1956 Presidential Election
457
Electoral votes — Dwight D. Eisenhower
73
Electoral votes — Adlai Stevenson
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Dwight D. Eisenhower [R]
Main Opponent
Adlai Stevenson [D]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 457 · Main Opponent: 73 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Votes for Others
Walter B. Jones (1)
Vice President
Richard M. Nixon (457)
V.P. Opponents
Estes Kefauver (73), Herman Talmadge (1)
Notes
An Alabama elector voted for Jones and Talmadge.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania | Adlai Stevenson of Illinois | Walter B. Jones of Alabama | Richard M. Nixon of California | Estes Kefauver of Tennessee | Herman Talmadge of Georgia | ||
| Alabama | 11 | - | 10 | 1 | - | 10 | 1 |
| Arizona | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Arkansas | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| California | 32 | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Delaware | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Florida | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Georgia | 12 | - | 12 | - | - | 12 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Illinois | 27 | 27 | - | - | 27 | - | - |
| Indiana | 13 | 13 | - | - | 13 | - | - |
| Iowa | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Kansas | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Kentucky | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | - | 10 | - | - |
| Maine | 5 | 5 | - | - | 5 | - | - |
| Maryland | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| Massachusetts | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - |
| Michigan | 20 | 20 | - | - | 20 | - | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Mississippi | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| Missouri | 13 | - | 13 | - | - | 13 | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Nebraska | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | - | - | 16 | - | - |
| New Mexico | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| New York | 45 | 45 | - | - | 45 | - | - |
| North Carolina | 14 | - | 14 | - | - | 14 | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Ohio | 25 | 25 | - | - | 25 | - | - |
| Oklahoma | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Oregon | 6 | 6 | - | - | 6 | - | - |
| Pennsylvania | 32 | 32 | - | - | 32 | - | - |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | - | 8 | - | - | 8 | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | - | 11 | - | - |
| Texas | 24 | 24 | - | - | 24 | - | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | - | 4 | - | - |
| Vermont | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Virginia | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Washington | 9 | 9 | - | - | 9 | - | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | - | 8 | - | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | - | 12 | - | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | - | 3 | - | - |
| Totals | 531 | 457 | 73 | 1 | 457 | 73 | 1 |
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1956
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1956 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1956
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