| Election Name: | 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Country: | Minnesota |
| Flag Year: | 1893 |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1954 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Previous Year: | 1954 |
| Next Election: | 1958 Minnesota gubernatorial election |
| Next Year: | 1958 |
| Election Date: | November 6, 1956 |
| Image1: | File:Orville L. Freeman (MN).png |
| Nominee1: | Orville Freeman |
| Party1: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| Popular Vote1: | 731,180 |
| Percentage1: | 51.41% |
| Nominee2: | Ancher Nelsen |
| Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
| Popular Vote2: | 685,196 |
| Percentage2: | 48.18% |
| Map Size: | 270px |
| Governor | |
| Before Election: | Orville Freeman |
| Before Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
| After Election: | Orville Freeman |
| After Party: | Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party |
The 1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1956. Minnesota Democratic–Farmer–Labor Party candidate Orville Freeman defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Ancher Nelsen.