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0px);height:1px;margin:-1px;overflow:hidden;padding:0;position:absolute;width:1px;white-space:nowrap}</style><p><a href="/wiki/United_States_presidential_election" title="United States presidential election">Presidential elections</a> were held in the <a href="/wiki/United_States" title="United States">United States</a> on November 6, 1956. Incumbent <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> <a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President</a> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> and his <a href="/wiki/Running_mate" title="Running mate">running mate</a>, incumbent <a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President</a> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a>, were reelected, defeating for a second time <a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democrat</a> <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson II</a>, former <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Illinois governor</a>. This election was the sixth and most recent rematch in American presidential history. It was the second time in which the winner was the same both times, the first being <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a>'s victories over <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a> in <a href="/wiki/1896_United_States_presidential_election" title="1896 United States presidential election">1896</a> and <a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election" title="1900 United States presidential election">1900</a>. This was the last election before <a href="/wiki/Term_limit" title="Term limit">term limits</a> established by the <a href="/wiki/Twenty-second_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution" title="Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution">Twenty-second Amendment to the United States Constitution</a>, which first applied to Eisenhower, became effective. </p><table class="infobox ib-election infobox-table vevent" style="width:350px"><caption class="infobox-title summary">1956 United States presidential election</caption><tbody><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><span class="flagicon"><span class="mw-image-border" typeof="mw:File"><span><img alt="" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/50px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png" decoding="async" width="50" height="26" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/75px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f5/Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg/100px-Flag_of_the_United_States_%281912-1959%29.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1235" data-file-height="650"></span></span></span><hr></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-subheader"><table style="width:100%; margin:1px; display:inline-table;"><tbody><tr> <td style="text-align:left; vertical-align:middle; padding:0 0.5em 0 0;width:20%;" class="noprint">← <a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election" title="1952 United States presidential election">1952</a></td> <td style="text-align:center; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 1px;width:60%;" class=""><b>November 6, 1956</b></td> <td style="text-align:right; vertical-align:middle;; padding:0 0 0 0.5em;width:20%;" class="noprint"><a href="/wiki/1960_United_States_presidential_election" title="1960 United States presidential election">1960</a> →</td> </tr></tbody></table></td></tr><tr><th colspan="2" class="infobox-header"><hr>531 members of the <a href="/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral College (United States)">Electoral College</a><br>266 electoral votes needed to win</th></tr><tr><th scope="row" class="infobox-label">Turnout</th><td class="infobox-data">60.2%<sup id="cite_ref-1" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-1"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>1<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <span typeof="mw:File"><span title="Decrease"><img alt="Decrease" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/11px-Decrease2.svg.png" decoding="async" width="11" height="11" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/17px-Decrease2.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/ed/Decrease2.svg/22px-Decrease2.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="300"></span></span> 3.1 <a href="/wiki/Percentage_point" title="Percentage point">pp</a></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"> <table style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #E81B23;"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/160px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/240px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/320px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg 2x" data-file-width="2171" data-file-height="2715"></a></span> </td> <td class="notheme" style="text-align:center;border-bottom: 6px solid #3333FF;"><span class="mw-default-size notpageimage noresize" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/158px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" decoding="async" width="158" height="200" class="mw-file-element" srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/237px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/316px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg 2x" data-file-width="4347" data-file-height="5494"></a></span> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Nominee </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><b><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></b> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson II</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center"> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:75px;text-align:left">Party </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="text-align:left">Home state </th> <td style="width:75px;text-align:center"><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><sup id="cite_ref-2" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-2"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>a<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><sup id="cite_ref-3" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-3"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>2<span 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F. Turner">Alabama faithless elector</a> who cast an electoral vote for <a href="/wiki/Walter_Burgwyn_Jones" title="Walter Burgwyn Jones">Jones</a>/<a href="/wiki/Herman_Talmadge" title="Herman Talmadge">Talmadge</a>. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.</div></td></tr><tr><td colspan="2" class="infobox-full-data"><hr> <table cellspacing="0" cellpadding="0" style="background:transparent; color: inherit; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="width:50%; text-align:left;"><b>President before election</b><br> <p><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a><br> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td> <td style="width:50%; text-align:right;"><b>Elected President</b> <br> <p><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a><br> <a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </p> </td></tr></tbody></table></td></tr></tbody></table> <p>Eisenhower, who first became famous for his military leadership in World War II, remained widely popular. A heart attack in 1955 provoked speculation that he would not seek a second term, but his health recovered and he faced no opposition at the <a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_National_Convention" title="1956 Republican National Convention">1956 Republican National Convention</a>. Stevenson remained popular with a core of liberal Democrats, but held no office and had no real base. He defeated <a href="/wiki/Governor_of_New_York" title="Governor of New York">New York Governor</a> <a href="/wiki/W._Averell_Harriman" title="W. Averell Harriman">W. Averell Harriman</a> and several other candidates on the first presidential ballot of the <a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1956 Democratic National Convention">1956 Democratic National Convention</a>. Stevenson called for a significant increase in government spending on social programs and a decrease in military spending. </p><p>With the end of the <a href="/wiki/Korean_War" title="Korean War">Korean War</a> and a strong economy, Eisenhower was the heavy favorite to win reelection. Supporters of the president focused on his "personal qualities ... his sincerity, his integrity and sense of duty, his virtue as a family man, his religious devotion, and his sheer likeableness",<sup id="cite_ref-6" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-6"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>4<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> rather than on his leadership record. The weeks before the election saw two major international crises in <a href="/wiki/Suez_Crisis" title="Suez Crisis">the Middle East</a> and <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956" title="Hungarian Revolution of 1956">Eastern Europe</a>, and Eisenhower's handling of the crises boosted his popularity. </p><p>Eisenhower slightly improved on his 1952 majorities in both the popular and <a href="/wiki/Electoral_College_(United_States)" class="mw-redirect" title="Electoral College (United States)">electoral</a> vote. He increased his 1952 gains among Democrats, especially Northern and Midwestern <a href="/wiki/White_ethnic" title="White ethnic">white ethnic</a> groups and city-dwelling and suburban <a href="/wiki/White_Southerners" title="White Southerners">White Southerners</a>.<sup id="cite_ref-7" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-7"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>5<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Surprisingly, Eisenhower narrowly <a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri" title="1956 United States presidential election in Missouri">lost Missouri</a>, a <a href="/wiki/Bellwether" title="Bellwether">bellwether</a> state for most of the 20th century, and which voted for him in 1952; at the same time he carried <a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky">Kentucky</a>, <a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana">Louisiana</a>, and <a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a>, which had voted against him in the previous election. This was the last presidential election before the admissions of Alaska and Hawaii in 1959, the last election in which both Massachusetts and Minnesota simultaneously voted Republican, as well as the final presidential election in which a major party candidate was born in the 19th century. </p> <div id="toc" class="toc" role="navigation" aria-labelledby="mw-toc-heading"><input type="checkbox" role="button" id="toctogglecheckbox" class="toctogglecheckbox" style="display:none"><div class="toctitle" lang="en" dir="ltr"><h2 id="mw-toc-heading">Contents</h2><span class="toctogglespan"><label class="toctogglelabel" for="toctogglecheckbox"></label></span></div> <ul> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-1"><a href="#Republican_Party"><span class="tocnumber">1</span> <span class="toctext">Republican Party</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-2"><a href="#Republican_candidates"><span class="tocnumber">1.1</span> <span class="toctext">Republican candidates</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-3"><a href="#Democratic_Party"><span class="tocnumber">2</span> <span class="toctext">Democratic Party</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-4"><a href="#Democratic_candidates"><span class="tocnumber">2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Democratic candidates</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-5"><a href="#Primaries"><span class="tocnumber">2.2</span> <span class="toctext">Primaries</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-6"><a href="#Popular_vote_results"><span class="tocnumber">2.2.1</span> <span class="toctext">Popular vote results</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-7"><a href="#Democratic_National_Convention"><span class="tocnumber">2.3</span> <span class="toctext">Democratic National Convention</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-8"><a href="#Vice-presidential_nomination"><span class="tocnumber">2.4</span> <span class="toctext">Vice-presidential nomination</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-9"><a href="#General_election"><span class="tocnumber">3</span> <span class="toctext">General election</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-10"><a href="#Campaign"><span class="tocnumber">3.1</span> <span class="toctext">Campaign</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-11"><a href="#Results"><span class="tocnumber">3.2</span> <span class="toctext">Results</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-12"><a href="#Results_by_state"><span class="tocnumber">3.3</span> <span class="toctext">Results by state</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-13"><a href="#States_that_flipped_from_Republican_to_Democratic"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.1</span> <span class="toctext">States that flipped from Republican to Democratic</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-14"><a href="#States_that_flipped_from_Democratic_to_Republican"><span class="tocnumber">3.3.2</span> <span class="toctext">States that flipped from Democratic to Republican</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-15"><a href="#Close_states"><span class="tocnumber">3.4</span> <span class="toctext">Close states</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-3 tocsection-16"><a href="#Statistics"><span class="tocnumber">3.4.1</span> <span class="toctext">Statistics</span></a></li> </ul> </li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-17"><a href="#See_also"><span class="tocnumber">4</span> <span class="toctext">See also</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-18"><a href="#Notes"><span class="tocnumber">5</span> <span class="toctext">Notes</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-19"><a href="#Citations"><span class="tocnumber">6</span> <span class="toctext">Citations</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-20"><a href="#References"><span class="tocnumber">7</span> <span class="toctext">References</span></a></li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-21"><a href="#Further_reading"><span class="tocnumber">8</span> <span class="toctext">Further reading</span></a> <ul> <li class="toclevel-2 tocsection-22"><a href="#Primary_sources"><span class="tocnumber">8.1</span> <span class="toctext">Primary sources</span></a></li> </ul> </li> <li class="toclevel-1 tocsection-23"><a href="#External_links"><span class="tocnumber">9</span> <span class="toctext">External links</span></a></li> </ul> </div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(1)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Republican_Party">Republican Party</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=1" title="Edit section: Republican Party" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-1 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-1"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1236090951">.mw-parser-output .hatnote{font-style:italic}.mw-parser-output div.hatnote{padding-left:1.6em;margin-bottom:0.5em}.mw-parser-output .hatnote i{font-style:normal}.mw-parser-output .hatnote+link+.hatnote{margin-top:-0.5em}@media print{body.ns-0 .mw-parser-output .hatnote{display:none!important}}</style><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1956 Republican Party presidential primaries">1956 Republican Party presidential primaries</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_National_Convention" title="1956 Republican National Convention">1956 Republican National Convention</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center;"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)"><noscript><img alt="Republican Party (United States)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Republican_Disc.svg/65px-Republican_Disc.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="227" data-file-height="227"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 65px;height: 65px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Republican_Disc.svg/65px-Republican_Disc.svg.png" data-alt="Republican Party (United States)" data-width="65" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Republican_Disc.svg/98px-Republican_Disc.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Republican_Disc.svg/130px-Republican_Disc.