The 1956 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1956. Republican nominee George Dewey Clyde defeated Democratic nominee L.C. "Rennie" Romney with 38.20% of the vote. As of , this is the last time an incumbent Governor of Utah lost re-election.

Primary election Primary elections were held on September 11, 1956.

Republican primary

Candidates George Dewey Clyde, Director of the Utah Water and Power Board J. Bracken Lee, incumbent Governor

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates L. C. "Rennie" Romney, Salt Lake City Commissioner John S. Boyden

Results

General election

Candidates Major party candidates George Dewey Clyde, Republican L. C. "Rennie" Romney, Democratic

Other candidates J. Bracken Lee, Independent

Results

Results by county County George Dewey ClydeRepublican L. C. RomneyDemcoratic J. Bracken LeeIndependent Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # %Beaver70231.69%99244.79%52123.52%-290-13.09%2,215Box Elder3,60342.49%2,63531.08%2,24126.43%96811.42%8,479Cache8,02857.35%3,50325.02%2,46817.63%4,52532.32%13,999Carbon99211.10%4,39749.21%3,54739.69%-850-9.51%8,936Daggett6332.81%10253.13%2714.06%-39-20.31%192Davis7,52741.75%5,91932.83%4,58325.42%1,6088.92%18,029Duchesne1,15642.88%80829.97%73227.15%34812.91%2,696Emery77929.63%94235.83%90834.54%-34-1.29%2,629Garfield74851.09%45631.15%26017.76%29219.95%1,464Grand35025.75%26019.13%74955.11%-399-29.36%1,359Iron2,08645.22%1,25527.21%1,27227.57%81417.65%4,613Juab1,02540.34%1,01239.83%50419.83%130.51%2,541Kane74872.69%10810.50%17316.81%57555.88%1,029Millard1,64542.76%1,17330.49%1,02926.75%47212.27%3,847Morgan59244.05%46134.30%29121.65%1319.75%1,344Piute39054.32%19427.02%13418.66%19627.30%718Rich43353.13%20625.28%17621.60%22727.85%815Salt Lake51,19934.67%47,59332.23%48,87233.10%2,3271.58%147,664San Juan85055.52%46930.63%21213.85%38124.89%1,531Sanpete2,80749.50%1,71330.21%1,15120.30%1,09419.29%5,671Sevier2,18544.78%1,10322.61%1,59132.61%59412.17%4,879Summit1,16840.19%97733.62%76126.19%1916.57%2,906Tooele1,82830.17%2,49041.09%1,74228.75%-662-10.92%6,060Uintah1,87551.22%74220.27%1,04428.52%83122.70%3,661Utah17,11544.93%12,86833.78%8,10721.28%4,24711.15%38,090Wasatch1,11242.98%94836.64%52720.37%1646.34%2,587Washington2,43660.58%90922.61%67616.81%1,52737.98%4,021Wayne31941.11%29638.14%16120.75%232.96%776Weber13,40333.39%16,76641.77%9,96924.84%-3,363-8.38%40,138Total127,16438.20%111,29733.43%94,42828.37%15,8674.77%332,889

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Beaver Emery

Counties that flipped from Republican to Independent Grand

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