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1956 United States elections

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1956 United States elections
1954          1955          1956          1957          1958
Presidential election year
Election dayNovember 6
Incumbent presidentDwight D. Eisenhower (Republican)
Next Congress85th
Presidential election
Partisan controlRepublican hold
Popular vote marginRepublican +15.4%
Electoral vote
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R)457
Adlai Stevenson (D)73
1956 United States presidential election in California1956 United States presidential election in Oregon1956 United States presidential election in Washington (state)1956 United States presidential election in Idaho1956 United States presidential election in Nevada1956 United States presidential election in Utah1956 United States presidential election in Arizona1956 United States presidential election in Montana1956 United States presidential election in Wyoming1956 United States presidential election in Colorado1956 United States presidential election in New Mexico1956 United States presidential election in North Dakota1956 United States presidential election in South Dakota1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska1956 United States presidential election in Kansas1956 United States presidential election in Oklahoma1956 United States presidential election in Texas1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota1956 United States presidential election in Iowa1956 United States presidential election in Missouri1956 United States presidential election in Arkansas1956 United States presidential election in Louisiana1956 United States presidential election in Wisconsin1956 United States presidential election in Illinois1956 United States presidential election in Michigan1956 United States presidential election in Indiana1956 United States presidential election in Ohio1956 United States presidential election in Kentucky1956 United States presidential election in Tennessee1956 United States presidential election in Mississippi1956 United States presidential election in Alabama1956 United States presidential election in Georgia1956 United States presidential election in Florida1956 United States presidential election in South Carolina1956 United States presidential election in North Carolina1956 United States presidential election in Virginia1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia1956 United States presidential election in Maryland1956 United States presidential election in Delaware1956 United States presidential election in Pennsylvania1956 United States presidential election in New Jersey1956 United States presidential election in New York1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island1956 United States presidential election in Maryland1956 United States presidential election in Vermont1956 United States presidential election in New Hampshire1956 United States presidential election in Maine1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts1956 United States presidential election in Maryland1956 United States presidential election in Delaware1956 United States presidential election in New Jersey1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut1956 United States presidential election in Rhode Island1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts1956 United States presidential election in Vermont1956 United States presidential election in New Hampshire
1956 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Eisenhower, blue denotes states won by Stevenson. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate.
Senate elections
Overall controlDemocratic hold
Seats contested35 of 96 seats
(32 Class 3 seats + 3 special elections)
Net seat changeNo change[1]
1956 United States Senate special election in West Virginia1956 United States Senate special election in Kentucky1956 United States Senate special election in South Carolina1956 United States Senate election in Alabama1956 United States Senate election in Arizona1956 United States Senate election in Arkansas1956 United States Senate election in California1956 United States Senate election in Colorado1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut1956 United States Senate election in Florida1956 United States Senate election in Georgia1956 United States Senate election in Idaho1956 United States Senate election in Illinois1956 United States Senate election in Indiana1956 United States Senate election in Iowa1956 United States Senate election in Kansas1956 United States Senate election in Kentucky1956 United States Senate election in Louisiana1956 United States Senate election in Maryland1956 United States Senate election in Missouri1956 United States Senate election in Nevada1956 United States Senate election in New Hampshire1956 United States Senate election in New York1956 United States Senate election in North Carolina1956 United States Senate election in North Dakota1956 United States Senate election in Ohio1956 United States Senate election in Oklahoma1956 United States Senate election in Oregon1956 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania1956 United States Senate election in South Carolina1956 United States Senate election in South Dakota1956 United States Senate election in Utah1956 United States Senate election in Vermont1956 United States Senate election in Washington1956 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
1956 Senate results

  Democratic gain   Democratic hold

  Republican gain   Republican hold
House elections
Overall controlDemocratic hold
Seats contestedAll 435 voting members
Popular vote marginDemocratic +2.5%
Net seat changeDemocratic +2
Gubernatorial elections
Seats contested30
Net seat changeDemocratic +2
1956 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1956 Illinois gubernatorial election1956 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1956 Iowa gubernatorial election1956 Arkansas gubernatorial election1956 Kansas gubernatorial election1956 Texas gubernatorial election1956 New Mexico gubernatorial election1956 Arizona gubernatorial election1956 Florida gubernatorial election1956 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1956 Michigan gubernatorial election1956 Nebraska gubernatorial election1956 South Dakota gubernatorial election1956 Minnesota gubernatorial election1956 Maine gubernatorial election1956 Colorado gubernatorial election1956 Ohio gubernatorial election1956 Oregon gubernatorial election1956 Delaware gubernatorial election1956 Indiana gubernatorial election1956 Missouri gubernatorial election1956 Montana gubernatorial election1956 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1956 North Carolina gubernatorial election1956 North Dakota gubernatorial election1956 Utah gubernatorial election1956 Vermont gubernatorial election1956 Washington gubernatorial election1956 West Virginia gubernatorial election
1956 gubernatorial election results

  Democratic gain   Democratic hold

  Republican gain   Republican hold

The 1956 United States elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower won reelection in a landslide, while the Democrats retained control of Congress.

In the presidential election, Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower defeated Democratic former Governor Adlai E. Stevenson of Illinois in a re-match of the 1952 election. Eisenhower won the popular vote by fifteen points and once again won every state outside the South. At the Democratic convention, Stevenson easily defeated New York Governor W. Averell Harriman, taking the nomination on the first ballot.

In the Senate, the party balance of the chamber remained unchanged as Republican and Democratic gains cancelled each other out. In the House, the Democrats picked up two seats, increasing their majority.[2][3][4]

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References

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  1. ^ Democrats picked up two seats in the regularly-scheduled elections, but Republicans picked up two seats in special elections.
  2. ^ "1956 Presidential Election". The American Presidency Project. Retrieved 9 April 2017.
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956". U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 1 March 2021.
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Revision)" (PDF). U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk. Retrieved 9 April 2017.