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1956 Ohio gubernatorial election
	County results ; O'Neill: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% DiSalle: 50–60%
Governor before election; Frank Lausche; Democratic	Elected Governor ; C. William O'Neill; Republican

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

Primary elections were held on May 8, 1956.^[1]

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Michael DiSalle	279,831	57.40
	Democratic	John E. Sweeney	106,071	21.76
	Democratic	Robert W. Reider	41,224	8.46
	Democratic	Frank X. Kryzan	37,290	7.65
	Democratic	Oscar L. Fleckner	23,081	4.74
Total votes			487,497	100.00

Republican primary results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. William O'Neill	425,947	72.47
	Republican	John William Brown	161,826	27.53
Total votes			587,773	100.00

1956 Ohio gubernatorial election^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	C. William O'Neill	1,984,988	56.04%
	Democratic	Michael DiSalle	1,557,103	43.96%
Majority			427,885
Turnout			3,542,091
	Republican gain from Democratic		Swing

^ ^a ^b "Democratic Primary: May 8, 1956". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ "Republican Primary: May 8, 1956". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved June 17, 2019.
^ "General Election Overview: November 6, 1956". Sos.state.oh.us. Retrieved June 17, 2019.