1956 United States presidential election in Colorado

1956 United States presidential election in Colorado

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All 6 Colorado votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state Pennsylvania[2][a] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 394,479 263,997
Percentage 59.49% 39.81%

County Results

President before election

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose six[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Colorado was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RPennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 59.49% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.81% of the popular vote.[4][5]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  2. ^ "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
  3. ^ "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  4. ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - Colorado". Retrieved July 4, 2017.
  5. ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 4, 2017.


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