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1956 United States presidential election in Arizona
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1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Arizona Arizona presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Arizona 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Arizona 1960 All 4 Arizona votes to the Electoral College November 6, 1956https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1956 United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica June 10, 2017 x200px Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) PennsylvaniaAlthough he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.http://www.uselectionatlas.org/INFORMATION/INFORMATION/presidents.php The Presidents September 27, 2017 David Leip Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania Richard Nixon 4 176,990 60.99% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 112,880 38.90% 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona results map by county.svg 250px County results
Eisenhower
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Stevenson
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#4389e3 60–70% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States)
The 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. States voters chose fourhttps://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1956 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) June 10, 2017 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Arizona was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.99% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.90% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=4&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona June 10, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956 June 10, 2017
Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carry Graham County, which was to become a Republican stronghold after 1964.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 148 0786422173
Results
1956 United States presidential election in ArizonaArizona Secretary of State, Official Canvass General Election - November 7, 1956Bill Turnbow's 1957 Arizona Political Almanac Sims Printing Co. Phoenix, Arizona 37 https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102588 30 July 2024
Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 176,990 60.99%
Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 112,880 38.90%
T. Coleman Andrews Independent 303 0.10%
64,110 22.09%
290,173 100.00%
Results by county
CountyDwight D. EisenhowerRepublicanAdlai StevensonDemocraticT. Coleman AndrewsIndependentMarginTotal votes cast#%#%#%#% Apache 1,685 63.18% 981 36.78% 1 0.04% 704 26.40% 2,667 Cochise 6,893 56.36% 5,328 43.57% 9 0.07% 1,565 12.79% 12,230 Coconino 4,044 63.50% 2,314 36.33% 11 0.17% 1,730 27.17% 6,369 Gila 4,234 51.26% 4,026 48.74% 0 0.00% 208 2.52% 8,260 Graham 2,384 58.55% 1,688 41.45% 0 0.00% 696 17.10% 4,072 Greenlee 1,784 39.69% 2,711 60.31% 0 0.00% -927 -20.62% 4,495 Maricopa 92,140 62.96% 54,010 36.91% 191 0.13% 38,130 26.05% 146,341 Mohave 1,523 60.99% 968 38.77% 6 0.24% 555 22.22% 2,497 Navajo 3,928 65.80% 2,033 34.05% 9 0.15% 1,895 31.75% 5,970 Pima 39,298 62.49% 23,536 37.43% 51 0.08% 15,762 25.06% 62,885 Pinal 5,762 53.15% 5,063 46.70% 17 0.15% 699 6.45% 10,842 Santa Cruz 1,646 59.25% 1,131 40.71% 1 0.04% 515 18.54% 2,778 Yavapai 6,339 65.66% 3,315 34.34% 0 0.00% 3,024 31.32% 9,654 Yuma 5,330 47.96% 5,776 51.98% 7 0.06% -446 -4.02% 11,113Totals176,99060.99%112,88038.90%3030.10%64,11022.09%290,173
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
Gila
Graham
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Yuma
Electors
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 11, 1956.https://azmemory.azlibrary.gov/nodes/view/102653 Official Canvass Primary Election - September 11, 1956 Arizona Secretary of State 2024-07-30 Andrews had no party affiliation and no slate of electors was pledged to him in Arizona.
Adlai Stevenson & Estes KefauverDemocratic Party Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard NixonRepublican Party text-align:center Al J. Flood Thomas J. Croaff Arthur E. Parmer A. J. Beaty text-align:center Andrew Baumert Jr. James P. Boyle Elsie Toles C. B. Wilson
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