United States Presidential Election in West Virginia, 1956
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United States Presidential Election in West Virginia, 1956
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 County Results
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The 1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
West Virginia was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R-Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 54.08% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D-Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.92% of the popular vote.[5][6]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 449,297 | 54.08% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 381,534 | 45.92% | |
| Total votes | 830,831 | 100.00% | ||
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved 2017.
- ^ Although 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.
- ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia". Retrieved 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved 2017.
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