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The 1956 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Nevada was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 57.97% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 42.03% of the popular vote.[4][5]
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 56,049 | 57.97% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 40,640 | 42.03% | |
| Total votes | 96,689 | 100% | ||
Results by county
| County | Dwight David Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Churchill | 2,013 | 65.31% | 1,069 | 34.69% | 944 | 30.63% | 3,082 |
| Clark | 18,584 | 49.32% | 19,095 | 50.68% | -511 | -1.36% | 37,679 |
| Douglas | 1,062 | 80.58% | 256 | 19.42% | 806 | 61.15% | 1,318 |
| Elko | 2,981 | 63.20% | 1,736 | 36.80% | 1,245 | 26.39% | 4,717 |
| Esmeralda | 164 | 56.94% | 124 | 43.06% | 40 | 13.89% | 288 |
| Eureka | 330 | 64.33% | 183 | 35.67% | 147 | 28.65% | 513 |
| Humboldt | 1,292 | 60.60% | 840 | 39.40% | 452 | 21.20% | 2,132 |
| Lander | 540 | 65.61% | 283 | 34.39% | 257 | 31.23% | 823 |
| Lincoln | 885 | 52.43% | 803 | 47.57% | 82 | 4.86% | 1,688 |
| Lyon | 1,697 | 68.48% | 781 | 31.52% | 916 | 36.97% | 2,478 |
| Mineral | 1,433 | 50.32% | 1,415 | 49.68% | 18 | 0.63% | 2,848 |
| Nye | 946 | 55.81% | 749 | 44.19% | 197 | 11.62% | 1,695 |
| Ormsby | 1,749 | 68.03% | 822 | 31.97% | 927 | 36.06% | 2,571 |
| Pershing | 895 | 61.43% | 562 | 38.57% | 333 | 22.86% | 1,457 |
| Storey | 226 | 60.11% | 150 | 39.89% | 76 | 20.21% | 376 |
| Washoe | 18,865 | 66.45% | 9,525 | 33.55% | 9,340 | 32.90% | 28,390 |
| White Pine | 2,386 | 51.50% | 2,247 | 48.50% | 139 | 3.00% | 4,633 |
| Totals | 56,048 | 57.97% | 40,640 | 42.03% | 15,408 | 15.94% | 96,688 |
See also
Notes
- ^ Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017.
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
- ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 10, 2017.
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 291 ISBN 0405077114
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