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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

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.

Major party candidates

Other candidates

  • Alfred T. Halsted, Prohibition

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

  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.