1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election

The 1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee Vernon Wallace Thomson defeated Democratic nominee William Proxmire with 51.89% of the vote.

Candidates

 * Vernon Wallace Thomson (Republican), Attorney General of Wisconsin since 1951.
 * William Proxmire (Democrat), member of the Wisconsin State Assembly 1951–53, and Democratic nominee for Wisconsin governor in 1952 and 1954.