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U.S. presidential election, 1956

Presidential CandidateElectoral Vote Popular Vote Pct Party Running Mate
(Electoral Votes)
Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania (W) 457 35,581,003 Republican Richard M. Nixon of California (457)
Adlai Stevenson of Illinois 73 25,738,765 Democrat Estes Kefauver of Tennessee (73)
Walter B. Jones of Alabama 1 Herman Talmadge of Georgia (1)
Other
Total 100.0%
Other elections: 1944, 1948, 1952, 1956, 1960, 1964, 1968
Source: U.S. Office of the Federal Register


Notes:

An Alabama elector voted for Jones and Talmadge.

See also: President of the United States, U.S. presidential election, 1956, History of the United States (1945-1964)