171:
427:
179:
432:
187:
286:
430:
176:
294:
155:
283:
202:
189:
300:
436:
445:
418:
157:
196:
274:
190:
177:
293:
299:
182:
311:
310:
178:
172:
192:
289:
277:
423:
295:
449:
170:
191:
422:
199:
435:
303:
203:
450:
186:
287:
188:
175:
431:
184:
174:
306:
296:
282:
152:
158:
442:
156:
425:
173:
288:
304:
291:
181:
302:
439:
424:
438:
180:
290:
183:
162:
185:
195:
280:
194:
161:
441:
305:
281:
443:
200:
309:
429:
167:
168:
307:
201:
448:
166:
298:
193:
434:
433:
301:
165:
444:
169:
197:
446:
440:
292:
285:
198:
159:
428:
297:
164:
426:
279:
163:
160:
284:
211:
209:
208:
207:
278:
421:
206:
204:
308:
205:
210:
437:
538:
In the Senate, the party balance of the chamber remained unchanged as
Republican and Democratic gains cancelled each other out. In the House, the Democrats picked up two seats, increasing their majority.
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43:
31:
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352:
679:
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1729:
1719:
1709:
1699:
1689:
1679:
1669:
1639:
1629:
1619:
1609:
1599:
1589:
1579:
1569:
1559:
1539:
1529:
1519:
1509:
1499:
1489:
1479:
1469:
1459:
1439:
1429:
1409:
1399:
1389:
1379:
1369:
1359:
1349:
1339:
1329:
1319:
1309:
1299:
1289:
1279:
1269:
1259:
1249:
1239:
1229:
1219:
1209:
1199:
1189:
1179:
1169:
1159:
1149:
1139:
1129:
1119:
1109:
1099:
1089:
1079:
1069:
1059:
1049:
1039:
1029:
1019:
1009:
999:
989:
979:
969:
959:
949:
939:
929:
919:
909:
889:
879:
869:
859:
849:
839:
829:
819:
809:
799:
789:
779:
769:
759:
749:
739:
729:
719:
709:
563:
393:
548:
524:
94:
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672:
582:
Democrats picked up two seats in the regularly-scheduled elections, but
Republicans picked up two seats in special elections.
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558:
528:
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614:
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505:
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527:. Eisenhower won the popular vote by fifteen points and once again won every state outside the South. At the
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1814:
1809:
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1789:
1784:
1779:
1774:
1769:
1764:
1759:
1754:
1749:
1744:
1739:
1734:
1724:
1714:
1704:
1694:
1684:
1674:
1664:
1659:
1654:
1649:
1644:
1634:
1624:
1614:
1604:
1594:
1584:
1574:
1564:
1554:
1549:
1544:
1524:
1514:
1504:
1494:
1484:
1474:
1464:
1454:
1449:
1444:
1434:
1424:
1419:
1414:
1404:
1394:
1384:
1374:
1364:
1354:
1344:
1334:
1324:
1314:
1304:
1294:
1284:
1274:
1264:
1254:
1244:
1234:
1224:
1214:
1204:
1194:
1184:
1174:
1164:
1154:
1144:
1134:
1124:
1114:
1104:
1094:
1084:
1074:
1064:
1054:
1044:
1034:
1024:
1014:
1004:
994:
984:
974:
964:
954:
944:
934:
924:
914:
904:
899:
894:
884:
874:
864:
854:
844:
834:
824:
814:
804:
794:
784:
774:
764:
754:
744:
734:
724:
714:
704:
49:
25:
87:
636:
509:
592:
516:
501:
126:
72:
637:"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956 (Revision)"
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520:
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615:"Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1956"
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228:
denotes states won by
Stevenson. Numbers indicate the
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515:In the presidential election, Republican President
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496:were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1956. Incumbent
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47:
41:
35:
29:
420:
276:
154:
531:, Stevenson easily defeated New York Governor
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535:, taking the nomination on the first ballot.
