1956 United States presidential election in Delaware

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1956
	November 6, 1956[1]
	November 6, 1956[1]
All 3 Delaware votes to the Electoral College
	County Results Eisenhower 50-60%
President before election; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican	Elected President ; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Delaware voters chose 3[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Delaware was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.09% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.62% of the popular vote.[5][6]

Results

United States presidential election in Delaware, 1956
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)	98,057	55.09%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	79,421	44.62%
	Write-in		510	0.29%
Total votes			177,988	100.00%

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Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of the 1952 election Eisenhower was president of Columbia University and was, officially, a resident of New York. During his first term as president, he moved his private residence to Gettysburg, Pennsylvania, and officially changed his residency to Pennsylvania.
"The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
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