Missouri gubernatorial election, 1956

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Missouri gubernatorial election, 1956
← 1952 November 6, 1956 1960 →
 
Nominee James T. Blair, Jr. Lon Hocker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 941,528 866,810
Percentage 52.07% 47.93%
Governor before election

Phil M. Donnelly
Democratic

 Elected Governor

James T. Blair, Jr.
Democratic

Lua error in package.lua at line 80: module 'strict' not found. The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1956 was Missouri's thirty-ninth gubernatorial election. The election was held on November 6, 1956 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, Lt. Governor James T. Blair, Jr., over the Republican candidate, Lon Hocker.

Results

1956 gubernatorial election, Missouri[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic James T. Blair, Jr. 941,528 52.07 -0.48
Republican Lon Hocker 866,810 47.93 +0.56
Majority 74,718 4.13 -1.04
Turnout 1,808,338 45.73 -1.58
Democratic hold Swing

References

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