1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election

none related races 1956 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election Arkansas 1924 Presidential no 1954 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1954 1958 Arkansas gubernatorial election 1958 November 6, 1956 File:Orval Faubus.jpg 150x150px Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) 321,797 80.65% 3x4.svg Roy Mitchell Republican Party (United States) 77,215 19.35% 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 210px County resultsFaubus: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% Governor Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) Orval Faubus Democratic Party (United States) The 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democratic Governor Orval Faubus won election to a second term, defeating Republican nominee Roy Mitchell with 80.65% of the vote. Primary elections 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. Voting Information https://books.google.com/books?id=4jDdwYioDIMC&pg=RA1-PA82 Prepared by Office of Armed Forces Information & Education, Department of Defense Arkansas Washington D.C. March 1956 82 7 November 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Orval Faubus, incumbent Governor James D. "Justice Jim" Johnson, lawyer, State Senator and leader of the Citizens' Councils Ben F. Pippin, retired businessman S. K. "Stew" Prosser, former U.S. Marine and state agency executive Politics Springs A Trap https://www.newspapers.com/newspage/449522681/ The Daily Oklahoman Oklahoma City, OK 30 July 1956 27 7 November 2020 Jim Snoddy, former State Senatorhttps://www.atualumni.com/s/978/bp18/interior.aspx?sid=978&gid=1&pgid=1303 Arkansas Tech University - James R. Snoddy ATU Alumni & Friends 7 November 2020 Results Democratic primary resultshttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=367683 AR Governor, 1956 - D Primary Our Campaigns 7 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 100 Orval Faubus (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 180,760 58.08 James D. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 83,856 26.94 Jim Snoddy Democratic Party (United States) 43,630 14.02 S. K. Prosser Democratic Party (United States) 1,653 0.53 Ben F. Pippin Democratic Party (United States) 1,328 0.43 311,227 100.00 General election Candidates Orval Faubus, Democratic Roy Mitchell, Republican Results 1956 Arkansas gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=172659 AR Governor, 1956 Our Campaigns 7 November 2020Congressional Quarterly 1998 42 Democratic Party (United States) Orval Faubus (incumbent) 321,797 80.65% +18.56% Republican Party (United States) Roy Mitchell 77,215 19.35% -18.54% 244,582 61.30% 399,012 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) References 30em Bibliography Gubernatorial Elections, 1787-1997 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-396-0 Congressional Quarterly 1998 1950s Politics United States 1956 Arkansas Gubernatorial Category:November 1956 in the United States