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Election 1956 Results

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1956 Michigan governor election

G. Mennen Williams (Democrat) beat Albert E. Cobo (Republican) in Michigan in 1956, 54.7% to 45.1%, a margin of 9.5 points and 290,313 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1954, when G. Mennen Williams also won.

Republicans led in 62 of the 83 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 21. The largest, Wayne, cast 1,138,655 votes and went to the Democrat by 33.6 points. The closest was Mackinac, where 10 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
G. Mennen Williams won Democratic 1,666,689 54.7%
Albert E. Cobo Republican 1,376,376 45.1%
All other candidates 6,586 0.2%
Total3,049,651

Every county

CountyDemocratRepublicanOthersTotalMargin
Wayne 759,704 66.7% 377,177 33.1% 1,774 1,138,655 D+33.6
Oakland 124,004 49.3% 127,173 50.5% 500 251,677 R+1.3
Kent 60,963 42.6% 81,617 57.1% 460 143,040 R+14.4
Genesee 75,369 55.0% 61,339 44.8% 246 136,954 D+10.2
Macomb 75,406 62.9% 44,204 36.9% 237 119,847 D+26.0
Ingham 40,155 49.2% 41,376 50.7% 129 81,660 R+1.5
Saginaw 32,799 47.7% 35,796 52.0% 198 68,793 R+4.4
Kalamazoo 25,058 41.2% 35,368 58.2% 341 60,767 R+17.0
Washtenaw 25,884 44.8% 31,769 54.9% 173 57,826 R+10.2
Muskegon 31,560 56.0% 24,599 43.7% 155 56,314 D+12.4
Berrien 22,604 42.6% 30,257 57.0% 208 53,069 R+14.4
Calhoun 26,497 50.8% 25,469 48.9% 145 52,111 D+2.0
Jackson 21,110 41.5% 29,587 58.2% 148 50,845 R+16.7
St. Clair 18,009 43.7% 23,152 56.2% 53 41,214 R+12.5
Bay 20,595 53.3% 17,972 46.5% 109 38,676 D+6.8
Ottawa 13,196 34.8% 24,607 64.9% 114 37,917 R+30.1
Monroe 17,835 54.2% 14,986 45.5% 92 32,913 D+8.7
Lenawee 10,499 36.7% 18,077 63.1% 67 28,643 R+26.5
Marquette 12,697 58.1% 9,125 41.7% 38 21,860 D+16.3
Allegan 7,728 35.4% 14,054 64.4% 47 21,829 R+29.0
Shiawassee 9,675 45.6% 11,490 54.1% 65 21,230 R+8.5
Eaton 9,038 46.2% 10,494 53.6% 38 19,570 R+7.4
Van Buren 7,235 38.4% 11,534 61.2% 87 18,856 R+22.8
Midland 7,064 40.3% 10,418 59.5% 31 17,513 R+19.2
Houghton 8,980 55.0% 7,310 44.8% 23 16,313 D+10.2
St. Joseph 5,896 36.1% 10,347 63.4% 68 16,311 R+27.3
Ionia 7,097 44.9% 8,666 54.8% 50 15,813 R+9.9
Tuscola 5,556 35.3% 10,151 64.5% 20 15,727 R+29.2
Lapeer 5,853 40.9% 8,434 59.0% 18 14,305 R+18.0
Clinton 5,808 40.7% 8,428 59.0% 37 14,273 R+18.4
Livingston 5,637 40.0% 8,409 59.7% 50 14,096 R+19.7
Delta 8,054 57.4% 5,948 42.4% 31 14,033 D+15.0
Sanilac 4,448 31.9% 9,466 67.9% 19 13,933 R+36.0
Hillsdale 5,030 36.7% 8,580 62.7% 81 13,691 R+25.9
Montcalm 5,662 41.9% 7,822 57.9% 31 13,515 R+16.0
Cass 5,942 44.1% 7,499 55.6% 46 13,487 R+11.5
Huron 4,671 34.9% 8,708 65.0% 12 13,391 R+30.1
Gratiot 4,863 36.9% 8,265 62.7% 52 13,180 R+25.8
Barry 5,304 40.5% 7,745 59.1% 58 13,107 R+18.6
Gogebic 7,496 58.4% 5,325 41.5% 21 12,842 D+16.9
Branch 5,362 42.7% 7,148 56.9% 57 12,567 R+14.2
Grand Traverse 5,022 41.3% 7,119 58.5% 33 12,174 R+17.2
Isabella 5,113 44.6% 6,323 55.2% 17 11,453 R+10.6
Dickinson 6,420 57.2% 4,789 42.7% 16 11,225 D+14.5
Chippewa 5,409 49.9% 5,426 50.0% 13 10,848 R+0.2
Menominee 5,659 52.9% 5,026 47.0% 8 10,693 D+5.9
Alpena 4,460 44.3% 5,606 55.7% 7 10,073 R+11.4
Newaygo 3,806 38.6% 6,025 61.2% 20 9,851 R+22.5
Mason 4,637 48.3% 4,949 51.6% 13 9,599 R+3.3
Iron 5,624 60.2% 3,697 39.6% 15 9,336 D+20.6
Manistee 4,003 48.3% 4,276 51.6% 7 8,286 R+3.3
Wexford 3,612 47.3% 3,997 52.3% 27 7,636 R+5.0
Mecosta 2,880 40.1% 4,279 59.6% 20 7,179 R+19.5
Emmet 2,807 42.4% 3,794 57.3% 23 6,624 R+14.9
Oceana 2,593 41.3% 3,663 58.3% 30 6,286 R+17.0
Cheboygan 2,930 47.4% 3,247 52.5% 7 6,184 R+5.1
Iosco 2,370 40.1% 3,537 59.8% 10 5,917 R+19.7
Charlevoix 2,628 45.3% 3,153 54.3% 21 5,802 R+9.0
Osceola 1,802 32.4% 3,731 67.1% 31 5,564 R+34.7
Ontonagon 2,815 54.9% 2,304 45.0% 4 5,123 D+10.0
Presque Isle 2,656 53.8% 2,274 46.1% 5 4,935 D+7.7
Antrim 1,891 38.4% 3,025 61.4% 12 4,928 R+23.0
Clare 1,809 37.7% 2,976 62.0% 14 4,799 R+24.3
Mackinac 2,374 49.9% 2,384 50.1% 3 4,761 R+0.2
Ogemaw 1,800 42.8% 2,393 56.9% 9 4,202 R+14.1
Leelanau 1,690 40.7% 2,465 59.3% 2 4,157 R+18.6
Gladwin 1,587 38.2% 2,559 61.6% 9 4,155 R+23.4
Alger 2,699 65.2% 1,426 34.5% 13 4,138 D+30.8
Schoolcraft 2,325 56.6% 1,781 43.4% 1 4,107 D+13.2
Arenac 2,017 49.5% 2,058 50.5% 3 4,078 R+1.0
Benzie 1,465 40.4% 2,149 59.2% 15 3,629 R+18.8
Baraga 2,008 56.9% 1,521 43.1% 3 3,532 D+13.8
Roscommon 1,293 37.3% 2,161 62.4% 8 3,462 R+25.1
Missaukee 1,022 33.7% 1,999 65.9% 13 3,034 R+32.2
Otsego 1,452 48.5% 1,540 51.4% 3 2,995 R+2.9
Alcona 1,096 40.0% 1,639 59.8% 7 2,742 R+19.8
Lake 1,335 50.5% 1,306 49.4% 2 2,643 D+1.1
Luce 1,126 47.9% 1,225 52.1% 1 2,352 R+4.2
Kalkaska 967 46.7% 1,101 53.1% 4 2,072 R+6.5
Montmorency 902 45.7% 1,067 54.1% 3 1,972 R+8.4
Crawford 857 44.5% 1,068 55.4% 3 1,928 R+10.9
Keweenaw 865 57.7% 634 42.3% 1,499 D+15.4
Oscoda 520 39.5% 793 60.3% 2 1,315 R+20.8

