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Election 1956 Results

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1956 Indiana governor election

Harold W. Handley (Republican) beat Ralph Tucker (Democrat) in Indiana in 1956, 55.6% to 44.0%, a margin of 11.6 points and 227,475 votes.

The Republican hold continued from 1952, when George N. Craig won.

Republicans led in 74 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 18. The largest, Marion, cast 261,864 votes and went to the Republican by 20.6 points. The closest was Ohio, where 7 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Governor

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Harold W. Handley won Republican 1,086,868 55.6%
Ralph Tucker Democratic 859,393 44.0%
All other candidates 8,029 0.4%
Total1,954,290

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Marion 103,665 39.6% 157,482 60.1% 717 261,864 R+20.6
Lake 91,055 51.0% 86,675 48.6% 693 178,423 D+2.5
St. Joseph 57,792 51.5% 53,968 48.1% 542 112,302 D+3.4
Allen 30,497 36.5% 52,803 63.2% 212 83,512 R+26.7
Vanderburgh 34,183 46.5% 39,092 53.1% 307 73,582 R+6.7
Madison 26,489 47.5% 29,112 52.2% 202 55,803 R+4.7
Vigo 27,163 54.5% 22,506 45.2% 155 49,824 D+9.3
Delaware 21,983 48.0% 23,576 51.5% 229 45,788 R+3.5
Elkhart 14,966 37.6% 24,636 61.8% 254 39,856 R+24.3
La Porte 15,202 39.1% 23,632 60.7% 83 38,917 R+21.7
Tippecanoe 10,569 31.5% 22,917 68.3% 89 33,575 R+36.8
Wayne 13,785 43.1% 18,034 56.4% 168 31,987 R+13.3
Howard 13,452 46.3% 15,438 53.1% 183 29,073 R+6.8
Grant 10,219 37.7% 16,694 61.5% 220 27,133 R+23.9
Clark 12,472 52.0% 11,450 47.7% 80 24,002 D+4.3
Henry 8,797 39.4% 13,385 59.9% 173 22,355 R+20.5
Knox 10,479 48.9% 10,913 50.9% 50 21,442 R+2.0
Monroe 8,029 39.2% 12,388 60.5% 75 20,492 R+21.3
Bartholomew 8,939 44.5% 11,001 54.8% 126 20,066 R+10.3
Cass 9,152 45.6% 10,858 54.1% 56 20,066 R+8.5
Porter 6,630 33.3% 13,236 66.5% 41 19,907 R+33.2
Floyd 8,971 47.8% 9,722 51.8% 81 18,774 R+4.0
Kosciusko 6,403 36.5% 10,936 62.4% 186 17,525 R+25.9
Lawrence 6,665 39.0% 10,373 60.7% 63 17,101 R+21.7
Huntington 7,282 42.8% 9,611 56.5% 115 17,008 R+13.7
Gibson 8,341 51.0% 7,949 48.6% 55 16,345 D+2.4
Hendricks 5,780 35.9% 10,293 63.9% 40 16,113 R+28.0
Johnson 6,555 40.9% 9,443 58.9% 31 16,029 R+18.0
Montgomery 5,772 36.4% 10,039 63.2% 66 15,877 R+26.9
Clinton 6,744 42.5% 9,046 57.0% 80 15,870 R+14.5
Hamilton 5,284 33.4% 10,471 66.1% 75 15,830 R+32.8
Marshall 6,271 39.8% 9,401 59.6% 92 15,764 R+19.9
Greene 7,722 49.2% 7,931 50.5% 51 15,704 R+1.3
Shelby 7,195 46.5% 8,190 53.0% 73 15,458 R+6.4
Miami 6,439 42.6% 8,585 56.9% 74 15,098 R+14.2
Wabash 4,977 34.8% 9,219 64.5% 107 14,303 R+29.7
Jackson 6,982 48.9% 7,248 50.8% 49 14,279 R+1.9
Boone 5,563 39.9% 8,336 59.8% 36 13,935 R+19.9
Randolph 5,327 39.2% 8,112 59.6% 165 13,604 R+20.5
Daviess 5,728 42.3% 7,797 57.5% 32 13,557 R+15.3
De Kalb 5,197 39.2% 7,992 60.2% 84 13,273 R+21.1
Clay 6,366 49.2% 6,520 50.4% 44 12,930 R+1.2
Morgan 4,971 38.8% 7,807 60.9% 41 12,819 R+22.1
Dearborn 6,415 51.4% 6,042 48.4% 19 12,476 D+3.0
Noble 4,736 39.6% 7,153 59.8% 67 11,956 R+20.2
Sullivan 6,559 55.8% 5,133 43.7% 55 11,747 D+12.1
Dubois 6,561 55.9% 5,152 43.9% 14 11,727 D+12.0
Fayette 5,518 47.4% 6,079 52.3% 36 11,633 R+4.8
Hancock 4,858 42.2% 6,607 57.4% 54 11,519 R+15.2
Jay 5,145 45.5% 6,033 53.4% 121 11,299 R+7.9
Putnam 4,968 44.9% 6,085 55.0% 19 11,072 R+10.1
Jefferson 4,665 43.5% 6,039 56.3% 18 10,722 R+12.8
Warrick 5,272 50.0% 5,258 49.8% 22 10,552 D+0.1
Ripley 4,677 44.5% 5,814 55.3% 18 10,509 R+10.8
Adams 4,888 46.8% 5,462 52.2% 105 10,455 R+5.5
Vermillion 5,610 54.4% 4,686 45.4% 25 10,321 D+9.0
Fountain 4,199 41.8% 5,829 58.0% 21 10,049 R+16.2
Whitley 4,402 43.9% 5,568 55.6% 53 10,023 R+11.6
White 3,878 39.5% 5,908 60.2% 29 9,815 R+20.7
Decatur 3,877 39.8% 5,834 59.8% 37 9,748 R+20.1
Wells 4,507 46.9% 4,998 52.0% 109 9,614 R+5.1
Rush 3,467 36.2% 6,081 63.4% 42 9,590 R+27.3
Posey 4,610 48.9% 4,802 50.9% 24 9,436 R+2.0
Harrison 4,555 49.2% 4,637 50.1% 62 9,254 R+0.9
Fulton 3,453 37.9% 5,612 61.6% 51 9,116 R+23.7
Orange 3,767 41.7% 5,246 58.0% 28 9,041 R+16.4
Spencer 3,766 42.0% 5,172 57.7% 24 8,962 R+15.7
Carroll 3,755 42.0% 5,163 57.7% 23 8,941 R+15.7
Perry 4,594 52.6% 4,133 47.4% 8,727 D+5.3
Washington 4,184 49.5% 4,248 50.2% 27 8,459 R+0.8
Parke 3,856 45.7% 4,566 54.1% 18 8,440 R+8.4
Tipton 3,602 44.2% 4,501 55.2% 52 8,155 R+11.0
Starke 3,784 46.7% 4,289 53.0% 27 8,100 R+6.2
Pike 3,710 47.1% 4,127 52.4% 42 7,879 R+5.3
Steuben 2,467 32.9% 4,991 66.6% 36 7,494 R+33.7
Jennings 3,281 45.1% 3,967 54.5% 26 7,274 R+9.4
Jasper 2,160 30.4% 4,930 69.3% 22 7,112 R+38.9
Blackford 3,609 51.2% 3,370 47.8% 71 7,050 D+3.4
Franklin 2,933 43.1% 3,846 56.5% 24 6,803 R+13.4
Pulaski 2,724 42.0% 3,675 56.6% 92 6,491 R+14.7
Owen 2,786 45.0% 3,370 54.5% 32 6,188 R+9.4
Benton 2,198 37.7% 3,628 62.2% 7 5,833 R+24.5
Scott 3,125 53.7% 2,667 45.9% 24 5,816 D+7.9
Lagrange 1,728 32.9% 3,487 66.3% 45 5,260 R+33.4
Newton 1,431 27.4% 3,783 72.4% 14 5,228 R+45.0
Martin 2,673 51.4% 2,523 48.5% 6 5,202 D+2.9
Crawford 2,604 51.7% 2,402 47.7% 33 5,039 D+4.0
Warren 1,539 35.5% 2,790 64.3% 9 4,338 R+28.8
Switzerland 2,199 54.1% 1,848 45.5% 18 4,065 D+8.6
Union 1,234 39.0% 1,921 60.7% 10 3,165 R+21.7
Brown 1,661 53.0% 1,453 46.4% 18 3,132 D+6.6
Ohio 1,150 50.0% 1,143 49.7% 5 2,298 D+0.3

