United States presidential election, 1956 facts for kids
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Presidential election results map. Red denotes those won by Eisenhower/Nixon, Blue denotes states won by Stevenson/Kefauver. Orange denotes won by Walter Burgwyn Jones by an Alabama faithless elector. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.
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This election was between Incumbent United States President Dwight D. Eisenhower/Vice President Richard Nixon and former Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson/Running mate Estes Kefauver.
Incumbent president Dwight D. Eisenhower won the election by 457 electoral votes. Adlai Stevenson got 73 electoral votes. Walter Burgwyn Jones got one vote by a faithless elector in Alabama.
This was the last election when Alaska and Hawaii were not states. It did not include Washington, D.C. until the 1964 election.
Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in September 1955 while in Colorado for a vacation. His doctors told him not to run for another election. However, his doctors told him he was feeling better. Eisenhower announced his re-election by an announcement on television in early 1956.
Images for kids
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Results by county explicitly indicating the percentage for the winning candidate. Shades of red are for Eisenhower (Republican), shades of blue are for Stevenson (Democratic), and shades of green are for Unpledged Electors/Andrews (Independent/States' Rights).
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1956 Electoral Map
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Former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois
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Senator John F. Kennedy from Massachusetts
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Senator Albert Gore, Sr. from Tennessee
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Mayor Robert F. Wagner, Jr. of New York, New York
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Senator Hubert Humphrey from Minnesota
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See also
In Spanish: Elecciones presidenciales de Estados Unidos de 1956 para niños
