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      Home/Elections/1956

      1956 Elections

      Presidential Year

      3 offices contested.

      1956
      Balance of Power
      PresidentREP
      Dwight D. Eisenhower
      72
      DEM
      268 to win
      457
      REP
      41.8%Popular Vote57.2%
      62,281,440 votes
      Senate
      51
      DEM
      1
      IND
      D Majority
      44
      REP
      52.2%Popular Vote47.5%
      38,911,090 votes
      Governors
      27
      DEM
      D Majority
      21
      REP
      53.0%Popular Vote45.9%
      32,733,923 votes
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      President

      Full results →
      1956

      Presidential Election · 1956

      Elected President

      Dwight D. Eisenhower

      Republicandefeating Adlai Stevenson II
      72
      Stevenson
      Electoral
      Votes
      268 to win
      457
      Eisenhower
      72 EV268 needed to win457 EV

      Popular Vote

      Eisenhower(REP)57.1%
      Stevenson(DEM)41.8%
      Other(OTH)1.1%
      National margin:R+15.4%
      62,281,440 total votes cast
      View state-by-state results →

      Results by State

      Stevenson: 7 states · 72 EV|Eisenhower: 41 states · 457 EV
      State ▲EVStevenson %VotesEisenhower %VotesOther %MarginSwing
      ▶Alabama1156.4%279,50239.5%195,694—
      D+16.9
      ↓ R+12.6
      ▶Arizona438.9%112,88061.0%176,990—
      R+22.1
      ↓ R+5.4
      ▶Arkansas652.5%213,27745.8%186,287—
      D+6.6
      ↓ R+5.5
      ▶California3244.3%2,420,13555.4%3,027,668—
      R+11.1
      ↑ D+2.5
      ▶Colorado639.8%263,99759.5%394,479—
      R+19.7
      ↑ D+1.6
      ▶Connecticut836.3%405,07963.7%711,837—
      R+27.5
      ↓ R+15.7
      ▶Delaware344.6%79,42155.1%98,057—
      R+10.5
      ↑ D+2.2
      ▶Florida1042.7%480,37157.2%643,849—
      R+14.5
      ↓ R+4.5
      ▶Georgia1266.4%444,68833.3%222,778—
      D+33.1
      ↓ R+6.2
      ▶Idaho438.8%105,86861.2%166,979—
      R+22.4
      ↑ D+8.6
      ▶Illinois2740.3%1,775,68259.7%2,631,725—
      R+19.4
      ↓ R+9.5
      ▶Indiana1339.7%783,90859.9%1,182,811—
      R+20.2
      ↓ R+3.1
      ▶Iowa1040.6%501,85859.1%729,187—
      R+18.4
      ↑ D+9.8
      ▶Kansas834.2%296,31765.4%566,878—
      R+31.2
      ↑ D+7.0
      ▶Kentucky1045.2%476,45354.3%572,192—
      R+9.1
      ↓ R+9.2
