United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1956
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All 11 Tennessee votes to the Electoral College |
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Tennessee took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Tennessee voters chose eleven[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.
Tennessee was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Kansas), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 49.21% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 48.60% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
United States presidential election in Tennessee, 1956 | ||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 462,288 | 49.21% | |
Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 456,507 | 48.60% | |
Dixiecrat | T. Coleman Andrews | 19,820 | 2.11% | |
Prohibition | Enoch Holtwick | 789 | 0.08% | |
Total votes | 272,989 | 100% |
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