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Republican Party (United States)</figcaption></figure><big><b>1956 Republican Party ticket</b></big> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower"><style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239334494">@media screen{html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output div:not(.notheme)>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output p>.tmp-color,html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output table:not(.notheme) .tmp-color{color:inherit!important}}</style><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Dwight D. Eisenhower</span></a> </th> <th style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"><a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Richard Nixon</span></a> </th></tr> <tr style="color:#000; font-size:100%; background:#FFD0D7;"> <td style="width:3em; width:200px;"><i><b>for President</b></i> </td> <td style="width:3em; width:200px;"><i><b>for Vice President</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/160px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="160" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2171" data-file-height="2715"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 160px;height: 200px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/160px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" data-width="160" data-height="200" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/240px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/320px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_(cropped).tiff" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff/lossy-page1-150px-Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="3025" data-file-height="4037"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 200px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff/lossy-page1-150px-Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff.jpg" data-width="150" data-height="200" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff/lossy-page1-225px-Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/a/a5/Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff/lossy-page1-300px-Richard_Nixon_official_portrait_as_Vice_President_%28cropped%29.tiff.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of presidents of the United States">34th</a><br><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a><br><small>(1953–1961)</small> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_vice_presidents_of_the_United_States" title="List of vice presidents of the United States">36th</a><br><a href="/wiki/Vice_President_of_the_United_States" title="Vice President of the United States">Vice President of the United States</a><br><small>(1953–1961)</small> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower#Election_of_1956" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower"><b>Campaign</b></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Republican_candidates">Republican candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=2" title="Edit section: Republican candidates" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower from Pennsylvania (1953–1961)"><noscript><img alt="President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower from Pennsylvania (1953–1961)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/96px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2171" data-file-height="2715"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 96px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/96px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg" data-alt="President of the United States Dwight D. Eisenhower from Pennsylvania (1953–1961)" data-width="96" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/144px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/38/Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg/192px-Dwight_David_Eisenhower_1952_crop.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/President_of_the_United_States" title="President of the United States">President of the United States</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a><br>(1953–1961)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:S._C._Arnold_(Montana_Secretary_of_State).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Montana Secretary of State S. C. Arnold from Montana (1955–1957)"><noscript><img alt="Montana Secretary of State S. C. Arnold from Montana (1955–1957)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg/74px-S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="74" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="398" data-file-height="648"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 74px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg/74px-S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg" data-alt="Montana Secretary of State S. C. Arnold from Montana (1955–1957)" data-width="74" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg/110px-S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/9f/S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg/147px-S._C._Arnold_%28Montana_Secretary_of_State%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/Secretary_of_State_of_Montana" title="Secretary of State of Montana">Montana Secretary of State</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/S._C._Arnold" title="S. C. Arnold">S. C. Arnold</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/Montana" title="Montana">Montana</a><br>(1955–1957)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_(cropped_3x4).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator John W. Bricker from Ohio (1947–1959)"><noscript><img alt="Senator John W. Bricker from Ohio (1947–1959)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/90px-John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="90" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="849" data-file-height="1131"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 90px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/90px-John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg" data-alt="Senator John W. Bricker from Ohio (1947–1959)" data-width="90" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/135px-John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg/180px-John_W._Bricker_cph.3b31299_%28cropped_3x4%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/John_W._Bricker" title="John W. Bricker">John W. Bricker</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/Ohio" title="Ohio">Ohio</a><br>(1947–1959)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator William Knowland from California (1945–1959)"><noscript><img alt="Senator William Knowland from California (1945–1959)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg/96px-William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg" decoding="async" width="96" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="488" data-file-height="610"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 96px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg/96px-William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg" data-alt="Senator William Knowland from California (1945–1959)" data-width="96" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg/144px-William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/17/William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg/192px-William_F._Knowland_headshot.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/William_Knowland" title="William Knowland">William Knowland</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a><br>(1945–1959)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Governor Joe Foss from South Dakota (1955–1959)"><noscript><img alt="Governor Joe Foss from South Dakota (1955–1959)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg/98px-Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg" decoding="async" width="98" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="744" data-file-height="909"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 98px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg/98px-Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg" data-alt="Governor Joe Foss from South Dakota (1955–1959)" data-width="98" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg/147px-Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f7/Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg/196px-Joe_Foss_official_portrait_as_Governor.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_South_Dakota" title="List of governors of South Dakota">Governor</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/Joe_Foss" title="Joe Foss">Joe Foss</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/South_Dakota" title="South Dakota">South Dakota</a><br>(1955–1959)</div></div> </li> </ul><p>Early in 1956, there was speculation that President Eisenhower would not run for a second term because of concerns about his health. In 1955, Eisenhower had suffered a serious <a href="/wiki/Myocardial_infarction" title="Myocardial infarction">heart attack</a>. However, he soon recovered and decided to run for a second term. (In June 1956 he also underwent surgery for <a href="/wiki/Ileitis" title="Ileitis">ileitis</a>.) Given Eisenhower's enormous popularity, he was renominated with no opposition at the <a href="/wiki/1956_Republican_National_Convention" title="1956 Republican National Convention">1956 Republican National Convention</a> in San Francisco. </p><p>According to Steven Ambrose, Nixon was anguished that Eisenhower never liked him and had repeatedly delayed saying Nixon should be renominated for vice president. Ambrose also stated that Eisenhower favored <a href="/wiki/Robert_B._Anderson_(Texas_politician)" title="Robert B. Anderson (Texas politician)">Robert B. Anderson</a>, a former Democrat who had served as <a href="/wiki/United_States_Secretary_of_the_Navy" title="United States Secretary of the Navy">United States Secretary of the Navy</a> and <a href="/wiki/United_States_Deputy_Secretary_of_Defense" title="United States Deputy Secretary of Defense">United States Deputy Secretary of Defense</a>, but Anderson declined to be considered. With Eisenhower worried about his health, he decided that Nixon had his shortcomings, but was better prepared to assume the presidency than any possible alternative. In Ambrose's view, "In itself, that was the highest possible tribute he could pay Nixon."<sup id="cite_ref-8" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-8"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>6<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> <a href="/wiki/Harold_Stassen" title="Harold Stassen">Harold Stassen</a> was the only Republican to publicly oppose Nixon's re-nomination for vice president, and Nixon remained highly popular among the Republican rank-and-file voters. Nixon had worked hard to reshape the vice presidency. It became his platform to campaign for Republican state and local candidates across the country, and these candidates came to his defense. In the spring of 1956, Eisenhower publicly announced that Nixon would again be his running mate, and Stassen was forced to second Nixon's nomination at the Republican Convention. Unlike 1952, conservative Republicans (who had supported <a href="/wiki/Robert_A._Taft" title="Robert A. Taft">Robert A. Taft</a> against Eisenhower in 1952) did not attempt to shape the platform. At the convention, Nebraska delegate <a href="/wiki/Terry_Carpenter" title="Terry Carpenter">Terry McGovern Carpenter</a> voted for a fictitious "Joe Smith" for vice president to prevent a unanimous vote.<sup id="cite_ref-9" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-9"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>7<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p><br> </p> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(2)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Democratic_Party">Democratic Party</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=3" title="Edit section: Democratic Party" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-2 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-2"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Main article: <a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_Party_presidential_primaries" title="1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries">1956 Democratic Party presidential primaries</a></div> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1236090951"><div role="note" class="hatnote navigation-not-searchable">Further information: <a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1956 Democratic National Convention">1956 Democratic National Convention</a></div> <table class="wikitable" style="font-size:90%; text-align:center"> <tbody><tr> <td style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)"><noscript><img alt="Democratic Party (United States)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Democratic_Disc.svg/65px-Democratic_Disc.svg.png" decoding="async" width="65" height="65" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1200" data-file-height="1200"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 65px;height: 65px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Democratic_Disc.svg/65px-Democratic_Disc.svg.png" data-alt="Democratic Party (United States)" data-width="65" data-height="65" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Democratic_Disc.svg/98px-Democratic_Disc.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/93/Democratic_Disc.svg/130px-Democratic_Disc.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Democratic Party (United States)</figcaption></figure><big><b>1956 Democratic Party ticket </b></big> </td></tr> <tr> <th style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px"><a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Adlai Stevenson</span></a> </th> <th style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#3333FF; width:200px"><a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239334494"><span class="tmp-color" style="color:white">Estes Kefauver</span></a> </th></tr> <tr> <td style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"><i><b>for President</b></i> </td> <td style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"><i><b>for Vice President</b></i> </td></tr> <tr> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/158px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" decoding="async" width="158" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4347" data-file-height="5494"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 158px;height: 200px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/158px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" data-width="158" data-height="200" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/237px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/316px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td> <td><figure class="mw-halign-center" typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SenatorKefauver(D-TN)_(3x4).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg/150px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="150" height="200" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2149" data-file-height="2867"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 150px;height: 200px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg/150px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg" data-width="150" data-height="200" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg/225px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/1f/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg/300px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29_%283x4%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> </td></tr> <tr> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Illinois" title="List of governors of Illinois">31st</a><br><a href="/wiki/Governor_of_Illinois" title="Governor of Illinois">Governor of Illinois</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">(1949–1953)</span> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">U.S. Senator</a> from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a><br><span style="font-size:85%;">(1949–1963)</span> </td></tr> <tr> <td colspan="2"><a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II#1956_presidential_bid" title="Adlai Stevenson II"><b>Campaign</b></a> </td></tr> </tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_candidates">Democratic candidates</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=4" title="Edit section: Democratic candidates" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Former Governor Adlai Stevenson II from Illinois (1949–1953)"><noscript><img alt="Former Governor Adlai Stevenson II from Illinois (1949–1953)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/95px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" decoding="async" width="95" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="4347" data-file-height="5494"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 95px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/95px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg" data-alt="Former Governor Adlai Stevenson II from Illinois (1949–1953)" data-width="95" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/142px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/e/e9/Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg/190px-Adlai_Stevenson_close-up.