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1956 United States presidential election
1956 United States presidential election in Delaware Delaware presidential no 1952 United States presidential election in Delaware 1952 1960 United States presidential election in Delaware 1960 All 3 Delaware 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 July 5, 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 3 98,057 55.09% Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) Illinois Estes Kefauver 0 79,421 44.62% 1956 United States presidential election in Delaware results map by county.svg 120px County results
Eisenhower
#e27f90 50–60% President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States) Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Party (United States)
The 1956 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1953_1957.html#1956 1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65) July 5, 2017
Delaware was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.09% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.62% of the popular vote.http://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?f=0&fips=10&year=1956 1956 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware July 5, 2017http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1956 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956 July 5, 2017
Results
1956 United States presidential election in DelawareState Manual Containing Official List of Officers, Boards, Commissions and County Officers 1957 1957 Delaware Secretary of State Dover 61 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uiug.30112085283304&seq=63 17 December 2025
Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 98,057 55.09%
Adlai Stevenson Democratic Party (United States) 79,421 44.62%
Enoch A. Holtwick Prohibition Party 400 0.22%
Eric Hass Socialist Labor Party of America 110 0.06%
177,988 100.00%
Results by county
County Dwight D. EisenhowerRepublican Adlai StevensonDemocratic All OthersVarious Margin Total votes cast # % # % # % # % Kent 10,303 52.18% 9,319 47.20% 123 0.62% 984 4.98% 19,745 New Castle 71,133 55.65% 56,405 44.13% 275 0.21% 14,728 11.52% 127,813 Sussex 16,621 54.62% 13,697 45.01% 112 0.37% 2,924 9.61% 30,430Totals98,05755.09%79,42144.62%5100.29%18,63610.47%177,988
See also
United States presidential elections in Delaware
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