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US President - D Convention
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> United States > U.S. Executive
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| Office | President |
| Honorific | President - Abbr: President |
| Type | Democratic Primary Election |
| Filing Deadline | January 01, 1956 - 12:00pm Central |
| Polls Open | August 13, 1956 - 06:00am Central |
| Polls Close | August 17, 1956 - 07:00pm Central |
| Term Start | January 20, 1957 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 20, 1961 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | RBH January 23, 2019 04:29pm |
| Data Sources | [Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number. |
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The 32d Democratic National Convention assembled in the International Amphitheatre in Chicago IL. Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for President on the first ballot as seen below. Estes Kefauver was nominated for VP over Sen. John F. Kennedy in a two-ballot seesaw which most political junkies think is more interesting than the Presidential balloting.
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