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_Illinois" title="List of governors of Illinois">Former Governor</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson II</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a><br>(1949–1953)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SenatorKefauver(D-TN).jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Senator Estes Kefauver from Tennessee (1949–1963)"><noscript><img alt="Senator Estes Kefauver from Tennessee (1949–1963)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/97px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="97" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2317" data-file-height="2867"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 97px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/97px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg" data-alt="Senator Estes Kefauver from Tennessee (1949–1963)" data-width="97" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/145px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/194px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/United_States_Senate" title="United States Senate">Senator</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a><br>(1949–1963)</div></div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 155px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 150px; height: 150px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:William_Averell_Harriman.jpg" class="mw-file-description" title="Governor W. Averell Harriman from New York (1955–1958)"><noscript><img alt="Governor W. Averell Harriman from New York (1955–1958)" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/William_Averell_Harriman.jpg/93px-William_Averell_Harriman.jpg" decoding="async" width="93" height="120" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="250" data-file-height="322"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 93px;height: 120px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/William_Averell_Harriman.jpg/93px-William_Averell_Harriman.jpg" data-alt="Governor W. Averell Harriman from New York (1955–1958)" data-width="93" data-height="120" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/William_Averell_Harriman.jpg/140px-William_Averell_Harriman.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/William_Averell_Harriman.jpg/186px-William_Averell_Harriman.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext"><div class="center" style="width:auto; margin-left:auto; margin-right:auto;"><a href="/wiki/List_of_governors_of_New_York" title="List of governors of New York">Governor</a><br><b><a href="/wiki/W._Averell_Harriman" title="W. Averell Harriman">W. Averell Harriman</a></b><br>from <a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a><br>(1955–1958)</div></div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primaries">Primaries</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=5" title="Edit section: Primaries" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <figure typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg/450px-1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg.png" decoding="async" width="450" height="262" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1020" data-file-height="593"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 450px;height: 262px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg/450px-1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg.png" data-width="450" data-height="262" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg/675px-1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/15/1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg/900px-1956DemocraticPresidentialPrimaries.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Results of the 1956 Democratic presidential primaries.</figcaption></figure> <p>Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic Party's <a href="/wiki/1952_United_States_presidential_election" title="1952 United States presidential election">1952</a> nominee, fought a tight primary battle with populist <a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> Senator <a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a> for the 1956 nomination. Kefauver won the <a href="/wiki/New_Hampshire_primary" class="mw-redirect" title="New Hampshire primary">New Hampshire primary</a> unopposed (though Stevenson won 15% on write-ins). After Kefauver upset Stevenson in the <a href="/wiki/Minnesota_presidential_primary" title="Minnesota presidential primary">Minnesota primary</a>, Stevenson, realizing that he was in trouble, agreed to debate Kefauver in Florida. Stevenson and Kefauver held the first televised presidential debate on May 21, 1956, before the Florida primary.<sup id="cite_ref-10" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-10"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>8<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> Stevenson carried Florida by a 52–48% margin. By the time of the California primary in June 1956, Kefauver's campaign had run low on money and could not compete for publicity and advertising with the well-funded Stevenson. Stevenson won the California primary by a 63–37% margin, and Kefauver soon withdrew from the race. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Popular_vote_results">Popular vote results</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=6" title="Edit section: Popular vote results" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson</a> - 3,051,347 (52.3%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a> - 2,278,636 (39.1%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lausche" title="Frank Lausche">Frank Lausche</a> - 276,923 (4.7%)</li> <li>Unpledged - 171,198 (2.9%)</li> <li><a href="/wiki/John_William_McCormack" class="mw-redirect" title="John William McCormack">John William McCormack</a> - 26,128 (0.4%)</li> <li>Others - 28,360 (0.6%)</li></ul> <p>Source<sup id="cite_ref-11" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-11"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>9<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Democratic_National_Convention">Democratic National Convention</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=7" title="Edit section: Democratic National Convention" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>At the <a href="/wiki/1956_Democratic_National_Convention" title="1956 Democratic National Convention">1956 Democratic National Convention</a> in Chicago, New York Governor <a href="/wiki/W._Averell_Harriman" title="W. Averell Harriman">W. Averell Harriman</a>, who was backed by former President <a href="/wiki/Harry_S._Truman" title="Harry S. Truman">Harry S. Truman</a>, challenged Stevenson for the nomination. However, Stevenson's delegate lead was much too large for Harriman to overcome, and Stevenson won on the first ballot. </p><p>The roll call, as reported in Richard C. Bain and Judith H. Parris, <i>Convention Decisions and Voting Records</i>, pp. 294–298: </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2">Presidential balloting, DNC 1956 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Contender </th> <th>Vote </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson</a> </th> <th>905.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/W._Averell_Harriman" title="W. Averell Harriman">W. Averell Harriman</a> </th> <th>210 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> </th> <th>80 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a> </th> <th>45.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Happy_Chandler" title="Happy Chandler">Happy Chandler</a> </th> <th>36.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/James_C._Davis" title="James C. Davis">James C. Davis</a> </th> <th>33 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/John_S._Battle" title="John S. Battle">John S. Battle</a> </th> <th>32.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/George_Bell_Timmerman_Jr." title="George Bell Timmerman Jr.">George Bell Timmerman Jr.</a> </th> <th>23.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Frank_Lausche" title="Frank Lausche">Frank Lausche</a> </th> <th>5.5 </th></tr></tbody></table> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Vice-presidential_nomination">Vice-presidential nomination</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=8" title="Edit section: Vice-presidential nomination" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr> <th>Candidate </th> <th>Current position </th></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:SenatorKefauver(D-TN).jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/100px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="124" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2317" data-file-height="2867"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 124px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/100px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="124" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/150px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/5a/SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg/200px-SenatorKefauver%28D-TN%29.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span><br><b><a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Tennessee" title="List of United States senators from Tennessee">U.S. Senator from Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg/100px-John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="127" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2353" data-file-height="3000"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 127px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg/100px-John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="127" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg/150px-John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg/200px-John_F._Kennedy_-_NARA_-_518134.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span><br><b><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Massachusetts" title="List of United States senators from Massachusetts">U.S. Senator from Massachusetts</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg/100px-Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="129" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="168" data-file-height="216"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 129px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg/100px-Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg" data-width="100" data-height="129" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/c/cf/Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg/150px-Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/c/cf/Albert_Gore_Sr..jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span><br><b><a href="/wiki/Albert_Gore_Sr." title="Albert Gore Sr.">Albert Gore Sr.</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Tennessee" title="List of United States senators from Tennessee">U.S. Senator from Tennessee</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:RobertFWagner.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/RobertFWagner.png/100px-RobertFWagner.png" decoding="async" width="100" height="141" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="382" data-file-height="540"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 141px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/RobertFWagner.png/100px-RobertFWagner.png" data-width="100" data-height="141" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/RobertFWagner.png/150px-RobertFWagner.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/RobertFWagner.png/200px-RobertFWagner.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span><br><b><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Jr." title="Robert F. Wagner Jr.">Robert F. Wagner Jr.</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Mayor_of_New_York_City" title="Mayor of New York City">Mayor of New York City</a> </td></tr> <tr> <td><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg/100px-Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg" decoding="async" width="100" height="126" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="2475" data-file-height="3115"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 100px;height: 126px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg/100px-Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg" data-width="100" data-height="126" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg/150px-Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/30/Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg/200px-Hubert_Humphrey_crop.jpg 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span><br><b><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Hubert Humphrey</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/List_of_United_States_senators_from_Minnesota" title="List of United States senators from Minnesota">U.S. Senator from Minnesota</a> </td></tr></tbody></table> <p>The highlight of the 1956 Democratic Convention came when Stevenson, to create excitement for the ticket, made the surprise announcement that the convention's delegates would choose his running mate. This set off a desperate scramble among several candidates to win the nomination. Potential vice presidential candidates had only one hectic day to campaign among the delegates before the voting began. The two leading contenders were Senator Kefauver, who retained the support of his primary delegates, and Senator <a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> from Massachusetts, who was not well known at the time. Although Stevenson privately preferred Senator Kennedy to be his running mate, he did not attempt to influence the balloting for Kennedy in any way. Kennedy surprised the experts by surging into the lead on the second ballot; at one point, he was only 15 votes shy of winning. However, a number of states then left their "favorite son" candidates and switched to Kefauver, giving him the victory. Kennedy then gave a gracious concession speech. The defeat was a boost for Kennedy's long-term presidential chances: as a serious contender, he gained favorable national publicity, yet by losing to Kefauver he avoided blame for Stevenson's loss to Eisenhower in November. The vote totals in the vice presidential balloting are recorded in the following table, which also comes from Bain & Parris. </p> <table class="wikitable" style="text-align:left"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="4">Vice Presidential balloting, DNC 1956 </th></tr> <tr> <th>Ballot </th> <th>1 </th> <th>2 before shifts </th> <th>2 after shifts </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a> </th> <th>466.5 </th> <th>551.5 </th> <th>755.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/John_F._Kennedy" title="John F. Kennedy">John F. Kennedy</a> </th> <th>294.5 </th> <th>618 </th> <th>589 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Albert_Gore_Sr." title="Albert Gore Sr.">Albert Gore Sr.</a> </th> <th>178 </th> <th>110.5 </th> <th>13.5 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Robert_F._Wagner_Jr." title="Robert F. Wagner Jr.">Robert F. Wagner Jr.</a> </th> <th>162.5 </th> <th>9.5 </th> <th>6 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Hubert_Humphrey" title="Hubert Humphrey">Hubert Humphrey</a> </th> <th>134 </th> <th>74.5 </th> <th>2 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Luther_H._Hodges" title="Luther H. Hodges">Luther H. Hodges</a> </th> <th>40 </th> <th>0.5 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/w/index.php?title=P.T._Maner&action=edit&redlink=1" class="new" title="P.T. Maner (page does not exist)">P.T. Maner</a> </th> <th>33 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/LeRoy_Collins" title="LeRoy Collins">LeRoy Collins</a> </th> <th>29 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Clinton_Presba_Anderson" class="mw-redirect" title="Clinton Presba Anderson">Clinton Presba Anderson</a> </th> <th>16 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Frank_G._Clement" title="Frank G. Clement">Frank G. Clement</a> </th> <th>14 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Pat_Brown" title="Pat Brown">Pat Brown</a> </th> <th>1 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Lyndon_B._Johnson" title="Lyndon B. Johnson">Lyndon B. Johnson</a> </th> <th>1 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr> <tr> <th><a href="/wiki/Stuart_Symington" title="Stuart Symington">Stuart Symington</a> </th> <th>1 </th> <th>0 </th> <th>0 </th></tr></tbody></table> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(3)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="General_election">General election</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=9" title="Edit section: General election" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-3 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-3"> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Campaign">Campaign</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=10" title="Edit section: Campaign" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Stevenson campaigned hard against Eisenhower, with television ads for the first time being the dominant medium for both sides. Eisenhower's 1952 election victory had been due in large part to winning the female vote; hence, during this campaign there was a plethora of "housewife"-focused ads. Some commentators at the time also argued that television's new prominence was a major factor in Eisenhower's decision to run for a second term at the age of 66, considering his weak health after the heart attack in 1955. Television allowed Eisenhower to reach people across the country without enduring the strain of repeated coast-to-coast travel, making a national campaign more feasible.