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1956 Ohio gubernatorial election

The 1956 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee C. William O'Neill defeated Democratic nominee Michael DiSalle with 56.04% of the vote.


The 1956 Ohio gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee C. William O'Neill defeated Democratic nominee Michael DiSalle with 56.04% of the vote.

Primary elections were held on May 8, 1956.

  • Michael DiSalle, former Mayor of Toledo
  • John E. Sweeney, former Ohio Secretary of State
  • Robert W. Reider
  • Frank X. Kryzan, Mayor of Youngstown
  • Oscar L. Fleckner
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic279,83157.40
Democratic106,07121.76
Democratic41,2248.46
Democratic37,2907.65
Democratic23,0814.74
487,497100.00
  • C. William O'Neill, Ohio Attorney General
  • John William Brown, incumbent Lieutenant Governor
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican425,94772.47
Republican161,82627.53
587,773100.00
  • C. William O'Neill, Republican
  • Michael DiSalle, Democratic
PartyCandidateVotes%.mw-parser-output .tooltip-dotted{border-bottom:1px dotted;cursor:help}±%
Republican1,984,98856.04%
Democratic1,557,10343.96%
427,885
3,542,091
Republican gain from Democratic
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