United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1956

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1956
Nebraska
November 6, 1956[1]
All 6 Nebraska votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Kansas Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 378,108 199,029
Percentage 65.5% 34.5%
President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Nebraska voters chose six[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Nebraska was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Kansas), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 65.51% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 34.49% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1956
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) 378,108 65.51%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 199,029 34.49%
Total votes 577,137 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Nebraska". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
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