<sup id="cite_ref-12" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-12"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>10<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:PresidentialCounty1956.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/PresidentialCounty1956.png/400px-PresidentialCounty1956.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="260" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1513" data-file-height="983"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 260px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/PresidentialCounty1956.png/400px-PresidentialCounty1956.png" data-width="400" data-height="260" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/PresidentialCounty1956.png/600px-PresidentialCounty1956.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/55/PresidentialCounty1956.png/800px-PresidentialCounty1956.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Results by county explicitly indicating the percentage for the winning candidate. Shades of red are for Eisenhower (Republican), shades of blue are for Stevenson (Democratic), and shades of green are for <a href="/wiki/Unpledged_elector" title="Unpledged elector">Unpledged Electors</a>/Andrews (Independent/States' Rights).</figcaption></figure> <figure class="mw-halign-right" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png/400px-The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png" decoding="async" width="400" height="255" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1475" data-file-height="941"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 400px;height: 255px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png/400px-The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png" data-width="400" data-height="255" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png/600px-The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/1/18/The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png/800px-The_results_of_the_1956_Presidential_Election_by_Congressional_District.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption>Results by congressional districts explicitly indicating the percentage for the winning candidate. Shades of red are for Eisenhower (Republican), shades of blue are for Stevenson (Democratic), and shades of green are for <a href="/wiki/Unpledged_elector" title="Unpledged elector">Unpledged Electors</a>/Andrews (Independent/States' Rights).</figcaption></figure> <p>Stevenson proposed significant increases in government spending for <a href="/wiki/Social_programs_in_the_United_States" title="Social programs in the United States">social programs</a> and treaties with the <a href="/wiki/Soviet_Union" title="Soviet Union">Soviet Union</a> to lower military spending and end nuclear testing on both sides. He also proposed to end the military draft and switch to an "all-volunteer" military. Eisenhower publicly opposed these ideas, even though in private he was working on a proposal to ban atmospheric nuclear testing. Eisenhower had retained the enormous personal and political popularity he had earned during <a href="/wiki/World_War_II" title="World War II">World War II</a>, and he maintained a comfortable lead in the polls throughout the campaign. </p><p>Eisenhower was also helped by his handling of two developing foreign-policy crises that occurred in the weeks before the election. In the Soviet-occupied <a href="/wiki/People%27s_Republic_of_Hungary" class="mw-redirect" title="People's Republic of Hungary">People's Republic of Hungary</a>, many citizens had risen in revolt in the <a href="/wiki/Hungarian_Revolution_of_1956" title="Hungarian Revolution of 1956">Revolution of 1956</a> against Soviet domination, but the Soviets responded by invading the country on October 26. Three days later, a combined force of Israeli, British, and French troops <a href="/wiki/Suez_Crisis" title="Suez Crisis">invaded Egypt</a> to topple <a href="/wiki/Gamal_Abdel_Nasser" title="Gamal Abdel Nasser">Gamal Abdel Nasser</a> and seize the recently nationalized <a href="/wiki/Suez_Canal" title="Suez Canal">Suez Canal</a>. The resolution of the latter crisis rapidly moved to the United Nations,<sup id="cite_ref-13" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-13"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>11<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> and the Hungarian revolt was brutally crushed within a few days by re-deployed Soviet troops. Eisenhower condemned both actions, but was unable to help Hungary; he did, however, forcefully pressure the western forces to withdraw from Egypt. </p><p>While these two events led many Americans to rally in support of the president and swelled his expected margin of victory, the campaign was seen differently by some foreign governments.<sup id="cite_ref-14" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-14"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>12<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> The Eisenhower administration had also supported the <i><a href="/wiki/Brown_v._Board_of_Education" title="Brown v. Board of Education">Brown v. Board of Education</a></i> ruling in 1954; this ruling by the U.S. Supreme Court ended legal <a href="/wiki/Racial_segregation" title="Racial segregation">segregation</a> in public schools. Meanwhile, Stevenson voiced disapproval about federal court intervention in segregation, saying about <i>Brown</i> that "we don't need reforms or groping experiments."<sup id="cite_ref-15" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-15"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>13<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> This was an about-face from the national Democratic party platform's endorsement of civil rights in the <a href="/wiki/1948_United_States_presidential_election" title="1948 United States presidential election">1948 campaign</a>. Although Eisenhower "avoid[ed] a clear stand on the <i>Brown</i> decision" during the campaign,<sup id="cite_ref-16" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-16"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>14<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> in the contest with Stevenson, he won the support of nearly 40% of black voters; he was the last Republican presidential candidate to receive such a level of support from black voters. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results">Results</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=11" title="Edit section: Results" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Eisenhower <a href="/wiki/Historical_polling_for_U.S._Presidential_elections#1956_United_States_presidential_election" class="mw-redirect" title="Historical polling for U.S. Presidential elections">led all opinion polls by large margins</a> throughout the campaign. On Election Day Eisenhower took over 57% of the popular vote and won 41 of the 48 states. Stevenson won only six Southern states and the border state of <a href="/wiki/Missouri" title="Missouri">Missouri</a>, becoming the first losing candidate since <a href="/wiki/William_Jennings_Bryan" title="William Jennings Bryan">William Jennings Bryan</a> in <a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election" title="1900 United States presidential election">1900</a> to carry Missouri. Eisenhower carried Louisiana, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state, or any state in the Deep South for that matter, since <a href="/wiki/Rutherford_Hayes" class="mw-redirect" title="Rutherford Hayes">Rutherford Hayes</a> had done so in 1876 during <a href="/wiki/Reconstruction_Era_of_the_United_States" class="mw-redirect" title="Reconstruction Era of the United States">Reconstruction</a>, Eisenhower was the first Republican to win two presidential terms since <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> in <a href="/wiki/1900_United_States_presidential_election" title="1900 United States presidential election">1900</a>. </p><p>Eisenhower, who had won in twenty-one of the thirty-nine cities with a population above 250,000 in the 1952 election, won in twenty-eight of those cities in the 1956 election. He had won six of the eight largest cities in the Southern United States in the 1952 election and won seven of them with <a href="/wiki/Atlanta" title="Atlanta">Atlanta</a> being the only one to remain Democratic.<sup id="cite_ref-17" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-17"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>15<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Of the 3,101 counties/independent cities making returns, Eisenhower won the most popular votes in 2,143 (69.11%) while Stevenson carried 924 (29.80%). Unpledged Electors prevailed in 32 counties (1.03%) while Andrews carried two counties (0.06%). </p><p>This election was the last in which Massachusetts voted Republican until <a href="/wiki/1980_United_States_presidential_election" title="1980 United States presidential election">1980</a> and the last in which Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia did so until <a href="/wiki/1972_United_States_presidential_election" title="1972 United States presidential election">1972</a>. Conversely this was the last election in which Mississippi voted Democratic until <a href="/wiki/1976_United_States_presidential_election" title="1976 United States presidential election">1976</a>, and is also the last election until 1976 when Alabama gave a majority of its electoral votes to the Democratic candidate. As of 2023, this remains the last time that Missouri, Arkansas, Mississippi, Alabama, South Carolina, and North Carolina would back a losing Democratic presidential candidate. </p><p>In 9 Southern states, a slate of third party options emerged as a protest to the civil rights movement. This was a continuation of the former Dixiecrat party from 1948. The states of Tennessee, Arkansas, Texas, and Virginia went a step farther, nominating <a href="/wiki/T._Coleman_Andrews" title="T. Coleman Andrews">Thomas Andrews</a> for president, meanwhile in Kentucky they nominated senator <a href="/wiki/Harry_F._Byrd" title="Harry F. Byrd">Harry Byrd</a> for president. The remaining states of Mississippi, South Carolina, Alabama, and Louisiana, left their electors as "Unpledged". </p> <table class="wikitable"> <caption>Electoral results </caption> <tbody><tr> <th rowspan="2">Presidential candidate </th> <th rowspan="2">Party </th> <th rowspan="2">Home state </th> <th colspan="2">Popular vote </th> <th rowspan="2">Electoral<br>vote </th> <th colspan="3">Running mate </th></tr> <tr> <th>Count </th> <th>Percentage </th> <th>Vice-presidential candidate </th> <th>Home state </th> <th>Electoral vote </th></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Dwight D. Eisenhower</a> (incumbent)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Republican_Party_(United_States)" title="Republican Party (United States)">Republican</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Pennsylvania" title="Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">35,579,180 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">57.37% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">457 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> (incumbent)</b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/California" title="California">California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">457 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson II</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Democratic_Party_(United_States)" title="Democratic Party (United States)">Democratic</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Illinois" title="Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">26,028,028 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41.97% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Tennessee" title="Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">73 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <i>(<a href="/wiki/Unpledged_elector" title="Unpledged elector">Unpledged electors</a>)</i></b> </td> <td><i>(n/a)</i> </td> <td><i>(n/a)</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">196,318 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.32% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <i>(n/a)</i></b> </td> <td><i>(n/a)</i> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/T._Coleman_Andrews" title="T. Coleman Andrews">T. Coleman Andrews</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Dixiecrat" title="Dixiecrat">States' Rights</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Virginia" title="Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">108,956 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.18% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Thomas_H._Werdel" title="Thomas H. Werdel">Thomas H. Werdel</a></b> </td> <td>California </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Eric_Hass" title="Eric Hass">Eric Hass</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Labor_Party_of_America" title="Socialist Labor Party of America">Socialist Labor</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_York_(state)" title="New York (state)">New York</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">44,450 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.07% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Georgia_Cozzini" title="Georgia Cozzini">Georgia Cozzini</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Wisconsin" title="Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Enoch_A._Holtwick" title="Enoch A. Holtwick">Enoch A. Holtwick</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Prohibition_Party" title="Prohibition Party">Prohibition</a> </td> <td>Illinois </td> <td style="text-align:right;">41,937 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.07% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> Edwin M. Cooper</b> </td> <td>California </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Farrell_Dobbs" title="Farrell Dobbs">Farrell Dobbs</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Workers_Party_(United_States)" title="Socialist Workers Party (United States)">Socialist Workers</a> </td> <td>New York </td> <td style="text-align:right;">7,797 </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0.01% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Myra_Tanner_Weiss" title="Myra Tanner Weiss">Myra Tanner Weiss</a></b> </td> <td>California </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Harry_F._Byrd" title="Harry F. Byrd">Harry F. Byrd</a></b> </td> <td>States' Rights </td> <td>Virginia </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,657 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><0.01% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/William_E._Jenner" title="William E. Jenner">William E. Jenner</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Indiana" title="Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Darlington_Hoopes" title="Darlington Hoopes">Darlington Hoopes</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Socialist_Party_of_America" title="Socialist Party of America">Socialist</a> </td> <td>Pennsylvania </td> <td style="text-align:right;">2,128 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><0.01% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Samuel_H._Friedman" title="Samuel H. Friedman">Samuel H. Friedman</a></b> </td> <td>New York </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Krajewski" title="Henry B. Krajewski">Henry B. Krajewski</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Henry_B._Krajewski" title="Henry B. Krajewski">American Third</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/New_Jersey" title="New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1,829 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><0.01% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> Anna Yezo</b> </td> <td>New Jersey </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Gerald_L._K._Smith" title="Gerald L. K. Smith">Gerald L. K. Smith</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Christian_Nationalist_Crusade" title="Christian Nationalist Crusade">Christian Nationalist</a> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Michigan" title="Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">8 </td> <td style="text-align:right;"><0.01% </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td> <td><b> Charles Robertson</b> </td> <td>Michigan </td> <td style="text-align:right;">0 </td></tr> <tr> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Walter_Burgwyn_Jones" title="Walter Burgwyn Jones">Walter Burgwyn Jones</a></b> </td> <td>Democratic </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Alabama" title="Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">—<sup>(a)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">—<sup>(a)</sup> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td> <td><b> <a href="/wiki/Herman_Talmadge" title="Herman Talmadge">Herman Talmadge</a></b> </td> <td><a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:right;">1 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right"> <td colspan="3" style="text-align:left;"><b>Other</b> </td> <td>8,691 </td> <td>0.01% </td> <td>— </td> <td colspan="2" style="text-align:left;"><b>Other</b> </td> <td>— </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right"> <th colspan="3">Total </th> <td>62,021,979 </td> <td>100% </td> <td>531 </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td>531 </td></tr> <tr style="text-align:right"> <th colspan="5">Needed to win </th> <td>266 </td> <td colspan="2"> </td> <td>266 </td></tr></tbody></table> <p><b>Source (Popular Vote):</b> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1238218222">.mw-parser-output cite.citation{font-style:inherit;word-wrap:break-word}.mw-parser-output .citation q{quotes:"\"""\"""'""'"}.mw-parser-output .citation:target{background-color:rgba(0,127,255,0.133)}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-free.id-lock-free a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/6/65/Lock-green.