United States presidential election in Texas, 1956

Main article: United States presidential election, 1956

November 6, 1956



Nominee	Dwight Eisenhower	Adlai Stevenson
Party	Republican	Democratic
Home state	Pennsylvania	Illinois
Running mate	Richard Nixon	Estes Kefauver
Electoral vote	24	0
Popular vote	1,080,619	859,958
Percentage	55.26%	43.98%

President before election

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Elected President

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Texas took place on November 6, 1956. Incumbent President Eisenhower won the state of Texas with 55% of the vote, giving him 24 electoral votes. He successfully won a second term in the general election.

State Results of the 1956 U.S. presidential election

Candidates	Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Full list

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Other 1956 elections	House Senate Gubernatorial

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