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666:
564:1956 United States gubernatorial elections
642:. U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk
617:. U.S. House of Reps, Office of the Clerk
504:won reelection in a landslide, while the
607:
549:1956 United States presidential election
259:(32 Class 3 seats + 3 special elections)
1955:General elections in the United States
1942:
661:
519:defeated Democratic former Governor
459:1956 gubernatorial election results
220:1956 presidential election results.
1950:1956 elections in the United States
559:1956 United States Senate elections
13:
416:
272:
224:denotes states won by Eisenhower,
150:
14:
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595:. The American Presidency Project
523:of Illinois in a re-match of the
689:Elections in the United States
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585:
576:
1:
569:
593:"1956 Presidential Election"
494:1956 United States elections
19:1956 United States elections
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542:
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55:Presidential election year
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458:
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149:
138:
125:
118:
110:
100:
93:
83:
68:
60:
23:
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394:Gubernatorial elections
1914:Presidential elections
453:
372:All 435 voting members
314:
232:won by each candidate.
214:
529:Democratic convention
485: Republican hold
479: Republican gain
471: Democratic hold
465: Democratic gain
452:
346: Republican hold
340: Republican gain
332: Democratic hold
326: Democratic gain
313:
213:
95:Presidential election
517:Dwight D. Eisenhower
508:retained control of
502:Dwight D. Eisenhower
320:1956 Senate results
127:Dwight D. Eisenhower
73:Dwight D. Eisenhower
533:W. Averell Harriman
377:Popular vote margin
111:Popular vote margin
69:Incumbent president
20:
521:Adlai E. Stevenson
454:
315:
215:
18:
1937:
1936:
490:
489:
114:Republican +15.4%
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1919:Senate elections
682:
675:
668:
659:
658:
652:
651:
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647:
641:
633:
627:
626:
624:
622:
611:
605:
604:
602:
600:
589:
583:
580:
486:
484:
480:
478:
472:
470:
466:
464:
419:
380:Democratic +2.5%
364:
347:
345:
341:
339:
333:
331:
327:
325:
275:
249:
238:Senate elections
227:
223:
153:
106:
101:Partisan control
78:
48:
42:
36:
30:
21:
17:
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1969:
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1939:
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1924:House elections
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686:
656:
655:
645:
643:
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635:
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608:
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596:
591:
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586:
581:
577:
572:
545:
482:
481:
476:
475:
473:
468:
467:
462:
461:
451:
417:
408:Net seat change
400:Seats contested
385:Net seat change
369:Seats contested
363:Democratic hold
362:
359:Overall control
353:House elections
343:
342:
337:
336:
334:
329:
328:
323:
322:
312:
273:
264:Net seat change
258:
254:Seats contested
248:Democratic hold
247:
244:Overall control
230:electoral votes
225:
221:
212:
151:
140:Adlai Stevenson
105:Republican hold
104:
76:
53:
46:
40:
34:
28:
12:
11:
5:
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1934:
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1916:
1911:
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1903:
1901:
1900:
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1886:
1879:
1872:
1867:
1862:
1857:
1852:
1847:
1842:
1837:
1832:
1827:
1822:
1817:
1812:
1807:
1802:
1797:
1792:
1787:
1782:
1777:
1772:
1767:
1762:
1757:
1752:
1747:
1742:
1737:
1732:
1727:
1722:
1717:
1712:
1707:
1702:
1697:
1692:
1687:
1682:
1677:
1672:
1667:
1662:
1657:
1652:
1647:
1642:
1637:
1632:
1627:
1622:
1617:
1612:
1607:
1602:
1597:
1592:
1587:
1582:
1577:
1572:
1567:
1562:
1557:
1552:
1547:
1542:
1537:
