1956 Michigan gubernatorial election

The 1956 Michigan gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Democrat G. Mennen Williams defeated Republican nominee Albert E. Cobo with 54.65% of the vote.

Candidates
Major party candidates
 * G. Mennen Williams, Democratic
 * Albert E. Cobo, Republican

Other candidates
 * Alfred T. Halsted, Prohibition

Primaries
The primary elections occurred on August 7, 1956.