Missouri gubernatorial election, 1956

November 6, 1956


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

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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

↑ "MO Governor Race – Nov 06, 1956". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 2013-02-07.

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