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited.id-lock-limited a,.mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration.id-lock-registration a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/d/d6/Lock-gray-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription.id-lock-subscription a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/a/aa/Lock-red-alt-2.svg")right 0.1em center/9px no-repeat}.mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background:url("//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg")right 0.1em center/12px no-repeat}body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-free a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-limited a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-registration a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .id-lock-subscription a,body:not(.skin-timeless):not(.skin-minerva) .mw-parser-output .cs1-ws-icon a{background-size:contain;padding:0 1em 0 0}.mw-parser-output .cs1-code{color:inherit;background:inherit;border:none;padding:inherit}.mw-parser-output .cs1-hidden-error{display:none;color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-visible-error{color:var(--color-error,#d33)}.mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{display:none;color:#085;margin-left:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-left{padding-left:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .cs1-kern-right{padding-right:0.2em}.mw-parser-output .citation .mw-selflink{font-weight:inherit}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .cs1-format{font-size:95%}html.skin-theme-clientpref-night .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}@media screen and (prefers-color-scheme:dark){html.skin-theme-clientpref-os .mw-parser-output .cs1-maint{color:#18911f}}</style><cite id="CITEREFLeip" class="citation web cs1">Leip, David. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/national.php?year=1956&f=0&off=0&elect=0">"1956 Presidential Election Results"</a>. <i>Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 1,</span> 2005</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Dave+Leip%27s+Atlas+of+U.S.+Presidential+Elections&rft.atitle=1956+Presidential+Election+Results&rft.aulast=Leip&rft.aufirst=David&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fuselectionatlas.org%2FRESULTS%2Fnational.php%3Fyear%3D1956%26f%3D0%26off%3D0%26elect%3D0&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span><b>Source (Electoral Vote):</b> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1956#certificates">"Electoral College Box Scores 1789–1996"</a>. <a href="/wiki/National_Archives_and_Records_Administration" title="National Archives and Records Administration">National Archives and Records Administration</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">August 1,</span> 2005</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=unknown&rft.btitle=Electoral+College+Box+Scores+1789%E2%80%931996&rft.pub=National+Archives+and+Records+Administration&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Felectoral-college%2F1956%23certificates&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span> </p> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Popular vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Eisenhower</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E81B23; width:57.37%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">57.37%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Stevenson</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#3333FF; width:41.97%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">41.97%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Unpledged</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#3333FF; width:0.32%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.32%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Others</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#777777; width:0.34%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.34%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <table style="margin:0; border:none;"><tbody><tr><td style="border:none; padding:0;"><div class="notheme barbox" style="overflow-x: auto;"> <div style="border:1px solid silver; font-size:88%; padding:0.4em; width:600px; background: white; color: black;"> <table style="text-align:left; border-collapse:collapse; width:100%;"> <tbody><tr style="background:#ddd"><th style="text-align:center;" colspan="5">Electoral vote</th></tr> <tr style="font-size:88%; height:4px;"> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; text-align:left;"></td> <td style="width:410px; text-align:left;"></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding:0 4px; width:1em; text-align:right;"></td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;"><b>Eisenhower</b></td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#E81B23; width:86.06%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">86.06%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Stevenson</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#3333FF; width:13.75%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">13.75%</td> </tr> <tr> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 0.4em; padding-right: 0.4em; min-width: 8em;">Jones</td> <td style="width: 100px; border-left: solid 1px silver; border-right: solid 1px silver;"><div style="background:#3333FF; width:0.19%; overflow: hidden;"> </div></td> <td colspan="2" style="padding-left: 1.2em; padding-right: 0.4em; text-align: right;">0.19%</td> </tr> </tbody></table> </div> </div></td></tr></tbody></table> <figure class="mw-halign-left" typeof="mw:File/Thumb"><a href="/wiki/File:1956_Electoral_Map.png" class="mw-file-description"><noscript><img src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/1956_Electoral_Map.png/650px-1956_Electoral_Map.png" decoding="async" width="650" height="349" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="1182" data-file-height="635"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 650px;height: 349px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/1956_Electoral_Map.png/650px-1956_Electoral_Map.png" data-width="650" data-height="349" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f2/1956_Electoral_Map.png/975px-1956_Electoral_Map.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/f/f2/1956_Electoral_Map.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a><figcaption></figcaption></figure> <ul class="gallery mw-gallery-traditional" style="max-width: 1629px;"> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 535px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 530px; height: 347px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote"><noscript><img alt="Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/500px-1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="317" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="555" data-file-height="352"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 500px;height: 317px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/500px-1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png" data-alt="Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote" data-width="500" data-height="317" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/750px-1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/f1/1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg/1000px-1956_United_States_presidential_election_results_map_by_county.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by county, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote</div> </li> <li class="gallerybox" style="width: 535px"> <div class="thumb" style="width: 530px; height: 347px;"><span typeof="mw:File"><a href="/wiki/File:1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg" class="mw-file-description" title="Results by districts, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote"><noscript><img alt="Results by districts, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote" src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg/500px-1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg.png" decoding="async" width="500" height="315" class="mw-file-element" data-file-width="800" data-file-height="504"></noscript><span class="lazy-image-placeholder" style="width: 500px;height: 315px;" data-src="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg/500px-1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg.png" data-alt="Results by districts, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote" data-width="500" data-height="315" data-srcset="//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg/750px-1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg.png 1.5x, //upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/5/52/1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg/1000px-1956_US_Presidential_election_by_congressional_district.svg.png 2x" data-class="mw-file-element"> </span></a></span></div> <div class="gallerytext">Results by districts, shaded according to winning candidate's percentage of the vote</div> </li> </ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Results_by_state">Results by state</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=12" title="Edit section: Results by state" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Source: <sup id="cite_ref-18" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-18"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>16<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p> <table class="wikitable"> <tbody><tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td>States/districts won by <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Stevenson</a>/<a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Kefauver</a> </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td>States/districts won by <a href="/wiki/Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Dwight D. Eisenhower">Eisenhower</a>/<a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Nixon</a> </td></tr></tbody></table><div style="overflow:auto"> <table class="wikitable sortable" style="text-align:right"> <tbody><tr> <th colspan="2"> </th> <th align="center" colspan="3">Dwight D. Eisenhower<br>Republican </th> <th align="center" colspan="3">Adlai Stevenson<br>Democratic </th> <th align="center" colspan="3"><a href="/wiki/T._Coleman_Andrews" title="T. Coleman Andrews">T. Coleman Andrews</a>/<a href="/wiki/Unpledged_elector" title="Unpledged elector">Unpledged Electors</a><sup id="cite_ref-19" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-19"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>c<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup><br> States' Rights </th> <th align="center" colspan="3">Eric Hass<br> Socialist Labor </th> <th align="center" colspan="2">Margin </th> <th align="center" colspan="2">State Total </th></tr> <tr> <th align="center">State </th> <th style="text-align:center; font-size: 60%" data-sort-type="number">electoral<br>votes </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center; font-size: 60%" data-sort-type="number">electoral<br>votes </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center; font-size: 60%" data-sort-type="number">electoral<br>votes </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center; font-size: 60%" data-sort-type="number">electoral<br>votes </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center; font-size: 60%" data-sort-type="number">electoral<br>votes </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th align="center" data-sort-type="number">% </th> <th style="text-align:center; font-size: 60%" data-sort-type="number"># </th> <th> </th></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Alabama" title="1956 United States presidential election in Alabama">Alabama</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td>195,694 </td> <td>39.39 </td> <td>- </td> <td>280,844 </td> <td>56.52 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>20,323 </td> <td>4.09 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-85,150 </td> <td>-17.13 </td> <td>496,871 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">AL </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arizona" title="1956 United States presidential election in Arizona">Arizona</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>176,990 </td> <td>60.99 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>112,880 </td> <td>38.90 </td> <td>- </td> <td>303 </td> <td>0.10 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>64,110 </td> <td>22.09 </td> <td>290,173 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">AZ </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Arkansas" title="1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas">Arkansas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>186,287 </td> <td>45.82 </td> <td>- </td> <td>213,277 </td> <td>52.46 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>7,008 </td> <td>1.72 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-26,990 </td> <td>-6.64 </td> <td>406,572 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">AR </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_California" title="1956 United States presidential election in California">California</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">32 </td> <td>3,027,668 </td> <td>55.39 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>2,420,135 </td> <td>44.27 </td> <td>- </td> <td>6,087 </td> <td>0.11 </td> <td>- </td> <td>300 </td> <td>0.01 </td> <td>- </td> <td>607,533 </td> <td>11.11 </td> <td>5,466,355 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">CA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Colorado" title="1956 United States presidential election in Colorado">Colorado</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td>394,479 </td> <td>59.49 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>263,997 </td> <td>39.81 </td> <td>- </td> <td>759 </td> <td>0.11 </td> <td>- </td> <td>3,308 </td> <td>0.50 </td> <td>- </td> <td>130,482 </td> <td>19.68 </td> <td>663,074 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">CO </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Connecticut" title="1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut">Connecticut</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>711,837 </td> <td>63.72 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>405,079 </td> <td>36.26 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>306,758 </td> <td>27.46 </td> <td>1,117,121 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">CT </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Delaware" title="1956 United States presidential election in Delaware">Delaware</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td>98,057 </td> <td>55.09 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>79,421 </td> <td>44.62 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>110 </td> <td>0.06 </td> <td>- </td> <td>18,636 </td> <td>10.47 </td> <td>177,988 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">DE </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Florida" title="1956 United States presidential election in Florida">Florida</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td>643,849 </td> <td>57.27 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>480,371 </td> <td>42.73 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>163,478 </td> <td>14.54 </td> <td>1,124,220 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">FL </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Georgia" title="1956 United States presidential election in Georgia">Georgia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td>216,652 </td> <td>32.65 </td> <td>- </td> <td>441,094 </td> <td>66.48 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-224,442 </td> <td>-33.83 </td> <td>663,480 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">GA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Idaho" title="1956 United States presidential election in