United States presidential election in Virginia, 1956

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1956

November 6, 1956

Nominee Dwight Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson T. Coleman Andrews Party Republican Democratic Dixiecrat Home state Kansas Illinois Virginia Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Thomas H. Werdel Electoral vote 12 0 0 Popular vote 386,459 267,760 42,964 Percentage 55.37% 38.36% 6.16%

President before election Dwight Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight Eisenhower Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 6, 1956 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower, over the Democratic nominee, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson and former Commissioner of Internal Revenue T. Coleman Andrews, who received the nomination of the States' Rights Party. Andrews had his strongest showing in his home state of Virginia. Eisenhower ultimately won the national election with 57.37% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1956[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Republican	Dwight Eisenhower (inc.)	386,459	55.37%	12
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	267,760	38.36%	0
	Dixiecrat/States' Rights	T. Coleman Andrews	42,964	6.16%	0
	Social Democratic	Darlington Hoopes	444	0.06%	0
	Socialist Labor	Eric Hass	351	0.05%	0
Totals			697,978	100.00%	12

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1956election.pdf