1956 United States presidential election in Iowa

The 1956 United States presidential election in Iowa took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Iowa voters chose ten[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

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1956 United States presidential election in Iowa

November 6, 1956[1]
All 10 Iowa votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania[2][3] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 10 0 Popular vote 729,187 501,858 Percentage 59.1% 40.7%
County Results Eisenhower   50-60%   60-70%   70-80% Stevenson   50-60%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

Iowa was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.06% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 40.65% of the popular vote.[5][6] Eisenhower carried every county except for Wapello County.

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Iowa

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)	729,187	59.06%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	501,858	40.65%
	A.C.P. of Iowa	T. Coleman Andrews	3,202	0.26%
	Write-in		317	0.03%
Total votes			1,234,564	100%

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 9, 2017.
2. 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.
3. "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
4. "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 9, 2017.
5. "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Iowa". Retrieved July 9, 2017.
6. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 9, 2017.