Idaho">Idaho</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>166,979 </td> <td>61.17 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>105,868 </td> <td>38.78 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>61,111 </td> <td>22.39 </td> <td>272,989 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">ID </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Illinois" title="1956 United States presidential election in Illinois">Illinois</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">27 </td> <td>2,623,327 </td> <td>59.52 </td> <td>27 </td> <td>1,775,682 </td> <td>40.29 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>8,342 </td> <td>0.19 </td> <td>- </td> <td>847,645 </td> <td>19.23 </td> <td>4,407,407 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">IL </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Indiana" title="1956 United States presidential election in Indiana">Indiana</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td>1,182,811 </td> <td>59.90 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>783,908 </td> <td>39.70 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>1,334 </td> <td>0.07 </td> <td>- </td> <td>398,903 </td> <td>20.20 </td> <td>1,974,607 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">IN </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Iowa" title="1956 United States presidential election in Iowa">Iowa</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td>729,187 </td> <td>59.06 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>501,858 </td> <td>40.65 </td> <td>- </td> <td>3,202 </td> <td>0.26 </td> <td>- </td> <td>125 </td> <td>0.01 </td> <td>- </td> <td>227,329 </td> <td>18.41 </td> <td>1,234,564 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">IA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kansas" title="1956 United States presidential election in Kansas">Kansas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>566,878 </td> <td>65.44 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>296,317 </td> <td>34.21 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>270,561 </td> <td>31.23 </td> <td>866,243 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">KS </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Kentucky" title="1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky">Kentucky</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td>572,192 </td> <td>54.30 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>476,453 </td> <td>45.21 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>358 </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td>- </td> <td>95,739 </td> <td>9.09 </td> <td>1,053,805 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">KY </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Louisiana" title="1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana">Louisiana</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">10 </td> <td>329,047 </td> <td>53.28 </td> <td>10 </td> <td>243,977 </td> <td>39.51 </td> <td>- </td> <td>44,520 </td> <td>7.21 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>85,070 </td> <td>13.78 </td> <td>617,544 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">LA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maine" title="1956 United States presidential election in Maine">Maine</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">5 </td> <td>249,238 </td> <td>70.87 </td> <td>5 </td> <td>102,468 </td> <td>29.13 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>146,770 </td> <td>41.73 </td> <td>351,706 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">ME </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Maryland" title="1956 United States presidential election in Maryland">Maryland</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td>559,738 </td> <td>60.04 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>372,613 </td> <td>39.96 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>187,125 </td> <td>20.07 </td> <td>932,351 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MD </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Massachusetts" title="1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts">Massachusetts</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td> <td>1,393,197 </td> <td>59.32 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>948,190 </td> <td>40.37 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>5,573 </td> <td>0.24 </td> <td>- </td> <td>445,007 </td> <td>18.95 </td> <td>2,348,506 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Michigan" title="1956 United States presidential election in Michigan">Michigan</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">20 </td> <td>1,713,647 </td> <td>55.63 </td> <td>20 </td> <td>1,359,898 </td> <td>44.15 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>353,749 </td> <td>11.48 </td> <td>3,080,468 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MI </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Minnesota" title="1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota">Minnesota</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td>719,302 </td> <td>53.68 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>617,525 </td> <td>46.08 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>2,080 </td> <td>0.16 </td> <td>- </td> <td>101,777 </td> <td>7.60 </td> <td>1,340,005 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MN </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Mississippi" title="1956 United States presidential election in Mississippi">Mississippi</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>60,685 </td> <td>24.46 </td> <td>- </td> <td>144,498 </td> <td>58.23 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>42,966 </td> <td>17.31 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-83,813 </td> <td>-33.78 </td> <td>248,149 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MS </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Missouri" title="1956 United States presidential election in Missouri">Missouri</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">13 </td> <td>914,289 </td> <td>49.89 </td> <td>- </td> <td>918,273 </td> <td>50.11 </td> <td>13 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-3,984 </td> <td>-0.22 </td> <td>1,832,562 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MO </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Montana" title="1956 United States presidential election in Montana">Montana</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>154,933 </td> <td>57.13 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>116,238 </td> <td>42.87 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>38,695 </td> <td>14.27 </td> <td>271,171 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">MT </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nebraska" title="1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska">Nebraska</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td>378,108 </td> <td>65.51 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>199,029 </td> <td>34.49 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>179,079 </td> <td>31.03 </td> <td>577,137 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NE </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Nevada" title="1956 United States presidential election in Nevada">Nevada</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td>56,049 </td> <td>57.97 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>40,640 </td> <td>42.03 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>15,409 </td> <td>15.94 </td> <td>96,689 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NV </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Hampshire" title="1956 United States presidential election in New Hampshire">New Hampshire</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>176,519 </td> <td>66.11 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>90,364 </td> <td>33.84 </td> <td>- </td> <td>111 </td> <td>0.04 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>86,155 </td> <td>32.27 </td> <td>266,994 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NH </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Jersey" title="1956 United States presidential election in New Jersey">New Jersey</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">16 </td> <td>1,606,942 </td> <td>64.68 </td> <td>16 </td> <td>850,337 </td> <td>34.23 </td> <td>- </td> <td>5,317 </td> <td>0.21 </td> <td>- </td> <td>6,736 </td> <td>0.27 </td> <td>- </td> <td>756,605 </td> <td>30.46 </td> <td>2,484,312 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NJ </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_Mexico" title="1956 United States presidential election in New Mexico">New Mexico</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>146,788 </td> <td>57.81 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>106,098 </td> <td>41.78 </td> <td>- </td> <td>364 </td> <td>0.14 </td> <td>- </td> <td>69 </td> <td>0.03 </td> <td>- </td> <td>40,690 </td> <td>16.02 </td> <td>253,926 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NM </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_New_York" title="1956 United States presidential election in New York">New York</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">45 </td> <td>4,340,340 </td> <td>61.19 </td> <td>45 </td> <td>2,750,769 </td> <td>38.78 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>1,589,571 </td> <td>22.41 </td> <td>7,093,336 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NY </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Carolina" title="1956 United States presidential election in North Carolina">North Carolina</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">14 </td> <td>575,062 </td> <td>49.34 </td> <td>- </td> <td>590,530 </td> <td>50.66 </td> <td>14 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-15,468 </td> <td>-1.33 </td> <td>1,165,592 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">NC </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_North_Dakota" title="1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota">North Dakota</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>156,766 </td> <td>61.72 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>96,742 </td> <td>38.09 </td> <td>- </td> <td>483 </td> <td>0.19 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>60,024 </td> <td>23.63 </td> <td>253,991 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">ND </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Ohio" title="1956 United States presidential election in Ohio">Ohio</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">25 </td> <td>2,262,610 </td> <td>61.11 </td> <td>25 </td> <td>1,439,655 </td> <td>38.89 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>822,955 </td> <td>22.23 </td> <td>3,702,265 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">OH </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oklahoma" title="1956 United States presidential election in Oklahoma">Oklahoma</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>473,769 </td> <td>55.13 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>385,581 </td> <td>44.87 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>88,188 </td> <td>10.26 </td> <td>859,350 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">OK </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Oregon" title="1956 United States presidential election in Oregon">Oregon</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">6 </td> <td>406,393 </td> <td>55.25 </td> <td>6 </td> <td>329,204 </td> <td>44.75 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>77,189 </td> <td>10.49 </td> <td>735,597 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">OR </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Pennsylvania" title="1956 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania">Pennsylvania</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">32 </td> <td>2,585,252 </td> <td>56.49 </td> <td>32 </td> <td>1,981,769 </td> <td>43.30 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>7,447 </td> <td>0.16 </td> <td>- </td> <td>603,483 </td> <td>13.19 </td> <td>4,576,503 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">PA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Rhode_Island" title="1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island">Rhode Island</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>225,819 </td> <td>58.26 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>161,790 </td> <td>41.74 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>64,029 </td> <td>16.52 </td> <td>387,611 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">RI </td></tr> <tr style="color:black;background-color:#B0CEFF"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Carolina" title="1956 United States presidential election in South Carolina">South Carolina</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>75,700 </td> <td>25.18 </td> <td>- </td> <td>136,372 </td> <td>45.37 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>88,511 </td> <td>29.45 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>-47,863 </td> <td>-15.92 </td> <td>300,583 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">SC </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_South_Dakota" title="1956 United States presidential election in South Dakota">South Dakota</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>171,569 </td> <td>58.39 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>122,288 </td> <td>41.61 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>49,281 </td> <td>16.77 </td> <td>293,857 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">SD </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Tennessee" title="1956 United States presidential election in Tennessee">Tennessee</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">11 </td> <td>462,288 </td> <td>49.21 </td> <td>11 </td> <td>456,507 </td> <td>48.60 </td> <td>- </td> <td>19,820 </td> <td>2.11 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>5,781 </td> <td>0.62 </td> <td>939,404 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TN </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Texas" title="1956 United States presidential election in Texas">Texas</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">24 </td> <td>1,080,619 </td> <td>55.26 </td> <td>24 </td> <td>859,958 </td> <td>43.98 </td> <td>- </td> <td>14,591 </td> <td>0.75 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>220,661 </td> <td>11.28 </td> <td>1,955,545 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">TX </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Utah" title="1956 United States presidential election in Utah">Utah</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">4 </td> <td>215,631 </td> <td>64.56 </td> <td>4 </td> <td>118,364 </td> <td>35.44 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>97,267 </td> <td>29.12 </td> <td>333,995 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">UT </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Vermont" title="1956 United States presidential election in Vermont">Vermont</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td>110,390 </td> <td>72.16 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>42,549 </td> <td>27.81 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>67,841 </td> <td>44.35 </td> <td>152,978 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">VT </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in Virginia">Virginia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td>386,459 </td> <td>55.37 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>267,760 </td> <td>38.36 </td> <td>- </td> <td>42,964 </td> <td>6.16 </td> <td>- </td> <td>351 </td> <td>0.05 </td> <td>- </td> <td>118,699 </td> <td>17.01 </td> <td>697,978 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">VA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Washington_(state)" title="1956 United States presidential election in Washington (state)">Washington</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">9 </td> <td>620,430 </td> <td>53.91 </td> <td>9 </td> <td>523,002 </td> <td>45.44 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>7,457 </td> <td>0.65 </td> <td>- </td> <td>97,428 </td> <td>8.47 </td> <td>1,150,889 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">WA </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_West_Virginia" title="1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia">West Virginia</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">8 </td> <td>449,297 </td> <td>54.08 </td> <td>8 </td> <td>381,534 </td> <td>45.92 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>67,763 </td> <td>8.16 </td> <td>830,831 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">WV </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wisconsin" title="1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin">Wisconsin</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">12 </td> <td>954,844 </td> <td>61.58 </td> <td>12 </td> <td>586,768 </td> <td>37.84 </td> <td>- </td> <td>6,918 </td> <td>0.45 </td> <td>- </td> <td>710 </td> <td>0.05 </td> <td>- </td> <td>368,076 </td> <td>23.74 </td> <td>1,550,558 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">WI </td></tr> <tr style="background-color:#FFB6B6"> <td style="text-align:center;"><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election_in_Wyoming" title="1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming">Wyoming</a> </td> <td style="text-align:center;">3 </td> <td>74,573 </td> <td>60.08 </td> <td>3 </td> <td>49,554 </td> <td>39.92 </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>- </td> <td>25,019 </td> <td>20.16 </td> <td>124,127 </td> <td style="text-align:center;">WY </td></tr> <tr> <th>TOTALS: </th> <th>531 </th> <th>35,579,180 </th> <th>57.37 </th> <th>457 </th> <th>26,028,028 </th> <th>41.97 </th> <th>73 </th> <th>301,417 </th> <th>0.49 </th> <th>- </th> <th>44,300 </th> <th>0.07 </th> <th>- </th> <th>9,551,152 </th> <th>15.40 </th> <th>62,021,979 </th> <td style="text-align:center;">US </td></tr></tbody></table></div> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="States_that_flipped_from_Republican_to_Democratic">States that flipped from Republican to Democratic</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=13" title="Edit section: States that flipped from Republican to Democratic" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large 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title="Louisiana">Louisiana</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/West_Virginia" title="West Virginia">West Virginia</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Close_states">Close states</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=15" title="Edit section: Close states" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p>Margin of victory less than 1% (24 electoral votes): </p> <ol><li><span style="color:blue;"><b>Missouri, 0.22% (3,984 votes)</b></span></li> <li><span style="color:red;"><b>Tennessee, 0.62%</b> <b>(5,781 votes)</b></span></li></ol> <p>Margin of victory less than 5% (14 electoral votes): </p> <ol><li><span style="color:blue;"><b>North Carolina, 1.33%</b> <b>(15,468 votes)</b></span></li></ol> <p>Margin of victory over 5%, but under 10% (46 electoral votes) </p> <ol><li><span style="color:blue;"><b>Arkansas, 6.64% (26,990 votes)</b></span></li> <li><span style="color:red;"><b>Minnesota, 7.60% (101,777 votes)</b></span></li> <li><span style="color:red;"><b>West Virginia, 8.16% (67,763 votes)</b></span></li> <li><span style="color:red;"><b>Washington, 8.47% (97,428 votes)</b></span></li> <li><span style="color:red;"><b>Kentucky, 9.09%</b> <b>(95,739 votes)</b></span></li></ol> <p>Tipping point state: </p> <ol><li><span style="color:red;"><b>Florida, 14.54%</b> <b>(163,478 votes)</b></span></li></ol> <p><sup>(a)</sup> <i>Alabama <a href="/wiki/Faithless_elector" title="Faithless elector">faithless elector</a> <a href="/wiki/W._F._Turner" title="W. F. Turner">W. F. Turner</a>, who was pledged to <a href="/wiki/Adlai_Stevenson_II" title="Adlai Stevenson II">Adlai Stevenson</a> and <a href="/wiki/Estes_Kefauver" title="Estes Kefauver">Estes Kefauver</a>, instead cast his votes for <a href="/wiki/Walter_Burgwyn_Jones" title="Walter Burgwyn Jones">Walter Burgwyn Jones</a>, who was a circuit court judge in Turner's home town, and <a href="/wiki/Herman_Talmadge" title="Herman Talmadge">Herman Talmadge</a>, governor of the neighboring state of <a href="/wiki/Georgia_(U.S._state)" title="Georgia (U.S. state)">Georgia</a>.</i> Because of the admission of Alaska and Hawaii as states in 1959, the 1956 presidential election was the last in which there were 531 electoral votes. </p> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading4"><h4 id="Statistics">Statistics</h4><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=16" title="Edit section: Statistics" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <p><sup id="cite_ref-20" class="reference"><a href="#cite_note-20"><span class="cite-bracket">[</span>17<span class="cite-bracket">]</span></a></sup> </p><p>Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Republican) </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Gillespie_County,_Texas" title="Gillespie County, Texas">Gillespie County, Texas</a> 92.61%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Kenedy_County,_Texas" title="Kenedy County, Texas">Kenedy County, Texas</a> 92.59%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Kane_County,_Utah" title="Kane County, Utah">Kane County, Utah</a> 90.20%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Jackson_County,_Kentucky" title="Jackson County, Kentucky">Jackson County, Kentucky</a> 88.35%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:red;"><a href="/wiki/Johnson_County,_Tennessee" title="Johnson County, Tennessee">Johnson County, Tennessee</a> 87.44%</span></b></li></ol> <p>Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Democratic) </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Baker_County,_Georgia" title="Baker County, Georgia">Baker County, Georgia</a> 96.07%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Greene_County,_North_Carolina" title="Greene County, North Carolina">Greene County, North Carolina</a> 93.67%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Berrien_County,_Georgia" title="Berrien County, Georgia">Berrien County, Georgia</a> 93.56%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Atkinson_County,_Georgia" title="Atkinson County, Georgia">Atkinson County, Georgia</a> 93.37%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:blue;"><a href="/wiki/Madison_County,_Georgia" title="Madison County, Georgia">Madison County, Georgia</a> 93.24%</span></b></li></ol> <p>Counties with Highest Percent of Vote (Other) </p> <ol><li><b><span style="color:green;"><a href="/wiki/Williamsburg_County,_South_Carolina" title="Williamsburg County, South Carolina">Williamsburg County, South Carolina</a> 73.00%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:green;"><a href="/wiki/Clarendon_County,_South_Carolina" title="Clarendon County, South Carolina">Clarendon County, South Carolina</a> 66.88%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:green;"><a href="/wiki/Sumter_County,_South_Carolina" title="Sumter County, South Carolina">Sumter County, South Carolina</a> 62.00%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:green;"><a href="/wiki/Bamberg_County,_South_Carolina" title="Bamberg County, South Carolina">Bamberg County, South Carolina</a> 59.66%</span></b></li> <li><b><span style="color:green;"><a href="/wiki/Calhoun_County,_South_Carolina" title="Calhoun County, South Carolina">Calhoun County, South Carolina</a> 58.73%</span></b></li></ol> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(4)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="See_also">See also</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=17" title="Edit section: See also" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-4 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-4"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_gubernatorial_elections" title="1956 United States gubernatorial elections">1956 United States gubernatorial elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_House_of_Representatives_elections" title="1956 United States House of Representatives elections">1956 United States House of Representatives elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/1956_United_States_Senate_elections" title="1956 United States Senate elections">1956 United States Senate elections</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/History_of_the_United_States_(1945%E2%80%931964)" title="History of the United States (1945–1964)">History of the United States (1945–1964)</a></li> <li><a href="/wiki/Second_inauguration_of_Dwight_D._Eisenhower" title="Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower">Second inauguration of Dwight D. Eisenhower</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(5)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Notes">Notes</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=18" title="Edit section: Notes" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-5 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-5"> <style data-mw-deduplicate="TemplateStyles:r1239543626">.mw-parser-output .reflist{margin-bottom:0.5em;list-style-type:decimal}@media screen{.mw-parser-output .reflist{font-size:90%}}.mw-parser-output .reflist .references{font-size:100%;margin-bottom:0;list-style-type:inherit}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-2{column-width:30em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns-3{column-width:25em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns{margin-top:0.3em}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns ol{margin-top:0}.mw-parser-output .reflist-columns li{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-alpha{list-style-type:upper-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-upper-roman{list-style-type:upper-roman}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-alpha{list-style-type:lower-alpha}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-greek{list-style-type:lower-greek}.mw-parser-output .reflist-lower-roman{list-style-type:lower-roman}</style><div class="reflist reflist-lower-alpha"> <div class="mw-references-wrap"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-2"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-2">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Although he grew up in <a href="/wiki/Kansas" title="Kansas">Kansas</a> before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of <a href="/wiki/Columbia_University" title="Columbia University">Columbia University</a> and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to <a href="/wiki/Gettysburg,_Pennsylvania" title="Gettysburg, Pennsylvania">Gettysburg, Pennsylvania</a>, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-5"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-5">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">In state-by-state tallies, Stevenson earned 74 pledged electors, but he lost one vote in Alabama to <a href="/wiki/W._F._Turner" title="W. F. Turner">W. F. Turner</a>, who voted for Jones & Talmadge, despite Stevenson carrying the state.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-19"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-19">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Was allied with a slate of unpledged electors in Louisiana, Mississippi and South Carolina</span> </li> </ol></div></div> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(6)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Citations">Citations</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=19" title="Edit section: Citations" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-6 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-6"> <link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1239543626"><div class="reflist"> <div class="mw-references-wrap mw-references-columns"><ol class="references"> <li id="cite_note-1"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-1">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.electproject.org/national-1789-present">"National General Election VEP Turnout Rates, 1789-Present"</a>. <i>United States Election Project</i>. <a href="/wiki/CQ_Press" title="CQ Press">CQ Press</a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=United+States+Election+Project&rft.atitle=National+General+Election+VEP+Turnout+Rates%2C+1789-Present&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.electproject.org%2Fnational-1789-present&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span></span> </li> <li id="cite_note-3"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-3">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/presidents.php">"The Presidents"</a>. 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Alford</a>, "The role of social class in American voting behavior", Eisenhower became the first Republican since <a href="/wiki/William_McKinley" title="William McKinley">William McKinley</a> to win two straight presidential elections,<i>Western Political Quarterly</i> 16.1 (1963): 180–194.</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-8"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-8">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text">Ambrose, Steven E., <i>Nixon, Vol. 1: The education of a politician 1913-1962</i> (1987) p. 385</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-9"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-9">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation web cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.c-span.org/video/?3990-1/joe-smith-incident">"Joe Smith Incident | C-SPAN.org"</a>. <i>www.c-span.org</i><span class="reference-accessdate">. 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(May 22, 1956). <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.newspapers.com/image/140077404/?terms=%22Stevenson%22%20%22Kefauver%22%20%22debate%22&match=1">"Kefauver, Stevenson Agree in Attack On Administration in TV Debate"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/St._Louis_Post-Dispatch" title="St. Louis Post-Dispatch">St. Louis Post-Dispatch</a></i>. p. 2<span class="reference-accessdate">. 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The United States and Hungary in the 1950s"</a> <span class="cs1-format">(PDF)</span>. <i>Journal of Cold War Studies</i>. <b>1</b> (3): 67–108. <a href="/wiki/Doi_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="Doi (identifier)">doi</a>:<a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://doi.org/10.1162%2F152039799316976814">10.1162/152039799316976814</a>. <a href="/wiki/S2CID_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="S2CID (identifier)">S2CID</a> <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://api.semanticscholar.org/CorpusID:57560214">57560214</a><span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">June 29,</span> 2009</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=article&rft.jtitle=Journal+of+Cold+War+Studies&rft.atitle=Containment%2C+Rollback%2C+Liberation+or+Inaction%3F+The+United+States+and+Hungary+in+the+1950s&rft.volume=1&rft.issue=3&rft.pages=67-108&rft.date=1999&rft_id=info%3Adoi%2F10.1162%2F152039799316976814&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fapi.semanticscholar.org%2FCorpusID%3A57560214%23id-name%3DS2CID&rft.aulast=Borhi&rft.aufirst=L%C3%A1szl%C3%B3&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fwww.mitpressjournals.org%2Fdoi%2Fabs%2F10.1162%2F152039799316976814%3FcookieSet%3D1%26journalCode%3Djcws&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span> As Vice President <a href="/wiki/Richard_Nixon" title="Richard Nixon">Richard Nixon</a> later explained: "We couldn't on one hand, complain about the Soviets intervening in Hungary and, on the other hand, approve of the British and the French picking that particular time to intervene against [Gamel Abdel] Nasser".</span> </li> <li id="cite_note-14"><span class="mw-cite-backlink"><b><a href="#cite_ref-14">^</a></b></span> <span class="reference-text"><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation magazine cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20081214121343/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,824571,00.html">"How Britain France and Israel Got Together"</a>. <i><a href="/wiki/Time_(magazine)" title="Time (magazine)">Time</a></i>. November 12, 1956. Archived from <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,824571,00.html">the original</a> on December 14, 2008. <q>State Department officials are sure that the British and French callously deceived or misled them from this date onward. On October 23 Pineau dashed over to London, reportedly to tell Eden that Israel was all ready to launch preventive war on Nasser. 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Retrieved <span class="nowrap">March 18,</span> 2006</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=U.S.+Electoral+College&rft.atitle=Electoral+Votes+for+President+and+Vice+President+1953%E2%80%931965&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.archives.gov%2Ffederal-register%2Felectoral-college%2Fvotes%2F1953_1957.html%231956&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://www.livingroomcandidate.org/commercials/1956">Campaign commercials from the 1956 election</a></li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite class="citation book cs1"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://frwebgate.access.gpo.gov/cgi-bin/getdoc.cgi?dbname=107_senate_manual&docid=sd001_107-41"><i>Senate Manual, 107th Congress</i></a>. 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(26th : 1956 : San Francisco)"</a>. <i>Library of Congress Online Catalog</i>. Library of Congress<span class="reference-accessdate">. Retrieved <span class="nowrap">February 28,</span> 2007</span>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Ajournal&rft.genre=unknown&rft.jtitle=Library+of+Congress+Online+Catalog&rft.atitle=Republican+Party+National+Convention.