National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 ==External links== The Election Wall's 1956 Election Video Page 1956 popular vote by counties The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952 – 2004 How close was the 1956 election? — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eisenhower's 1956 presidential campaign, Dwight D.
Eisenhower carried Louisiana, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state, or any state in the Deep South for that matter, since Rutherford Hayes had done so in 1876 during Reconstruction. This election was the last in which Massachusetts voted Republican until 1980 and the last in which Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia did so until 1972.
Stevenson won only six Southern states and the border state of Missouri, becoming the first losing candidate since William Jennings Bryan in 1900 to carry Missouri.
The Gallup Poll: Public Opinion, 1935–1971.
Meanwhile, Stevenson voiced disapproval about federal court intervention in segregation, saying about Brown that "we don't need reforms or groping experiments." This was an about-face from the national Democratic party platform's endorsement of civil rights in the 1948 campaign.
The weeks before the election saw two major international crises in the Middle East and Eastern Europe, and Eisenhower's handling of the crises boosted his popularity. Eisenhower slightly improved on his 1952 majorities in both the popular and electoral vote.
He increased his 1952 gains among Democrats, especially Northern Catholics and city-dwelling White Southerners.
Unlike 1952, conservative Republicans (who had supported Robert A.
Taft against Eisenhower in 1952) did not attempt to shape the platform.
At the convention, one delegate voted for a fictitious "Joe Smith" for vice-president to prevent a unanimous vote. ===Democratic Party=== ==== Democratic candidates ==== ====Primaries==== Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic Party's 1952 nominee, fought a tight primary battle with populist Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver for the 1956 nomination.
Eisenhower's 1952 election victory had been due in large part to winning the female vote; hence, during this campaign there was a plethora of "housewife"-focused ads.
The American Voter (1964) the classic political science study of voters in 1952 and 1956 vol 2 Martin, John Bartlow.
National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 ==External links== The Election Wall's 1956 Election Video Page 1956 popular vote by counties The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952 – 2004 How close was the 1956 election? — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eisenhower's 1956 presidential campaign, Dwight D.
Board of Education ruling in 1954; this ruling by the U.S.
A heart attack in 1955 provoked speculation that he would not seek a second term, but his health recovered and he faced no opposition at the 1956 Republican National Convention.
In 1955, Eisenhower had suffered a serious heart attack.
Some commentators at the time also argued that television's new prominence was a major factor in Eisenhower's decision to run for a second term at the age of 66, considering his weak health after the heart attack in 1955.
The 1956 United States presidential election was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election.
It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1956.
A heart attack in 1955 provoked speculation that he would not seek a second term, but his health recovered and he faced no opposition at the 1956 Republican National Convention.
Averell Harriman and several other candidates on the first presidential ballot of the 1956 Democratic National Convention.
(In June 1956 he also underwent surgery for ileitis) Given Eisenhower's enormous popularity, he was renominated with no opposition at the 1956 Republican National Convention in San Francisco, California. The only question among Republicans was whether Vice President Richard Nixon would again be Eisenhower's running mate.
In the spring of 1956, Eisenhower publicly announced that Nixon would again be his running mate, and Stassen was forced to second Nixon's nomination at the Republican Convention.
At the convention, one delegate voted for a fictitious "Joe Smith" for vice-president to prevent a unanimous vote. ===Democratic Party=== ==== Democratic candidates ==== ====Primaries==== Adlai Stevenson, the Democratic Party's 1952 nominee, fought a tight primary battle with populist Tennessee Senator Estes Kefauver for the 1956 nomination.
Stevenson and Kefauver held the first televised presidential debate on May 21, 1956, before the Florida primary.
By the time of the California primary in June 1956, Kefauver's campaign had run low on money and could not compete for publicity and advertising with the well-funded Stevenson.
Stevenson won the California primary by a 63–37% margin, and Kefauver soon withdrew from the race. =====Popular vote results===== Adlai Stevenson - 3,069,504 (50.70%) Estes Kefauver - 2,283,172 (37.71%) Unpledged - 380,300 (6.28%) Frank Lausche - 278,074 (4.59%) John William McCormack - 26,128 (0.43%) Source ====Democratic National Convention==== At the 1956 Democratic National Convention in Chicago, Illinois, New York Governor W.
Parris, Convention Decisions and Voting Records, pp. 294–298: ==== Vice-presidential nomination ==== The highlight of the 1956 Democratic Convention came when Stevenson, to create excitement for the ticket, made the surprise announcement that the convention's delegates would choose his running mate.
In the Soviet-occupied People's Republic of Hungary, many citizens had risen in revolt in the Revolution of 1956 against Soviet domination, but the Soviets responded by invading the country on October 26.
Eisenhower ==Notes== ==Citations== ==References== Campaign commercials from the 1956 election ==Further reading== Converse, Philip E., Warren E.
The American Voter (1964) the classic political science study of voters in 1952 and 1956 vol 2 Martin, John Bartlow.
Eisenhower 1956: The President's Year of Crisis--Suez and the Brink of War (2012). ===Primary sources=== Gallup, George H., ed.
National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 ==External links== The Election Wall's 1956 Election Video Page 1956 popular vote by counties The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952 – 2004 How close was the 1956 election? — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eisenhower's 1956 presidential campaign, Dwight D.
Eisenhower Presidential Library Election of 1956 in Counting the Votes Presidency of Dwight D.
Eisenhower Richard Nixon November 1956 events
Byrd and George Wallace in 1960 and 1968 respectively.
Byrd and George Wallace in 1960 and 1968 respectively.
Eisenhower carried Louisiana, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state, or any state in the Deep South for that matter, since Rutherford Hayes had done so in 1876 during Reconstruction. This election was the last in which Massachusetts voted Republican until 1980 and the last in which Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia did so until 1972.
Conversely this was the last election in which Mississippi voted Democratic until 1976, although it supported third-party nominees Harry F.
Eisenhower carried Louisiana, making him the first Republican presidential candidate to carry the state, or any state in the Deep South for that matter, since Rutherford Hayes had done so in 1876 during Reconstruction. This election was the last in which Massachusetts voted Republican until 1980 and the last in which Connecticut, Maryland, Michigan, Minnesota, New York, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, Texas, and West Virginia did so until 1972.
National party platforms, 1840-1964 (1965) online 1840-1956 ==External links== The Election Wall's 1956 Election Video Page 1956 popular vote by counties The Living Room Candidate: Presidential Campaign Commercials: 1952 – 2004 How close was the 1956 election? — Michael Sheppard, Massachusetts Institute of Technology Eisenhower's 1956 presidential campaign, Dwight D.
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