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.

Michigan governor elections we hold

YearWinnerMargin
2022 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+10.5
2018 Gretchen Whitmer (D) D+9.6
2014 Rick Snyder (R) R+4.1
2010 Rick Snyder (R) R+18.2
2006 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+14.1
2002 Jennifer M. Granholm (D) D+4.0
1998 John Engler (R) R+24.4
1994 John Engler (R) R+23.0
1990 John Engler (R) R+0.7
1986 James J. Blanchard (D) D+36.7
1982 James J. Blanchard (D) D+6.3
1978 William G. Milliken (R) R+13.6
1974 William G. Milliken (R) R+4.3
1970 William G. Milliken (R) R+1.7
1966 George W. Romney (R) R+21.4
1964 George W. Romney (R) R+12.1
1962 George W. Romney (R) R+2.9
1960 John B. Swainson (D) D+1.3
1958 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+6.4
1956 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+9.5
1954 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+11.6
1952 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.3
1950 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+0.1
1948 G. Mennen Williams (D) D+7.8
1946 Kim Sigler (R) R+21.6
1944 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+9.9
1942 Harry F. Kelly (R) R+5.9
1940 Murray D. Van Wagoner (D) D+6.5
1938 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+5.8
1936 Frank Murphy (D) D+2.8
1934 Frank D. Fitzgerald (R) R+6.6
1932 William A. Comstock (D) D+11.8
1930 Wilber M. Brucker (R) R+14.8
1928 Fred W. Green (R) R+40.5
1926 Fred W. Green (R) R+27.3
1924 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+39.2
1922 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+23.8
1920 Alexander J. Groesbeck (R) R+37.1
1918 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+25.0
1916 Albert E. Sleeper (R) R+15.2
1914 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+8.1
1912 Woodbridge N. Ferris (D) D+4.4
1910 Chase S. Osborn (R) R+11.2
1908 Fred M. Warner (R) R+1.8
1906 Fred M. Warner (R) R+26.1
1904 Fred M. Warner (R) R+11.5
1902 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+9.2
1900 Aaron T. Bliss (R) R+14.5
1898 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+17.8
1896 Hazen S. Pingree (R) R+14.5
1894 John T. Rich (R) R+25.5
1892 John T. Rich (R) R+3.5
1890 Edwin B. Winans (D) D+2.9
1888 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+3.6
1886 Cyrus G. Luce (R) R+2.0
1884 Russell A. Alger (R) R+1.0
1882 Josiah W. Begole (D) D+1.5
1880 David H. Jerome (R) R+11.7
1878 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+16.9
1876 Charles M. Croswell (R) R+7.3
1874 John J. Bagley (R) R+2.7
1872 John J. Bagley (R) R+61.8
1870 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+8.9
1868 Henry P. Baldwin (R) R+13.6
1866 Henry H. Crapo (R) R+17.7