Counties as they stood in 1956; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Indiana governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2024 Mike Braun (R) R+13.3
2020 Eric Holcomb (R) R+24.5
2016 Eric Holcomb (R) R+6.0
2012 Mike Pence (R) R+2.9
2008 Mitch Daniels (R) R+17.8
2004 Mitch Daniels (R) R+7.7
2000 Frank O'Bannon (D) D+14.9
1996 Frank O'Bannon (D) D+4.7
1992 Evan Bayh (D) D+25.1
1988 Evan Bayh (D) D+6.4
1984 Robert D. Orr (R) R+5.0
1980 Robert D. Orr (R) R+15.8
1976 Otis R. Bowen (R) R+14.2
1972 Otis R. Bowen (R) R+14.3
1968 Edgar D. Whitcomb (R) R+5.6
1964 Roger D. Branigin (D) D+12.7
1960 Matthew E. Welsh (D) D+1.1
1956 Harold W. Handley (R) R+11.6
1952 George N. Craig (R) R+12.1
1948 Henry F. Schricker (D) D+8.4
1944 Ralph F. Gates (R) R+2.8
1940 Henry F. Schricker (D) D+0.2
1936 Maurice Clifford Townsend (D) D+11.0
1932 Paul V. McNutt (D) D+12.3
1928 Harry G. Leslie (R) R+3.1
1924 Ed Jackson (R) R+6.6
1920 Warren T. McCray (R) R+13.4
1916 James P. Goodrich (R) R+1.8
1912 Samuel M. Ralston (D) D+20.8
1908 Thomas R. Marshall (D) D+2.1
1904 J. Frank Hanly (R) R+12.6
1900 Winfield T. Durbin (R) R+3.8
1896 James A. Mount (R) R+4.1
1892 Claude Matthews (D) D+1.3
1888 Alvin P. Hovey (R) R+0.4
1884 Isaac P. Gray (D) D+1.5
1880 Albert Gallatin Porter (R) R+1.5
1876 James Douglas Williams (D) D+1.2
1872 Thomas Andrews Hendricks (D) D+0.3
1868 Conrad Baker (R) R+0.3