1956 Washington gubernatorial election

1956 Washington gubernatorial election
	County results; Rosellini: 50–60% 60–70%; Anderson: 50–60%
Governor before election; Arthur B. Langlie; Republican	Elected Governor ; Albert Rosellini; Democratic

The 1956 Washington gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956, between Democratic state senator Albert Rosellini and Republican lieutenant governor Emmett T. Anderson.

Rosellini defeated Anderson during the general election, becoming the first Italian American to lead a U.S. state west of the Mississippi River. Incumbent Republican governor Arthur B. Langlie declined to run for a fourth term, instead challenging Warren Magnuson for a U.S. Senate seat. This election was the first open-seat gubernatorial election in Washington since 1924.