1532:
1527:
1522:
1517:
1512:
1507:
1502:
1497:
1492:
1487:
1482:
1477:
1472:
1467:
1462:
1457:
1452:
1447:
1442:
1437:
1432:
1427:
1422:
1417:
1412:
1407:
1402:
1397:
1392:
1387:
1382:
1377:
1372:
1367:
1362:
1357:
1352:
1347:
1342:
1337:
1332:
1327:
1322:
1317:
1312:
1307:
1302:
1297:
1292:
1287:
1282:
1277:
1272:
1267:
1262:
1257:
1252:
1247:
1242:
1237:
1232:
1227:
1222:
1217:
1212:
1207:
1202:
1197:
1192:
1187:
1182:
1177:
1172:
1167:
1162:
1157:
1152:
1147:
1142:
1137:
1132:
1127:
1122:
1117:
1112:
1107:
1102:
1097:
1092:
1087:
1082:
1077:
1072:
1067:
1062:
1057:
1052:
1047:
1042:
1037:
1032:
1027:
1022:
1017:
1012:
1007:
1002:
997:
992:
987:
982:
977:
972:
967:
962:
957:
952:
947:
942:
937:
932:
927:
922:
917:
912:
907:
902:
897:
892:
887:
882:
877:
872:
867:
862:
857:
852:
847:
842:
837:
832:
827:
822:
817:
812:
807:
802:
797:
792:
787:
782:
777:
772:
767:
762:
757:
752:
747:
742:
737:
732:
727:
722:
717:
712:
707:
702:
696:
693:
692:
685:
684:
677:
670:
662:
654:
653:
628:
606:
584:
574:
573:
571:
568:
567:
566:
561:
556:
551:
544:
541:
488:
487:
456:
455:
413:
412:
409:
405:
404:
401:
397:
396:
390:
389:
386:
382:
381:
378:
374:
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370:
366:
365:
360:
356:
355:
349:
348:
317:
316:
269:
268:
265:
261:
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257:35 of 96 seats
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217:
216:
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136:
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120:Electoral vote
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3:
2:
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1894:
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1511:
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1506:
1503:
1501:
1498:
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1481:
1478:
1476:
1473:
1471:
1468:
1466:
1463:
1461:
1458:
1456:
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1448:
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1438:
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1428:
1426:
1423:
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1411:
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1401:
1398:
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1386:
1383:
1381:
1378:
1376:
1373:
1371:
1368:
1366:
1363:
1361:
1358:
1356:
1353:
1351:
1348:
1346:
1343:
1341:
1338:
1336:
1333:
1331:
1328:
1326:
1323:
1321:
1318:
1316:
1313:
1311:
1308:
1306:
1303:
1301:
1298:
1296:
1293:
1291:
1288:
1286:
1283:
1281:
1278:
1276:
1273:
1271:
1268:
1266:
1263:
1261:
1258:
1256:
1253:
1251:
1248:
1246:
1243:
1241:
1238:
1236:
1233:
1231:
1228:
1226:
1223:
1221:
1218:
1216:
1213:
1211:
1208:
1206:
1203:
1201:
1198:
1196:
1193:
1191:
1188:
1186:
1183:
1181:
1178:
1176:
1173:
1171:
1168:
1166:
1163:
1161:
1158:
1156:
1153:
1151:
1148:
1146:
1143:
1141:
1138:
1136:
1133:
1131:
1128:
1126:
1123:
1121:
1118:
1116:
1113:
1111:
1108:
1106:
1103:
1101:
1098:
1096:
1093:
1091:
1088:
1086:
1083:
1081:
1078:
1076:
1073:
1071:
1068:
1066:
1063:
1061:
1058:
1056:
1053:
1051:
1048:
1046:
1043:
1041:
1038:
1036:
1033:
1031:
1028:
1026:
1023:
1021:
1018:
1016:
1013:
1011:
1008:
1006:
1003:
1001:
998:
996:
993:
991:
988:
986:
983:
981:
978:
976:
973:
971:
968:
966:
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961:
958:
956:
953:
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948:
946:
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938:
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933:
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928:
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828:
826:
823:
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813:
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588:
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575:
565:
562:
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1944:Categories
570:References
500:President
498:Republican
77:Republican
64:November 6
506:Democrats
267:No change
1910:See also
543:See also
510:Congress
700:1788–89
646:9 April
621:1 March
599:9 April
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