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1956 United States Presidential Election

1956 United States Presidential Election
1956 United States presidential election

Electoral Votes Needed to Win: 266

Results by state are here.

My party abbreviation guide is here.

Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-inc) – 35,579,180 – 57.37% (457 electoral votes)

Richard Nixon (R-inc) (457 electoral votes)

Adlai Stevenson (D) – 26,028,028 – 41.97% (73 electoral votes)

Estes Kefauver (D) (73 electoral votes)

(Unpledged electors) – 196,145 – 0.32%

T. Coleman Andrews (States’ Rights) – 107,929 – 0.17%

Thomas Werdel (States’ Rights)

Eric Hass (SL) – 44,300 – 0.07%

Georgia Cozzini (SL)

Enoch A. Holtwick (Proh.)

Edwin M. Cooper (Proh.) – 41,937 – 0.07%

Walter Burgwyn Jones (D) (1 electoral vote)

Herman Talmadge (D) (1 electoral vote)

Other – 23,809 – 0.04%

Total Votes – 62,021,328 – 100.00% (531 electoral votes)