United States presidential election in Missouri, 1956

This article describes the United States presidential election, 1956, in Missouri. With the exceptions of the 1956 election, the 2008 election, and the 2012 election, Missouri has chosen the eventual winner of each U.S. presidential contest since the 1904 election. Democrat Adlai Stevenson narrowly won the state over the Republican Incumbent, Dwight Eisenhower.

Missouri has voted in presidential elections since 1820.

Presidential Candidate Running Mate Party Electoral Vote (EV) Popular Vote (PV)
Adlai Stevenson Estes Kefauver Democrat 13[1] 918,273 50.11%
Dwight D. Eisenhower Richard Nixon Republican 0 914,289 49.89%

Statewide winner in bold. See main article : U.S. presidential election, 1956.

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