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RACE DETAILS
Parents > United States > Iowa > President
Parent RaceUS President - D Primaries
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline April 01, 1956 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open April 06, 1956 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close April 06, 1956 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1957 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1961 - 12:00pm
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Last ModifiedRBH December 05, 2021 08:17pm
Data SourcesDes Moines Register, April 7, 1956 and various other newspapers
Description
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/04/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes808,906 (63.75%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin357,393 (+28.17%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won11/06/1956
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes729,187 (59.06%)
Term01/20/1957 - 01/20/1961 Margin227,329 (+18.41%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceIA US President 11/06/1956

CANDIDATES
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Name Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II Uncommitted Sen. C. Estes Kefauver Gov. W. Averell Harriman Sen. Stuart Symington Gov. Frank J. Lausche Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes (74.01% in) 509 (33.53%) 479 (31.56%) 448 (29.51%) 25 (1.65%) 23 (1.52%) 18 (1.19%) 7 (0.46%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -30 (-1.98%) -61 (-4.02%) -484 (-31.88%) -486 (-32.02%) -491 (-32.35%) -502 (-33.07%)
Estimated Final247,927 (9.11%) 247,897 (9.10%) 247,866 (9.10%) 247,438 (9.09%) 247,441 (9.09%) 247,441 (9.09%) 247,425 (9.09%)
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 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956
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Name Sen. Richard B. Russell, Jr. President Harry S. Truman (I) President Dwight D. Eisenhower Gov. G. Mennen "Soapy" Williams  
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic  
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Uncertified Votes (74.01% in) 4 (0.26%) 3 (0.20%) 1 (0.07%) 1 (0.07%)  
Margin-505 (-33.27%) -506 (-33.33%) -508 (-33.47%) -508 (-33.47%)  
Estimated Final247,422 (9.09%) 247,421 (9.09%) 247,419 (9.09%) 247,419 (9.09%)  
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%  
Cash On Hand $-- $-- $-- $--  
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Entry Date 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956 04/01/1956  
MATCHUP POLLS (0 from 0 pollsters)
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