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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1956 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open February 01, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 01, 1956 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1961 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedIndyGeorgia December 11, 2010 01:08pm
Data Sources
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes33,936,234 (55.13%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin6,621,242 (+10.76%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1956
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes35,590,472 (57.38%)
Term01/20/1957 - 01/20/1961 Margin9,567,720 (+15.43%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President National Vote 11/06/1956
MATCHUP POLL GRAPH
Poll Graph

08/01/1953 06/15/1956

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II Sen. C. Estes Kefauver Unpledged Gov. Frank J. Lausche Rep. John W. McCormack (I) (W) President Dwight D. Eisenhower Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 3,069,504 (50.70%) 2,283,172 (37.71%) 380,300 (6.28%) 278,074 (4.59%) 26,128 (0.43%) 6,358 (0.11%) 3,610 (0.06%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -786,332 (-12.99%) -2,689,204 (-44.42%) -2,791,430 (-46.11%) -3,043,376 (-50.27%) -3,063,146 (-50.60%) -3,065,894 (-50.64%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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MATCHUP POLLS (16 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg45.00%-- 16.00%-- 0.00%-- 3.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
06/15/56-06/15/56		 45.00% 3.0 16.00% 10.0 0.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
06/01/56-06/01/56		 42.00% 1.0 26.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/15/56-04/15/56		 41.00% 2.0 29.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/01/56-04/01/56		 39.00% 12.0 33.00% 15.0 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
02/01/56-02/01/56		 51.00% 2.0 18.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
01/01/56-01/01/56		 49.00% 2.0 17.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D John
DFL Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr.
D Eleanor Roosevelt
D NCdem
LBR Old LW
I E Pluribus Unum
D J. Howard McGrath
IndP 6921
D Dodge Landesman
Laf-W Craverguy
LAB New Jerusalem
G BR_Green
R TurnerforCongress
D Some say...
D InspectorMorse
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
Veg Thomas Walker
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. W. Averell Harriman Gov. Robert B. Meyner Sen. John F. Kennedy President Harry S. Truman Sen. Stuart Symington Gov. Paul A. Dever Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 3,368 (0.06%) 1,129 (0.02%) 949 (0.02%) 728 (0.01%) 402 (0.01%) 207 (0.00%) 2 (0.00%)
Margin-3,066,136 (-50.65%) -3,068,375 (-50.68%) -3,068,555 (-50.69%) -3,068,776 (-50.69%) -3,069,102 (-50.70%) -3,069,297 (-50.70%) -3,069,502 (-50.70%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $-- $--
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Entry Date -- -- -- -- -- -- --
MATCHUP POLLS (16 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg12.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 4.00%-- 0.00%-- 4.00%--
Gallup 
06/15/56-06/15/56		 12.00% 4.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 4.00% --
Gallup 
06/01/56-06/01/56		 8.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 4.00% --
Gallup 
04/15/56-04/15/56		 6.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% 1.0
Gallup 
04/01/56-04/01/56		 6.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0 0.00% -- 3.00% 1.0
Gallup 
02/01/56-02/01/56		 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 1.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% 1.0
Gallup 
01/01/56-01/01/56		 8.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 3.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Harry S. Truman
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