      ▶Louisiana1039.5%243,97753.3%329,0477.2%
      R+13.8
      ↓ R+19.6
      ▶Maine529.1%102,46870.9%249,238—
      R+41.7
      ↓ R+9.4
      ▶Maryland940.0%372,61360.0%559,738—
      R+20.1
      ↓ R+8.5
      ▶Massachusetts1640.4%948,19059.3%1,393,197—
      R+18.9
      ↓ R+10.2
      ▶Michigan2044.1%1,359,89855.6%1,713,647—
      R+11.5
      → Even
      ▶Minnesota1146.1%617,52553.7%719,302—
      R+7.6
      ↑ D+3.6
      ▶Mississippi858.2%144,45324.5%60,68517.3%
      D+33.8
      ↑ D+12.8
      ▶Missouri1343.9%918,27343.7%914,28912.4%
      D+0.2
      ↑ D+1.6
      ▶Montana442.9%116,23857.1%154,933—
      R+14.3
      ↑ D+5.0
      ▶Nebraska634.5%199,02965.5%378,108—
      R+31.0
      ↑ D+7.3
      ▶Nevada342.0%40,64058.0%56,049—
      R+15.9
      ↑ D+7.0
      ▶New Hampshire433.8%90,36466.1%176,519—
      R+32.3
      ↓ R+10.4
      ▶New Jersey1634.2%850,33764.7%1,606,942—
      R+30.5
      ↓ R+15.7
      ▶New Mexico441.9%106,35058.1%147,646—
      R+16.3
      ↓ R+4.8
      ▶New York4538.7%2,747,94461.2%4,345,506—
      R+22.5
      ↓ R+4.8
      ▶North Carolina1450.7%590,53049.3%575,069—
      D+1.3
      ↓ R+6.5
      ▶North Dakota438.1%96,74261.7%156,766—
      R+23.6
      ↑ D+18.9
      ▶Ohio2538.9%1,439,65561.1%2,262,610—
      R+22.2
      ↓ R+8.7
      ▶Oklahoma844.9%385,58155.1%473,769—
      R+10.3
      ↓ R+1.1
      ▶Oregon644.8%329,20455.3%406,393—
      R+10.5
      ↑ D+11.1
      ▶Pennsylvania3243.3%1,981,76956.5%2,585,252—
      R+13.2
      ↓ R+7.3
      ▶Rhode Island441.7%161,79058.3%225,819—
      R+16.5
      ↓ R+14.7
      ▶South Carolina845.4%136,27825.2%75,63429.5%
      D+20.2
      ↓ R+27.7
      ▶South Dakota441.6%122,28858.4%171,569—
      R+16.8
      ↑ D+21.8
      ▶Tennessee1148.6%456,50749.2%462,288—
      R+0.6
      ↓ R+0.3
      ▶Texas2444.0%859,95855.3%1,080,619—
      R+11.3
      ↓ R+4.8
      ▶Utah435.4%118,36464.6%215,631—
      R+29.1
      ↓ R+11.3
      ▶Vermont327.8%42,54072.2%110,390—
      R+44.4
      ↓ R+1.1
      ▶Virginia1238.4%264,35455.4%381,5876.3%
      R+17.0
      ↓ R+4.0
      ▶Washington945.4%523,00253.9%620,430—
      R+8.5
      ↑ D+1.2
      ▶West Virginia845.9%381,53454.1%449,297—
      R+8.2
      ↓ R+12.0
      ▶Wisconsin1237.8%586,76861.6%954,844—
      R+23.7
      ↓ R+1.5
      ▶Wyoming339.9%49,55460.1%74,573—
      R+20.2
      ↑ D+5.5

      Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1952 margin. Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

      U.S. Senate

      Full results →
      34 contests|D won 18|R won 16
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Alabama
      HillDEM
      100.0%330,182———
      D+100.0
      ↑ D+23.5
      ▶
      Arizona
      HaydenDEM
      61.4%170,816
      JonesREP
      38.6%107,447
      D+22.8
      ↓ R+2.8
      ▶
      Arkansas
      FulbrightDEM
      83.0%331,679
      HenleyREP
      17.0%68,016
      D+66.0
      ↓ R+34.0
      ▶
      California
      KuchelREP
      54.0%2,892,918
      RichardsDEM
      45.6%2,445,816
      R+8.3
      ↑ D+10.1
      ▶
      Colorado
      CarrollDEM
      50.2%319,872
      ThorntonREP
      49.8%317,102
      D+0.4
      ↑ D+6.9
      ▶
      Connecticut
      BushREP
      54.8%610,829
      DoddDEM
      43.0%479,460
      R+11.8
      ↓ R+11.9
      ▶
      Florida
      SmathersDEM
      100.0%655,418———
      D+100.0
      ↑ D+47.4
      ▶
      Georgia
      TalmadgeDEM
      100.0%541,094
      OtherOTH
      0.0%173
      D+100.0
      → Even
      ▶
      Idaho
      ChurchDEM
      59.2%149,096
      WelkerREP
      40.8%102,781
      D+18.4
      ↑ D+22.1
      ▶
      Illinois
      DirksenREP
      54.1%2,308,261
      StengelDEM
      45.7%1,949,874
      R+8.4
      ↓ R+0.3
      ▶
      Indiana
      CapehartREP
      55.2%1,084,262
      WickardDEM
      44.4%871,781
      R+10.8
      ↓ R+4.4
      ▶
      Iowa
      HickenlooperREP
      53.9%635,499
      EvansDEM
      46.1%543,156
      R+7.8
      ↑ D+2.3
      ▶
      Kansas
      CarlsonREP
      57.9%477,822
      HartDEM
      40.5%333,939
      R+17.4
      ↓ R+7.0
      ▶
      Kentucky
      MortonREP
      50.4%506,903
      ClementsDEM
      49.6%499,922
      R+0.7
      ↓ R+9.8
      ▶
      Kentucky(S)
      CooperREP
      53.2%538,505
      WetherbyDEM
      46.8%473,140
      R+6.5
      ↓ R+15.5
      ▶
      Louisiana
      LongDEM
      100.0%335,564———
      D+100.0
      ↑ D+24.6
      ▶
      Maryland
      ButlerREP
      53.0%473,059
      MahoneyDEM
      47.0%419,108
      R+6.0
      ↑ D+0.9
      ▶
      Missouri
      HenningsDEM
      56.4%1,015,936
      DouglasREP
      43.6%785,048
      D+12.8
      ↑ D+5.6
      ▶
      Nevada
      BibleDEM
      52.6%50,677
      YoungREP
      47.4%45,712
      D+5.2
      ↓ R+10.9
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      CottonREP
      64.1%161,424
      PickettDEM
      35.9%90,519
      R+28.1
      ↓ R+10.5
      ▶
      North Carolina
      ErvinDEM
      66.6%731,353
      JohnsonREP
      33.4%367,475
      D+33.1
      ↑ D+9.3
      ▶
      North Dakota
      YoungREP
      63.6%155,305
      BurdickDEM
      36.0%87,919
      R+27.6
      ↑ D+7.6
      ▶
      Ohio
      LauscheDEM
      52.9%1,864,589
      BenderREP
      47.1%1,660,910
      D+5.8
      ↑ D+20.9
      ▶
      Oklahoma
      MonroneyDEM
      55.4%459,996
      McKeeverREP
      44.6%371,146
      D+10.7
      ↑ D+1.1
      ▶
      Oregon
      MorseDEM
      54.2%396,849
      McKayREP
      45.8%335,405
      D+8.4
      ↑ D+60.0
      ▶
      Pennsylvania
      ClarkDEM
      50.1%2,268,641
      DuffREP
      49.7%2,250,671
      D+0.4
      ↑ D+4.0
      ▶
      South Carolina
      JohnstonDEM
      82.2%230,150
      CrawfordREP
      17.8%49,695
      D+64.5
      ↓ R+35.5
      ▶
      South Carolina(S)
      ThurmondDEM
      100.0%245,371———
      D+100.0
      ↑ D+0.1
      ▶
      South Dakota
      CaseREP
      50.8%147,621
      HolumDEM
      49.2%143,001
      R+1.6
      ↑ D+26.3
      ▶
      Utah
      BennettREP
      54.0%178,261
      HopkinDEM
      46.0%152,120
      R+7.9
      ↑ D+0.1
      ▶
      Vermont
      AikenREP
      66.4%103,101
      O'SheaDEM
      33.6%52,184
      R+32.8
      ↑ D+23.2
      ▶
      Washington
      MagnusonDEM
      61.1%685,565
      LanglieREP
      38.9%436,652
      D+22.2
      ↑ D+14.8
      ▶
      West Virginia(S)
      RevercombREP
      53.7%432,123
      MarlandDEM
      46.3%373,051
      R+7.3
      —
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      WileyREP
      58.6%892,473
      MaierDEM
      41.2%627,903
      R+17.4
      ↓ R+10.2

