1956_Michigan_gubernatorial_election

1956 Michigan gubernatorial election
Turnout	47.86%
	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

1956 Michigan gubernatorial election

American state 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.

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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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	G. Mennen Williams (incumbent)	427,821	99.99
	Democratic	Write-ins	16	0.01
Total votes			427,837	100.00

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

1956 Michigan gubernatorial election