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OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
Type General Election
Filing Deadline June 01, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open December 17, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close December 17, 1956 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1961 - 12:00pm
Contributor411 Name Removed
Last ModifiedPoliticoomer November 20, 2019 10:33am
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Description Presidential Electors, chosen on 11/6/1956, cast the electoral votes on 12/17/1956.
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/15/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes442 (83.24%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin353 (+66.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/19/1960
NameJohn F. Kennedy Votes303 (56.42%)
Term01/20/1961 - 11/22/1963 Margin84 (+15.64%)
PRIMARY/OTHER SCHEDULE
Sep 06, 1955 US President - PRB Convention
Enoch A. Holtwick
PRB 107
May 07, 1956 US President - SLP Convention
Eric Hass
SLP 1
Jun 10, 1956 US President - Soc Convention
Darlington Hoopes
S 1
Aug 17, 1956 US President - D Convention
Adlai E. Stevenson II
D 1,375
Aug 19, 1956 US President - SWP Convention
Farrell Dobbs
SWP 1
Aug 23, 1956 US President - R Convention
Dwight D. Eisenhower
R 1,323
Aug 28, 1956 US President - Cst Convention
Thomas Coleman Andrews
CST 1
Oct 15, 1956 US President - SRP Convention
Thomas Coleman Andrews
SR 1

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Dwight D. Eisenhower Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II Walter Burgwyn Jones IRS Commissioner Thomas Coleman Andrews  
PartyRepublican Democratic Democratic States Rights  
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Certified Votes 457 (86.06%) 73 (13.75%) 1 (0.19%) 0 (0.00%)  
Margin0 (0.00%) -384 (-72.32%) -456 (-85.88%) -457 (-86.06%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
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Jan 20, 1957 07:00am Jan 20, 1957 07:00pm Inauguration 50th Presidential Inauguration (DDE)  Chronicler 

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