1956 United States presidential election in Utah

1956 United States presidential election in Utah

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All 4 Utah 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 4 0
Popular vote 215,631 118,364
Percentage 64.56% 35.44%

County Results
Eisenhower
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  90-100%


President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Utah 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.

Utah was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RPennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 64.56 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 35.44 percent of the popular vote.[4][5]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 22, 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 22, 2017.
  4. ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Utah". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  5. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 22, 2017.


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