+%2826th+%3A+1956+%3A+San+Francisco%29&rft_id=http%3A%2F%2Fcatalog.loc.gov%2Fcgi-bin%2FPwebrecon.cgi%3Fv3%3D1%26ti%3D1%2C1%26SC%3DCallNumber%26SA%3DJK2353%25201956%26SID%3D1&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(8)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="Further_reading">Further reading</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=21" title="Edit section: Further reading" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-8 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-8"> <ul><li><a href="/wiki/Philip_Converse" title="Philip Converse">Converse, Philip E.</a>, <a href="/wiki/Warren_Miller_(political_scientist)" title="Warren Miller (political scientist)">Warren E. Miller</a>, <a href="/wiki/Donald_E._Stokes" title="Donald E. Stokes">Donald E. Stokes</a>, <a href="/wiki/Angus_Campbell_(psychologist)" title="Angus Campbell (psychologist)">Angus Campbell</a>. <i>The American Voter</i> (1964) the classic political science study of voters in 1952 and 1956</li> <li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFDivine1974" class="citation book cs1">Divine, Robert A. (1974). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/foreignpolicyus00robe"><i>Foreign Policy and U.S. Presidential Elections, 1952–1960</i></a></span>. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/0-531-06496-4" title="Special:BookSources/0-531-06496-4"><bdi>0-531-06496-4</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=Foreign+Policy+and+U.S.+Presidential+Elections%2C+1952%E2%80%931960&rft.date=1974&rft.isbn=0-531-06496-4&rft.aulast=Divine&rft.aufirst=Robert+A.&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fforeignpolicyus00robe&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span>, pp 87–182.</li> <li>Johnstone, Andrew, and Andrew Priest, eds. <i>US Presidential Elections and Foreign Policy: Candidates, Campaigns, and Global Politics from FDR to Bill Clinton</i> (2017) pp 105–127. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://muse.jhu.edu/book/50578/">online</a></li> <li>Martin, John Bartlow. <i>Adlai Stevenson and the World: The Life of Adlai E. Stevenson</i> (1977) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/adlaistevensonwo00john">online</a></li> <li>Moon, Henry Lee. "The Negro Vote in the Presidential Election of 1956." <i>Journal of Negro Education</i> (1957): 219–230. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/2293404">online</a></li> <li>Nichols, David A. <i>Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War</i> (2012).</li> <li>Scheele, Henry Z. "The 1956 Nomination of Dwight D. Eisenhower: Maintaining the Hero Image." <i>Presidential Studies Quarterly</i> (1987): 459–471. <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://www.jstor.org/stable/27550439">online</a></li></ul> <div class="mw-heading mw-heading3"><h3 id="Primary_sources">Primary sources</h3><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=22" title="Edit section: Primary sources" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div> <ul><li><link rel="mw-deduplicated-inline-style" href="mw-data:TemplateStyles:r1238218222"><cite id="CITEREFGallup,_George_H.1972" class="citation book cs1"><a href="/wiki/George_Gallup" title="George Gallup">Gallup, George H.</a>, ed. (1972). <span class="id-lock-registration" title="Free registration required"><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/galluppollpublic0000gall"><i>The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935–1971</i></a></span>. 3 vols. Random House. <a href="/wiki/ISBN_(identifier)" class="mw-redirect" title="ISBN (identifier)">ISBN</a> <a href="/wiki/Special:BookSources/9780394472706" title="Special:BookSources/9780394472706"><bdi>9780394472706</bdi></a>.</cite><span title="ctx_ver=Z39.88-2004&rft_val_fmt=info%3Aofi%2Ffmt%3Akev%3Amtx%3Abook&rft.genre=book&rft.btitle=The+Gallup+Poll%3A+Public+Opinion%2C+1935%E2%80%931971&rft.pub=Random+House&rft.date=1972&rft.isbn=9780394472706&rft_id=https%3A%2F%2Farchive.org%2Fdetails%2Fgalluppollpublic0000gall&rfr_id=info%3Asid%2Fen.wikipedia.org%3A1956+United+States+presidential+election" class="Z3988"></span></li> <li>Chester, Edward W <i>A guide to political platforms</i> (1977) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/guidetopolitical0000ches">online</a></li> <li>Porter, Kirk H. and Donald Bruce Johnson, eds. <i>National party platforms, 1840-1964</i> (1965) <a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://archive.org/details/nationalpartypla00port">online 1840-1956</a></li></ul> </section><div class="mw-heading mw-heading2 section-heading" onclick="mfTempOpenSection(9)"><span class="indicator mf-icon mf-icon-expand mf-icon--small"></span><h2 id="External_links">External links</h2><span class="mw-editsection"> <a role="button" href="/w/index.php?title=1956_United_States_presidential_election&action=edit&section=23" title="Edit section: External links" class="cdx-button cdx-button--size-large cdx-button--fake-button cdx-button--fake-button--enabled cdx-button--icon-only cdx-button--weight-quiet "> <span class="minerva-icon minerva-icon--edit"></span> <span>edit</span> </a> </span> </div><section class="mf-section-9 collapsible-block" id="mf-section-9"> <ul><li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20120109123830/http://electionwall.org/1956.php">The Election Wall's 1956 Election Video Page</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="http://geoelections.free.fr/USA/elec_comtes/1956.htm">1956 popular vote by counties</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20080604224809/http://livingroomcandidate.movingimage.us/">The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952 – 2004</a></li> <li><a rel="nofollow" class="external text" href="https://eisenhower.archives.gov/All_About_Ike/Presidential/1956Campaign/1956_Campaign.html">Eisenhower's 1956 presidential campaign, Dwight D. 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class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Français</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ko mw-list-item"><a href="https://ko.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%EB%85%84_%EB%AF%B8%EA%B5%AD_%EB%8C%80%ED%86%B5%EB%A0%B9_%EC%84%A0%EA%B1%B0" title="1956년 미국 대통령 선거 – Korean" lang="ko" hreflang="ko" data-title="1956년 미국 대통령 선거" data-language-autonym="한국어" data-language-local-name="Korean" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>한국어</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-is mw-list-item"><a href="https://is.wikipedia.org/wiki/Forsetakosningar_%C3%AD_Bandar%C3%ADkjunum_1956" title="Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 1956 – Icelandic" lang="is" hreflang="is" data-title="Forsetakosningar í Bandaríkjunum 1956" data-language-autonym="Íslenska" data-language-local-name="Icelandic" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Íslenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-it mw-list-item"><a href="https://it.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elezioni_presidenziali_negli_Stati_Uniti_d%27America_del_1956" title="Elezioni presidenziali negli Stati Uniti d'America del 1956 – Italian" lang="it" hreflang="it" data-title="Elezioni presidenziali negli Stati Uniti d'America del 1956" data-language-autonym="Italiano" data-language-local-name="Italian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Italiano</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-he mw-list-item"><a href="https://he.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D7%94%D7%91%D7%97%D7%99%D7%A8%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%9C%D7%A0%D7%A9%D7%99%D7%90%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%90%D7%A8%D7%A6%D7%95%D7%AA_%D7%94%D7%91%D7%A8%D7%99%D7%AA_1956" title="הבחירות לנשיאות ארצות הברית 1956 – Hebrew" lang="he" hreflang="he" data-title="הבחירות לנשיאות ארצות הברית 1956" data-language-autonym="עברית" data-language-local-name="Hebrew" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>עברית</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sw mw-list-item"><a href="https://sw.wikipedia.org/wiki/Uchaguzi_wa_Rais_wa_Marekani,_1956" title="Uchaguzi wa Rais wa Marekani, 1956 – Swahili" lang="sw" hreflang="sw" data-title="Uchaguzi wa Rais wa Marekani, 1956" data-language-autonym="Kiswahili" data-language-local-name="Swahili" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Kiswahili</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lv mw-list-item"><a href="https://lv.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956._gada_ASV_prezidenta_v%C4%93l%C4%93%C5%A1anas" title="1956. gada ASV prezidenta vēlēšanas – Latvian" lang="lv" hreflang="lv" data-title="1956. gada ASV prezidenta vēlēšanas" data-language-autonym="Latviešu" data-language-local-name="Latvian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Latviešu</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-lt mw-list-item"><a href="https://lt.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_met%C5%B3_JAV_prezidento_rinkimai" title="1956 metų JAV prezidento rinkimai – Lithuanian" lang="lt" hreflang="lt" data-title="1956 metų JAV prezidento rinkimai" data-language-autonym="Lietuvių" data-language-local-name="Lithuanian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Lietuvių</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-hu mw-list-item"><a href="https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956-os_amerikai_eln%C3%B6kv%C3%A1laszt%C3%A1s" title="1956-os amerikai elnökválasztás – Hungarian" lang="hu" hreflang="hu" data-title="1956-os amerikai elnökválasztás" data-language-autonym="Magyar" data-language-local-name="Hungarian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Magyar</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-nl mw-list-item"><a href="https://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amerikaanse_presidentsverkiezingen_1956" title="Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen 1956 – Dutch" lang="nl" hreflang="nl" data-title="Amerikaanse presidentsverkiezingen 1956" data-language-autonym="Nederlands" data-language-local-name="Dutch" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Nederlands</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ja mw-list-item"><a href="https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%E5%B9%B4%E3%82%A2%E3%83%A1%E3%83%AA%E3%82%AB%E5%90%88%E8%A1%86%E5%9B%BD%E5%A4%A7%E7%B5%B1%E9%A0%98%E9%81%B8%E6%8C%99" title="1956年アメリカ合衆国大統領選挙 – Japanese" lang="ja" hreflang="ja" data-title="1956年アメリカ合衆国大統領選挙" data-language-autonym="日本語" data-language-local-name="Japanese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>日本語</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-no mw-list-item"><a href="https://no.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidentvalget_i_USA_1956" title="Presidentvalget i USA 1956 – Norwegian Bokmål" lang="nb" hreflang="nb" data-title="Presidentvalget i USA 1956" data-language-autonym="Norsk bokmål" data-language-local-name="Norwegian Bokmål" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Norsk bokmål</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pl mw-list-item"><a href="https://pl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wybory_prezydenckie_w_Stanach_Zjednoczonych_w_1956_roku" title="Wybory prezydenckie w Stanach Zjednoczonych w 1956 roku – Polish" lang="pl" hreflang="pl" data-title="Wybory prezydenckie w Stanach Zjednoczonych w 1956 roku" data-language-autonym="Polski" data-language-local-name="Polish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Polski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-pt mw-list-item"><a href="https://pt.wikipedia.org/wiki/Elei%C3%A7%C3%A3o_presidencial_nos_Estados_Unidos_em_1956" title="Eleição presidencial nos Estados Unidos em 1956 – Portuguese" lang="pt" hreflang="pt" data-title="Eleição presidencial nos Estados Unidos em 1956" data-language-autonym="Português" data-language-local-name="Portuguese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Português</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ru mw-list-item"><a href="https://ru.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D0%BA%D0%B8%D0%B5_%D0%B2%D1%8B%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D1%8B_%D0%B2_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90_(1956)" title="Президентские выборы в США (1956) – Russian" lang="ru" hreflang="ru" data-title="Президентские выборы в США (1956)" data-language-autonym="Русский" data-language-local-name="Russian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Русский</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-simple mw-list-item"><a href="https://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_United_States_presidential_election" title="1956 United States presidential election – Simple English" lang="en-simple" hreflang="en-simple" data-title="1956 United States presidential election" data-language-autonym="Simple English" data-language-local-name="Simple English" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Simple English</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-ckb mw-list-item"><a href="https://ckb.wikipedia.org/wiki/%DA%BE%DB%95%DA%B5%D8%A8%DA%98%D8%A7%D8%B1%D8%AF%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%B3%DB%95%D8%B1%DB%86%DA%A9%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%95%D8%AA%DB%8C%DB%8C_%D9%88%DB%8C%D9%84%D8%A7%DB%8C%DB%95%D8%AA%DB%95_%DB%8C%DB%95%DA%A9%DA%AF%D8%B1%D8%AA%D9%88%D9%88%DB%95%DA%A9%D8%A7%D9%86%DB%8C_%D8%A6%DB%95%D9%85%D8%B1%DB%8C%DA%A9%D8%A7_(%D9%A1%D9%A9%D9%A5%D9%A6)" title="ھەڵبژاردنی سەرۆکایەتیی ویلایەتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمریکا (١٩٥٦) – Central Kurdish" lang="ckb" hreflang="ckb" data-title="ھەڵبژاردنی سەرۆکایەتیی ویلایەتە یەکگرتووەکانی ئەمریکا (١٩٥٦)" data-language-autonym="کوردی" data-language-local-name="Central Kurdish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>کوردی</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sr mw-list-item"><a href="https://sr.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B4%D1%81%D0%B5%D0%B4%D0%BD%D0%B8%D1%87%D0%BA%D0%B8_%D0%B8%D0%B7%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8_%D1%83_%D0%A1%D0%90%D0%94_1956." title="Председнички избори у САД 1956. – Serbian" lang="sr" hreflang="sr" data-title="Председнички избори у САД 1956." data-language-autonym="Српски / srpski" data-language-local-name="Serbian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Српски / srpski</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-fi mw-list-item"><a href="https://fi.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yhdysvaltain_presidentinvaalit_1956" title="Yhdysvaltain presidentinvaalit 1956 – Finnish" lang="fi" hreflang="fi" data-title="Yhdysvaltain presidentinvaalit 1956" data-language-autonym="Suomi" data-language-local-name="Finnish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Suomi</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-sv mw-list-item"><a href="https://sv.wikipedia.org/wiki/Presidentvalet_i_USA_1956" title="Presidentvalet i USA 1956 – Swedish" lang="sv" hreflang="sv" data-title="Presidentvalet i USA 1956" data-language-autonym="Svenska" data-language-local-name="Swedish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Svenska</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-tr mw-list-item"><a href="https://tr.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956_Amerika_Birle%C5%9Fik_Devletleri_ba%C5%9Fkanl%C4%B1k_se%C3%A7imleri" title="1956 Amerika Birleşik Devletleri başkanlık seçimleri – Turkish" lang="tr" hreflang="tr" data-title="1956 Amerika Birleşik Devletleri başkanlık seçimleri" data-language-autonym="Türkçe" data-language-local-name="Turkish" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Türkçe</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-uk mw-list-item"><a href="https://uk.wikipedia.org/wiki/%D0%9F%D1%80%D0%B5%D0%B7%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BD%D1%82%D1%81%D1%8C%D0%BA%D1%96_%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B1%D0%BE%D1%80%D0%B8_%D1%83_%D0%A1%D0%A8%D0%90_1956" title="Президентські вибори у США 1956 – Ukrainian" lang="uk" hreflang="uk" data-title="Президентські вибори у США 1956" data-language-autonym="Українська" data-language-local-name="Ukrainian" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Українська</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-vi mw-list-item"><a href="https://vi.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%E1%BA%A7u_c%E1%BB%AD_t%E1%BB%95ng_th%E1%BB%91ng_Hoa_K%E1%BB%B3_1956" title="Bầu cử tổng thống Hoa Kỳ 1956 – Vietnamese" lang="vi" hreflang="vi" data-title="Bầu cử tổng thống Hoa Kỳ 1956" data-language-autonym="Tiếng Việt" data-language-local-name="Vietnamese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>Tiếng Việt</span></a></li><li class="interlanguage-link interwiki-zh mw-list-item"><a href="https://zh.wikipedia.org/wiki/1956%E5%B9%B4%E7%BE%8E%E5%9C%8B%E7%B8%BD%E7%B5%B1%E9%81%B8%E8%88%89" title="1956年美國總統選舉 – Chinese" lang="zh" hreflang="zh" data-title="1956年美國總統選舉" data-language-autonym="中文" data-language-local-name="Chinese" class="interlanguage-link-target"><span>中文</span></a></li></ul> </section> </div> <div class="minerva-footer-logo"><img src="/static/images/mobile/copyright/wikipedia-wordmark-en.svg" alt="Wikipedia" width="120" height="18" style="width: 7.5em; height: 1.125em;"/> </div> <ul id="footer-info" class="footer-info hlist 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