United States presidential election in Oregon, 1956

United States presidential election in Oregon, 1956
Oregon
November 6, 1956[1]
All 6 Oregon 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 406,393 329,204
Percentage 55.3% 44.8%
President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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

Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Kansas), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.75% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

United States presidential election in Oregon, 1956
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) 406,393 55.25%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 329,204 44.75%
Total votes 735,597 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Oregon". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
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