1956 Montana gubernatorial election
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The 1956 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent governor of Montana J. Hugo Aronson, who was first elected Governor in 1952, ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced Arnold Olsen, the Attorney General of Montana and the Democratic nominee. Despite the fact that then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower won the state in a landslide that year in the presidential election, Aronson only narrowly defeated Arnold to win his second and final term as governor.
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Turnout | 83.20%2.50[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Aronson: 50–60% 60–70% Olsen: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary edit
Candidates edit
- Arnold Olsen, Attorney General of Montana
- John W. Bonner, former governor of Montana
- Danny O'Neill, livestock man
- J. M. Nickey
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Arnold Olsen | 55,269 | 44.94 | |
Democratic | John W. Bonner | 51,306 | 41.72 | |
Democratic | Danny O'Neill | 14,777 | 12.01 | |
Democratic | J. M. Nickey | 1,639 | 1.33 | |
Total votes | 122,991 | 100.00 |
Republican primary edit
Candidates edit
- J. Hugo Aronson, incumbent governor of Montana
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | J. Hugo Aronson (incumbent) | 50,444 | 100.00 | |
Total votes | 50,444 | 100.00 |
General election edit
Results edit
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Republican | J. Hugo Aronson (incumbent) | 138,878 | 51.37% | +0.41% | |
Democratic | Arnold Olsen | 131,488 | 48.63% | -0.41% | |
Majority | 7,390 | 2.73% | +0.82% | ||
Turnout | 270,366 | ||||
Republican hold | Swing |
References edit
- ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.
- ^ a b "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary election Held in the State of Montana, June 5, 1956" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.
- ^ "Official Montana General Election Results, November 6, 1956" (PDF). Montana Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on December 28, 2013. Retrieved July 5, 2014.