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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive > Popular Vote
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeRepublican 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 ModifiedThomas Walker November 16, 2004 10:04am
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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

08/01/1954 01/01/1956

CANDIDATES
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Name (I) President Dwight D. Eisenhower Sen. John W. Bricker Unpledged Minority Leader William F. Knowland Gov. Joseph J. "Joe" Foss S. C. Arnold Lawrence "Lar" Daly
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 5,008,132 (85.93%) 478,453 (8.21%) 115,014 (1.97%) 84,446 (1.45%) 59,374 (1.02%) 32,732 (0.56%) 27,131 (0.47%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -4,529,679 (-77.72%) -4,893,118 (-83.95%) -4,923,686 (-84.48%) -4,948,758 (-84.91%) -4,975,400 (-85.36%) -4,981,001 (-85.46%)
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 (5 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg82.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
01/01/56-01/01/56		 82.00% 3.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 2.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
08/01/55-08/01/55		 85.00% 11.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/14/55-04/19/55		 62.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
12/01/54-12/01/54		 74.00% 5.0 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
08/01/54-08/01/54		 79.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
I BigBlake
R Moving to Miami
D Dodge Landesman
Veg Thomas Walker
R Hikikomori Blitzkrieg!
F Blue Republican
R Impy
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name John Bowman Chapple Others Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II Gov. Christian A. Herter Sen. C. Estes Kefauver Vice President Richard M. Nixon Rep. John W. McCormack
PartyRepublican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican Republican
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Uncertified Votes 18,743 (0.32%) 1,963 (0.03%) 953 (0.02%) 550 (0.01%) 359 (0.01%) 316 (0.01%) 268 (0.01%)
Margin-4,989,389 (-85.60%) -5,006,169 (-85.89%) -5,007,179 (-85.91%) -5,007,582 (-85.92%) -5,007,773 (-85.92%) -5,007,816 (-85.92%) -5,007,864 (-85.92%)
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 (5 from 1 pollsters)
Adj Poll Avg0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%-- 0.00%--
Gallup 
01/01/56-01/01/56		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% 2.0 0.00% --
Gallup 
08/01/55-08/01/55		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 2.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
04/14/55-04/19/55		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 4.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
12/01/54-12/01/54		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
Gallup 
08/01/54-08/01/54		 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% -- 0.00% --
ENDORSEMENTS
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