1956 Utah gubernatorial election

none related races 1956 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1956 Utah gubernatorial election Utah 1922 Presidential no 1952 Utah gubernatorial election 1952 1960 Utah gubernatorial election 1960 November 6, 1956 File:George Dewey Clyde.jpg 150x150px George Dewey Clyde Republican Party (United States) 127,164 38.20% File:3x4.svg L. C. Romney Democratic Party (United States) 111,297 33.43% File:J. Bracken Lee (cropped).jpg J. Bracken Lee Independent politician 94,428 28.37% 1956 Utah gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 230px County resultsClyde: #ffc8cd 30–40% #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Romney: #bdd3ff 30–40% #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Lee: #b0b0b0 50–60% Governor J. Bracken Lee Republican Party (United States) George Dewey Clyde Republican Party (United States) The 1956 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee George Dewey Clyde defeated Democratic nominee L.C. "Rennie" Romney with 38.20% of the vote. As of , this is the last time an incumbent Governor of Utah lost re-election. Primary election Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956.https://books.google.com/books?id=nqAaAQAAMAAJ Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc 2005 CQ Press 9781568029818 2020-05-15 Republican primary Candidates George Dewey Clyde, Director of the Utah Water and Power Board J. Bracken Lee, incumbent Governor Results Republican primary resultsUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of the Primary Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, September 11, 1956. George Dewey Clyde Republican Party (United States) 62,811 53.52% J. Bracken Lee (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 54,544 46.48% 117,355 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates L. C. "Rennie" Romney, Salt Lake City Commissioner John S. Boyden Results Democratic primary results L. C. Romney Democratic Party (United States) 40,908 51.98% John S. Boyden Democratic Party (United States) 37,798 48.02% 78,706 100.00% General election Candidates Major party candidates George Dewey Clyde, Republican L. C. "Rennie" Romney, Democratic Other candidates J. Bracken Lee, Independent Results 1956 Utah gubernatorial electionUtah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 6, 1956.https://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA420 America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State - Rhodes Cook 5 November 2013 9781452290171 2020-05-15 Cook Rhodes Republican Party (United States) George Dewey Clyde 127,164 38.20% -16.88% Democratic Party (United States) L. C. Romney 111,297 33.43% -11.48% Independent politician J. Bracken Lee (incumbent) 94,428 28.37% 332,889 100.00% 15,867 4.77% Republican Party (United States) -5.40% Results by county County George Dewey ClydeRepublican L. C. RomneyDemcoratic J. Bracken LeeIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Beaver70231.69%99244.79%52123.52%-290-13.09%2,215Box Elder3,60342.49%2,63531.08%2,24126.43%96811.42%8,479Cache8,02857.35%3,50325.02%2,46817.63%4,52532.32%13,999Carbon99211.10%4,39749.21%3,54739.69%-850"RomneyLee" Romney's margin over Lee-9.51%8,936Daggett6332.81%10253.13%2714.06%-39-20.31%192Davis7,52741.75%5,91932.83%4,58325.42%1,6088.92%18,029Duchesne1,15642.88%80829.97%73227.15%34812.91%2,696Emery77929.63%94235.83%90834.54%-34"RomneyLee"-1.29%2,629Garfield74851.09%45631.15%26017.76%29219.95%1,464Grand35025.75%26019.13%74955.11%-399-29.36%1,359Iron2,08645.22%1,25527.21%1,27227.57%814"ClydeLee" Clyde's margin over Lee17.65%4,613Juab1,02540.34%1,01239.83%50419.83%130.51%2,541Kane74872.69%10810.50%17316.81%575"ClydeLee"55.88%1,029Millard1,64542.76%1,17330.49%1,02926.75%47212.27%3,847Morgan59244.05%46134.30%29121.65%1319.75%1,344Piute39054.32%19427.02%13418.66%19627.30%718Rich43353.13%20625.28%17621.60%22727.85%815Salt Lake51,19934.67%47,59332.23%48,87233.10%2,327"ClydeLee"1.58%147,664San Juan85055.52%46930.63%21213.85%38124.89%1,531Sanpete2,80749.50%1,71330.21%1,15120.30%1,09419.29%5,671Sevier2,18544.78%1,10322.61%1,59132.61%594"ClydeLee"12.17%4,879Summit1,16840.19%97733.62%76126.19%1916.57%2,906Tooele1,82830.17%2,49041.09%1,74228.75%-662-10.92%6,060Uintah1,87551.22%74220.27%1,04428.52%831"ClydeLee"22.70%3,661Utah17,11544.93%12,86833.78%8,10721.28%4,24711.15%38,090Wasatch1,11242.98%94836.64%52720.37%1646.34%2,587Washington2,43660.58%90922.61%67616.81%1,52737.98%4,021Wayne31941.11%29638.14%16120.75%232.96%776Weber13,40333.39%16,76641.77%9,96924.84%-3,363-8.38%40,138Total127,16438.20%111,29733.43%94,42828.37%15,8674.77%332,889 Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Beaver Emery Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Grand Notes References 1956 Utah Gubernatorial