James T. Blair Jr. (Democratic) 52.07% (Republican) 47.93% [15] |
Montana | J. Hugo Aronson | Republican | Re-elected, 51.37% | Arnold Olsen (Democratic) 48.63% [16] |
Nebraska | Victor E. Anderson | Republican | Re-elected, 54.28% | (Democratic) 40.15% George Morris (Independent) 5.56% [17] |
New Hampshire | Lane Dwinell | Republican | Re-elected, 54.73% | (Democratic) 45.27% [18] |
New Mexico | John F. Simms | Democratic | Defeated, 47.77% | Edwin L. Mechem (Republican) 52,23% [19] |
North Carolina | Luther H. Hodges | Democratic | Re-elected, 66.95% | Kyle Hayes (Republican) 33.05% [20] |
North Dakota | Norman Brunsdale | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | John E. Davis (Republican) 58.46% (Democratic-NPL) 41.54% [21] |
Ohio | Frank Lausche | Democratic | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victory | C. William O'Neill (Republican) 56.04% Michael DiSalle (Democratic) 43.96% [22] |
Oregon (special) | Elmo Smith | Republican | Defeated, 49.48% | Robert D. Holmes (Democratic) 50.52% [23] |
Rhode Island | Dennis J. Roberts | Democratic | Re-elected, 50.09% | Christopher Del Sesto (Republican) 49.91% [24] |
South Dakota | Joe Foss | Republican | Re-elected, 54.39% | Ralph Herseth (Democratic) 45.61% [25] |
Texas | Allan Shivers | Democratic | Retired, Democratic victory | Price Daniel (Democratic) 78.35% (Republican) 15.16% W. Lee O'Daniel (write-in) (Independent) 6.39% Scattering 0.11% [26] |
Utah | J. Bracken Lee | Republican | Defeated in Republican primary, ran as an Independent, Republican victory | George Dewey Clyde (Republican) 38.20% (Democratic) 33.43% J. Bracken Lee (Independent) 28.37% [27] |
Vermont | Joseph B. Johnson | Republican | Re-elected, 57.46% | (Democratic) 42.53% Scattering 0.01% [28] |
Washington | Arthur B. Langlie | Republican | Retired to run for U.S. Senate, Democratic victory | Albert Rosellini (Democratic) 54.63% Emmett T. Anderson (Republican) 45.00% Henry Killman (Socialist Labor) 0.37% [29] |
West Virginia | William C. Marland | Democratic | Term-limited, Republican victory | Cecil H. Underwood (Republican) 53.88% Bob Mollohan (Democratic) 46.13% [30] |
Wisconsin | Walter J. Kohler Jr. | Republican | Retired, Republican victory | Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican) 51.89% William Proxmire (Democratic) 48.11% Scattering 0.01% [31] |
See also[]
- United States elections, 1956
- 1956 United States presidential election
- United States Senate elections, 1956
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1956
Notes[]
- ^ Including a special election in Oregon.
References[]
- ^ "Paul L. Patterson (1900-1956)". oregonencyclopedia.org. Retrieved 2018-10-20.
- ^ "AZ Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "AR Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "CO Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "DE Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "FL Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "IL Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "IN Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "IA Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "KS Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "ME Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "MA Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "MI Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "MN Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "MO Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "MT Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "NE Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "NH Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "NM Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "NC Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "ND Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "OH Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "OR Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "RI Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "SD Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "TX Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "UT Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "VT Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "WA Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "WV Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
- ^ "WI Governor, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 March 2019.
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