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      Home/Elections/1956/Governor

      1956 Governor

      30 contests

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      GOVERNOR

      Governor · 1956

      Democratic Hold
      DEM
      26 needed
      REP
      IND
      Before
      26
      22
      After
      27
      21
      Net change:D +1·R −1·30 seats contested

      Chamber Control

      DemocraticMajority27
      Republican21
      Threshold:26 seats
      D 27 – R 21
      30 contests|D won 16|R won 14
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Arizona
      McFarlandDEM
      59.5%171,848
      GriffenREP
      40.5%116,744
      D+19.1
      ↑ D+39.4
      ▶
      Arkansas
      FaubusDEM
      80.7%321,797
      MitchellREP
      19.4%77,215
      D+61.3
      ↓ R+13.5
      ▶
      Colorado
      McNicholsDEM
      51.3%331,283
      BrotzmanREP
      48.7%313,950
      D+2.7
      ↑ D+17.4
      ▶
      Delaware
      BoggsREP
      52.0%91,965
      McConnellDEM
      48.0%85,047
      R+3.9
      ↑ D+0.3
      ▶
      Florida
      CollinsDEM
      73.7%747,753
      WashburnREP
      26.3%266,980
      D+47.4
      ↓ R+2.3
      ▶
      Illinois
      StrattonREP
      50.5%2,178,432
      AustinDEM
      49.5%2,134,909
      R+1.0
      ↑ D+4.2
      ▶
      Indiana
      HandleyREP
      55.6%1,086,868
      TuckerDEM
      44.0%859,393
      R+11.6
      ↑ D+0.5
      ▶
      Iowa
      LovelessDEM
      51.2%616,852
      HoeghREP
      48.8%587,383
      D+2.5
      ↑ D+6.6
      ▶
      Kansas
      DockingDEM
      55.5%479,701
      ShawREP
      42.1%364,340
      D+13.3
      ↑ D+28.0
      ▶
      Louisiana
      LongDEM
      100.0%172,291———
      D+100.0
      → Even
      ▶
      Maine
      MuskieDEM
      59.2%180,254
      TraftonREP
      40.8%124,395
      D+18.3
      ↑ D+53.4
      ▶
      Massachusetts
      FurcoloDEM
      52.8%1,234,618
      WhittierREP
      46.9%1,096,759
      D+5.9
      ↑ D+6.5
      ▶
      Michigan
      WilliamsDEM
      54.6%1,666,689
      CoboREP
      45.1%1,376,376
      D+9.5
      ↑ D+9.2
      ▶
      Minnesota
      FreemanDEM
      51.4%731,180
      NelsenREP
      48.2%685,196
      D+3.2
      ↑ D+14.6
      ▶
      Missouri
      BlairDEM
      52.1%941,528
      HockerREP
      47.9%866,810
      D+4.1
      ↓ R+3.6
      ▶
      Montana
      AronsonREP
      51.4%138,878
      OlsenDEM
      48.6%131,488
      R+2.7
      ↓ R+0.8
      ▶
      Nebraska
      AndersonREP
      54.3%308,285
      SorrellDEM
      40.2%228,048
      R+14.1
      ↑ D+8.7
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      DwinellREP
      54.7%141,578
      ShawDEM
      45.3%117,117
      R+9.5
      ↑ D+16.8
      ▶
      New Mexico
      MechemREP
      45.7%115,060
      SimmsDEM
      41.9%105,436
      R+3.8
      ↑ D+4.2
      ▶
      North Carolina
      HodgesDEM
      67.0%760,480
      HayesREP
      33.0%375,379
      D+33.9
      ↓ R+1.1
      ▶
      North Dakota
      DavisREP
      58.5%147,566
      WarnerDEM
      41.5%104,869
      R+16.9
      ↑ D+40.6
      ▶
      Ohio
      O'NeillREP
      56.0%1,984,988
      DisalleDEM
      44.0%1,557,103
      R+12.1
      ↓ R+23.9
      ▶
      Rhode Island
      RobertsDEM
      50.1%192,315
      SestoREP
      49.9%191,604
      D+0.2
      ↓ R+5.0
      ▶
      South Dakota
      FossREP
      54.4%158,819
      HersethDEM
      45.6%133,198
      R+8.8
      ↑ D+31.5
      ▶
      Texas
      DanielDEM
      78.4%1,433,051
      BryantREP
      14.8%271,088
      D+63.6
      ↓ R+36.4
      ▶
      Utah
      ClydeREP
      38.2%127,164
      RomneyDEM
      33.4%111,297
      R+4.8
      ↑ D+5.4
      ▶
      Vermont
      JohnsonREP
      57.5%88,379
      BranonDEM
      42.5%65,420
      R+14.9
      ↓ R+2.8
      ▶
      Washington
      RoselliniDEM
      54.6%616,773
      AndersonREP
      45.0%508,041
      D+9.6
      ↑ D+14.9
      ▶
      West Virginia
      UnderwoodREP
      53.9%440,502
      MollohanDEM
      46.1%377,121
      R+7.8
      ↓ R+10.8
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      ThomsonREP
      51.9%808,273
      ProxmireDEM
      48.1%749,421
      R+3.8
      ↑ D+21.4
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