1956 United States presidential election in Nevada

1956 United States presidential election in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Pennsylvania[a][2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 56,049 40,640
Percentage 57.97% 42.03%

County Results

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RPennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 57.97% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 42.03% of the popular vote.[4][5]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
  3. ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  5. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 10, 2017.


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