Eisenhower won Maine by a landslide margin of 41.74%. Although Maine was almost completely dominated by the Republican Party between 1856 and 1960 (apart from 1912 where the Republican vote was split), Eisenhower's performance is nonetheless the second-best by any presidential candidate in Maine, behind only Yankee Calvin Coolidge in 1924, who won a 1.16% higher share of the popular vote.[2] He carried every county in Maine, and won thirteen of sixteen with over seventy percent of the vote. This election would prove the last of a century of GOP dominance in the Yankee Northeast: over the following two elections, the Republican share would decline 39% in Maine as the party moved its target support base from the declining Northeast to the "Sun Belt" of the lower-tax South and Desert Southwest.[3]
With 70.87% of the popular vote, Maine would prove to be Eisenhower's second strongest state after nearby Vermont.[4]
^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.
Referencesedit
^"The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
^"Presidential General Election Results Comparison – Maine".
^Phillips, Kevin P.; The Emerging Republican Majority; pp. 17, 507 ISBN1400852293
^"1956 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.
^"1956 Presidential General Election Results – Maine".
^Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 204 ISBN0405077114
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1956, united, states, presidential, election, maine, main, article, 1956, united, states, presidential, election, took, place, november, 1956, part, 1956, united, states, presidential, election, which, held, throughout, contemporary, states, voters, chose, fiv. Main article 1956 United States presidential election The 1956 United States presidential election in Maine took place on November 6 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states Voters chose five representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1956 United States presidential election in Maine 1952 November 6 1956 1960 Nominee Dwight D Eisenhower Adlai StevensonParty Republican DemocraticHome state Pennsylvania a 1 IllinoisRunning mate Richard Nixon Estes KefauverElectoral vote 5 0Popular vote 249 238 102 468Percentage 70 87 29 13 County Results Eisenhower 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 President before electionDwight EisenhowerRepublican Elected President Dwight EisenhowerRepublicanMaine overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee incumbent President Dwight D Eisenhower of Pennsylvania over the Democratic nominee former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois Eisenhower ran with incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon of California while Stevenson s running mate was Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee Eisenhower won Maine by a landslide margin of 41 74 Although Maine was almost completely dominated by the Republican Party between 1856 and 1960 apart from 1912 where the Republican vote was split Eisenhower s performance is nonetheless the second best by any presidential candidate in Maine behind only Yankee Calvin Coolidge in 1924 who won a 1 16 higher share of the popular vote 2 He carried every county in Maine and won thirteen of sixteen with over seventy percent of the vote This election would prove the last of a century of GOP dominance in the Yankee Northeast over the following two elections the Republican share would decline 39 in Maine as the party moved its target support base from the declining Northeast to the Sun Belt of the lower tax South and Desert Southwest 3 With 70 87 of the popular vote Maine would prove to be Eisenhower s second strongest state after nearby Vermont 4 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults edit1956 United States presidential election in Maine 5 Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral voteCount Count Republican Dwight David Eisenhower of Pennsylvania Richard Nixon of California 249 238 70 87 5 100 00 Democratic Adlai Stevenson II of Illinois Estes Kefauver of Tennessee 102 468 29 13 0 0 00 Total 351 706 100 00 5 100 00 Results by county edit County Dwight David Eisenhower Republican Adlai Stevenson II Democratic Total votes cast 6 Androscoggin 20 385 56 27 15 842 43 73 36 227Aroostook 16 001 72 44 6 089 27 56 22 090Cumberland 49 696 71 88 19 438 28 12 69 134Franklin 6 307 78 97 1 680 21 03 7 987Hancock 11 316 86 91 1 704 13 09 13 020Kennebec 23 028 66 73 11 483 33 27 34 511Knox 8 866 81 32 2 037 18 68 10 903Lincoln 7 191 86 07 1 164 13 93 8 355Oxford 12 607 73 04 4 653 26 96 17 260Penobscot 27 806 76 44 8 568 23 56 36 374Piscataquis 5 336 77 59 1 541 22 41 6 877Sagadahoc 6 201 72 94 2 301 27 06 8 502Somerset 10 471 71 77 4 119 28 23 14 590Waldo 6 590 82 64 1 384 17 36 7 974Washington 8 181 76 20 2 555 23 80 10 736York 29 256 62 03 17 910 37 97 47 166Totals 249 238 70 87 102 468 29 13 351 706See also editUnited States presidential elections in MaineNotes edit 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 References edit The Presidents David Leip Retrieved September 27 2017 Eisenhower s home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania Presidential General Election Results Comparison Maine Phillips Kevin P The Emerging Republican Majority pp 17 507 ISBN 1400852293 1956 Presidential Election Statistics Dave Leip s Atlas of U S Presidential Elections Retrieved March 5 2018 1956 Presidential General Election Results Maine Scammon Richard M compiler America at the Polls A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920 1964 p 204 ISBN 0405077114 nbsp nbsp This Maine elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 United States presidential election in Maine amp oldid 1205593858, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
