1956 United States gubernatorial elections

1956 United States gubernatorial elections

← 1955 November 6, 1956; September 10, 1956 (ME) 1957 →
30 governorships[a]
Majority party Minority party   Party Democratic Republican Seats before 27 21 Seats after 29 19 Seat change 2 2 Seats up 14 16 Seats won 16 14
Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1956, in 30 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and the presidential election, on November 6, 1956 (September 10 in Maine). The special election in Oregon was due to the death of incumbent governor Paul L. Patterson on January 31.^[1]

This was the last time Colorado, Maine, and Ohio elected their governors to 2-year terms, all switching to 4-years from the 1958 election.

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