      Governor

      Full results →
      30 contests|D won 16|R won 14
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      Arizona
      McFarlandDEM
      59.5%171,848
      GriffenREP
      40.5%116,744
      D+19.1
      ↑ D+39.4
      ▶
      Arkansas
      FaubusDEM
      80.7%321,797
      MitchellREP
      19.4%77,215
      D+61.3
      ↓ R+13.5
      ▶
      Colorado
      McNicholsDEM
      51.3%331,283
      BrotzmanREP
      48.7%313,950
      D+2.7
      ↑ D+17.4
      ▶
      Delaware
      BoggsREP
      52.0%91,965
      McConnellDEM
      48.0%85,047
      R+3.9
      ↑ D+0.3
      ▶
      Florida
      CollinsDEM
      73.7%747,753
      WashburnREP
      26.3%266,980
      D+47.4
      ↓ R+2.3
      ▶
      Illinois
      StrattonREP
      50.5%2,178,432
      AustinDEM
      49.5%2,134,909
      R+1.0
      ↑ D+4.2
      ▶
      Indiana
      HandleyREP
      55.6%1,086,868
      TuckerDEM
      44.0%859,393
      R+11.6
      ↑ D+0.5
      ▶
      Iowa
      LovelessDEM
      51.2%616,852
      HoeghREP
      48.8%587,383
      D+2.5
      ↑ D+6.6
      ▶
      Kansas
      DockingDEM
      55.5%479,701
      ShawREP
      42.1%364,340
      D+13.3
      ↑ D+28.0
      ▶
      Louisiana
      LongDEM
      100.0%172,291———
      D+100.0
      → Even
      ▶
      Maine
      MuskieDEM
      59.2%180,254
      TraftonREP
      40.8%124,395
      D+18.3
      ↑ D+53.4
      ▶
      Massachusetts
      FurcoloDEM
      52.8%1,234,618
      WhittierREP
      46.9%1,096,759
      D+5.9
      ↑ D+6.5
      ▶
      Michigan
      WilliamsDEM
      54.6%1,666,689
      CoboREP
      45.1%1,376,376
      D+9.5
      ↑ D+9.2
      ▶
      Minnesota
      FreemanDEM
      51.4%731,180
      NelsenREP
      48.2%685,196
      D+3.2
      ↑ D+14.6
      ▶
      Missouri
      BlairDEM
      52.1%941,528
      HockerREP
      47.9%866,810
      D+4.1
      ↓ R+3.6
      ▶
      Montana
      AronsonREP
      51.4%138,878
      OlsenDEM
      48.6%131,488
      R+2.7
      ↓ R+0.8
      ▶
      Nebraska
      AndersonREP
      54.3%308,285
      SorrellDEM
      40.2%228,048
      R+14.1
      ↑ D+8.7
      ▶
      New Hampshire
      DwinellREP
      54.7%141,578
      ShawDEM
      45.3%117,117
      R+9.5
      ↑ D+16.8
      ▶
      New Mexico
      MechemREP
      45.7%115,060
      SimmsDEM
      41.9%105,436
      R+3.8
      ↑ D+4.2
      ▶
      North Carolina
      HodgesDEM
      67.0%760,480
      HayesREP
      33.0%375,379
      D+33.9
      ↓ R+1.1
      ▶
      North Dakota
      DavisREP
      58.5%147,566
      WarnerDEM
      41.5%104,869
      R+16.9
      ↑ D+40.6
      ▶
      Ohio
      O'NeillREP
      56.0%1,984,988
      DisalleDEM
      44.0%1,557,103
      R+12.1
      ↓ R+23.9
      ▶
      Rhode Island
      RobertsDEM
      50.1%192,315
      SestoREP
      49.9%191,604
      D+0.2
      ↓ R+5.0
      ▶
      South Dakota
      FossREP
      54.4%158,819
      HersethDEM
      45.6%133,198
      R+8.8
      ↑ D+31.5
      ▶
      Texas
      DanielDEM
      78.4%1,433,051
      BryantREP
      14.8%271,088
      D+63.6
      ↓ R+36.4
      ▶
      Utah
      ClydeREP
      38.2%127,164
      RomneyDEM
      33.4%111,297
      R+4.8
      ↑ D+5.4
      ▶
      Vermont
      JohnsonREP
      57.5%88,379
      BranonDEM
      42.5%65,420
      R+14.9
      ↓ R+2.8
      ▶
      Washington
      RoselliniDEM
      54.6%616,773
      AndersonREP
      45.0%508,041
      D+9.6
      ↑ D+14.9
      ▶
      West Virginia
      UnderwoodREP
      53.9%440,502
      MollohanDEM
      46.1%377,121
      R+7.8
      ↓ R+10.8
      ▶
      Wisconsin
      ThomsonREP
      51.9%808,273
      ProxmireDEM
      48.1%749,421
      R+3.8
      ↑ D+21.4
      ← 1954All elections1958 →