1956 Michigan gubernatorial election

1956 Michigan gubernatorial election

←  1954 November 6, 1956 1958  →
Turnout	47.86%
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.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
• Albert E. Cobo, Republican

Other candidates

• Alfred T. Halsted, Prohibition

Results

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

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

Democratic primary

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

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

1. "Our Campaigns - MI Governor - Nov 06, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved November 26, 2019.
2. 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.