1956 Montana gubernatorial election

none related races 1956 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1956 Montana gubernatorial election Montana 1905 presidential no 1952 Montana gubernatorial election 1952 1960 Montana gubernatorial election 1960 November 6, 1956 File:J. Hugo Aronson.jpg 150x150px J. Hugo Aronson Republican Party (United States) 138,878 51.37% File:Arnold Olsen.jpg Arnold Olsen Democratic Party (United States) 131,488 48.63% 1956 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 300px County resultsAronson: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70%Olsen: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% Governor J. Hugo Aronson Republican Party (United States) J. Hugo Aronson Republican Party (United States) 83.20%2.50https://sosmt.gov/elections/voter-turnout/ Montana Voter Turnout Montana Secretary of State 2022-05-26 The 1956 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent governor of Montana J. Hugo Aronson, who was first elected Governor in 1952, ran for re-election. He was unopposed in the Republican primary and advanced to the general election, where he faced Arnold Olsen, the Attorney General of Montana and the Democratic nominee. Despite the fact that then-President Dwight D. Eisenhower won the state in a landslide that year in the presidential election, Aronson only narrowly defeated Arnold to win his second and final term as governor. Democratic primary Candidates Arnold Olsen, Attorney General of Montana John W. Bonner, former governor of Montana Danny O'Neill, livestock man J. M. Nickey Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1950s/1956/1956_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary election Held in the State of Montana, June 5, 1956 Montana Secretary of State July 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155537/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1950s/1956/1956_Primary_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead Arnold Olsen Democratic Party (United States) 55,269 44.94 John W. Bonner Democratic Party (United States) 51,306 41.72 Danny O'Neill Democratic Party (United States) 14,777 12.01 J. M. Nickey Democratic Party (United States) 1,639 1.33 122,991 100.00 Republican primary Candidates J. Hugo Aronson, incumbent governor of Montana Results Republican Primary results J. Hugo Aronson (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 50,444 100.00 50,444 100.00 General election Results Montana gubernatorial election, 1956http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1950s/1956/1956_General_Statewide.pdf Official Montana General Election Results, November 6, 1956 Montana Secretary of State July 5, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155541/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1950s/1956/1956_General_Statewide.pdf December 28, 2013 dead Republican Party (United States) J. Hugo Aronson (incumbent) 138,878 51.37% +0.41% Democratic Party (United States) Arnold Olsen 131,488 48.63% -0.41% 7,390 2.73% +0.82% 270,366 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Montana Gubernatorial 1956 Category:November 1956 in the United States