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The 1956 United States presidential election in Idaho took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose four[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Idaho was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 61.17% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 38.78% of the popular vote.[4][5]
Eisenhower became the first Republican to carry the state of Idaho more than once.
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Idaho". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 5, 2017.
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