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OfficePresident
TypePrimary Election
Filing Deadline 00, 1956 - 12:00pm
Polls Open February 01, 1956 - 06:00am
Polls Close July 01, 1956 - 08:00pm
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%)
KEY RACE? 0.0000000000 Average
LEANING PREDICTIONS    Detail
MATCHUP 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)Pres. Dwight D. Eisenhower Others
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes3,069,504 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
06/15-06/15		 45.00% (+3.0) 16.00% (-10.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
06/01-06/01		 42.00% (+1.0) 26.00% (-3.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/15-04/15		 41.00% (+2.0) 29.00% (-4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/01-04/01		 39.00% (-12.0) 33.00% (+15.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 51.00% (+2.0) 18.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/01-01/01		 49.00% (-2.0) 17.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
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
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 Pres. Harry S. Truman Sen. Stuart Symington Gov. Paul A. Dever Sen. Lyndon B. Johnson
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes3,368 (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%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
06/15-06/15		 12.00% (+4.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
06/01-06/01		 8.00% (+2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/15-04/15		 6.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+1.0)
Gallup 
04/01-04/01		 6.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+1.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+1.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (-1.0)
Gallup 
01/01-01/01		 8.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements
D Harry S. Truman
MORE CANDIDATES
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Name Sen. Paul H. Douglas Speaker of the House Samuel T. "Sam" Rayburn Sen. Richard B. Russell, Jr. Sen. John J. Sparkman
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
Votes0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%)
Margin-3,069,504 (-50.70%) -3,069,504 (-50.70%) -3,069,504 (-50.70%) -3,069,504 (-50.70%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Finances$0.00 $0.00 $0.00 $0.00
MATCHUP POLLS
Gallup 
06/15-06/15		 1.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (+1.0) 5.00% (+3.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
06/01-06/01		 1.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 2.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/15-04/15		 1.00% (+0.0) 1.00% (+0.0) 3.00% (-1.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
04/01-04/01		 1.00% (-1.0) 1.00% (-3.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
02/01-02/01		 2.00% (+1.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (+0.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
Gallup 
01/01-01/01		 1.00% (+0.0) 4.00% (-1.0) 4.00% (-2.0) 0.00% (+0.0)
ENDORSEMENTS
Endorsements

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