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 County results Faubus: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% >90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956.
IncumbentDemocraticGovernorOrval Faubus won election to a second term, defeatingRepublican nominee Roy Mitchell with 80.65% of the vote.
Primary elections were held on July 31, 1956. By winning over 50% of the vote, Faubus avoided a run-off which would have been held on August 14, 1956.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 180,760 | 58.08 | |
| Democratic | James D. Johnson | 83,856 | 26.94 | |
| Democratic | Jim Snoddy | 43,630 | 14.02 | |
| Democratic | S. K. Prosser | 1,653 | 0.53 | |
| Democratic | Ben F. Pippin | 1,328 | 0.43 | |
| Total votes | 311,227 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Orval Faubus (incumbent) | 321,797 | 80.65% | +18.56% | |
| Republican | Roy Mitchell | 77,215 | 19.35% | −18.54% | |
| Majority | 244,582 | 61.30% | |||
| Turnout | 399,012 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
