1956 Vermont Governor Election

The 1956 Vermont Governor Election was held on November 6, 1956. The total votes casted was 153,809. Joseph B. Johnson (Republican) was elected, receiving 57.46% of the votes, which equals 88,379 votes.

Election Result

The final election result is as follows. Joseph B. Johnson of Republican (57.46%) won with a majority of the votes, defeated E. Frank Branon of Democratic (42.53%) by a comfortable margin of 14.93%.

1956 Vermont Governor Election
General
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Joseph B. Johnson	Republican	88,379	57.46%
E. Frank Branon	Democratic	65,420	42.53%
Write-In		10	0.01%
Date: 1956-11-06, Valid Votes: 153,809, Margin: 14.9%
Republican Primary
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Joseph B. Johnson	Republican	45,764	99.83%
Write-In		76	0.17%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 45,840, Margin: 99.7%
Democratic Primary
Candidate	Party	Votes	%	option = {color: ['blue','#808080'], tooltip: {trigger: 'item', formatter: '{b}: {c} ({d}%)'}, series: [{type: 'pie', radius: '90%', label: {show: false}, data: [{value: 8322, name: 'E. Frank Branon'},{value: 10, name: 'Write-In'}] }]}
E. Frank Branon	Democratic	8,322	99.88%
Write-In		10	0.12%
Date: 1956-09-11, Valid Votes: 8,332, Margin: 99.8%

See Also

• 1956 Vermont Attorney General Election
• 1956 Vermont Lieutenant Governor Election
• 1956 Vermont Secretary of State Election
• 1956 Vermont State Auditor Election
• 1956 Vermont State Treasurer Election
• 1956 United States Senate Election in Vermont
• 1956 United States Presidential Election in Vermont
• 1956 United States House Election in Vermont
• 2022 Vermont Governor Election
• 2020 Vermont Governor Election
• 2018 Vermont Governor Election
• 2016 Vermont Governor Election
• 2014 Vermont Governor Election

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1956 Vermont Governor Election (General) - Results by County
County	Joseph B. Johnson Republican		E. Frank Branon Democratic		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%	Votes	%
Total	-	%	-	%	153,809	0.00%

1956 Vermont Governor Election (Democratic Primary) - Results by County
County	E. Frank Branon		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	8,332	0.00%

1956 Vermont Governor Election (Republican Primary) - Results by County
County	Joseph B. Johnson		Valid Votes	Margin
	Votes	%
Total	-	%	45,840	0.00%