1956 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1956 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Albert E. Cobo with 54.65% of the vote.

1956 Michigan gubernatorial election

← 1954 November 6, 1956 1958 →
Turnout47.86%
 
Nominee G. Mennen Williams Albert E. Cobo
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,666,689 1,376,376
Percentage 54.65% 45.13%

County results
Williams:      50–60%      60–70%
Cobo:      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

Elected Governor

G. Mennen Williams
Democratic

General election

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Candidates

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Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Alfred T. Halsted, Prohibition

Results

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Michigan gubernatorial election, 1956[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 1,666,689 54.65
Republican Albert E. Cobo 1,376,376 45.13
Prohibition Alfred T. Halsted 6,538 0.21
Write-ins 48 0.00
Total votes 2,836,117 100
Democratic hold

Primaries

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The primary elections occurred on August 7, 1956.[2]

Democratic primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Democratic primary, 1956[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic G. Mennen Williams (incumbent) 427,821 99.99
Democratic Write-ins 16 0.01
Total votes 427,837 100.00

Republican primary

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Michigan gubernatorial Republican primary, 1956[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Albert E. Cobo 348,652 68.97
Republican Donald S. Leonard 156,822 31.02
Republican Write-ins 17 0.00
Total votes 505,491 100.00

References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
  2. ^ a b Michigan (1959). Michigan manual. 1957-58 – via HathiTrust.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - R Primary Race - Aug 07, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.