1956 United States gubernatorial elections

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.

1956 Rhode Island gubernatorial election 1956 Illinois gubernatorial election 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election 1956 Iowa gubernatorial election 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1956 Kansas gubernatorial election 1956 Texas gubernatorial election 1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election 1956 Arizona gubernatorial election 1956 Florida gubernatorial election 1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1956 Michigan gubernatorial election 1956 Nebraska gubernatorial election 1956 South Dakota gubernatorial election 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election 1956 Maine gubernatorial election 1956 Colorado gubernatorial election 1956 Ohio gubernatorial election 1956 Oregon gubernatorial election 1956 Delaware gubernatorial election 1956 Indiana gubernatorial election 1956 Missouri gubernatorial election 1956 Montana gubernatorial election 1956 New Hampshire gubernatorial election 1956 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1956 North Dakota gubernatorial election 1956 Utah gubernatorial election 1956 Vermont gubernatorial election 1956 Washington gubernatorial election 1956 West Virginia gubernatorial election