^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
^"United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^"The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
^"1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^"1956 Presidential General Election Results – Washington". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^"The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 491 ISBN0405077114
January 01, 1970
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Main article 1956 United States presidential election The 1956 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 6 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election Voters chose nine 3 representatives or electors to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1956 United States presidential election in Washington state 1952 November 6 1956 1 1960 All 9 Washington votes to the Electoral College Nominee Dwight D Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania a 2 Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 9 0 Popular vote 620 430 523 002 Percentage 53 91 45 44 County Results Eisenhower 50 60 60 70 Stevenson 40 50 50 60 President before election Dwight D Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D Eisenhower Republican Washington was won by incumbent President Dwight D Eisenhower R Pennsylvania running with Vice President Richard Nixon with 53 91 of the popular vote against Adlai Stevenson D Illinois running with Senator Estes Kefauver with 45 44 of the popular vote 4 5 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults edit1956 United States presidential election in Washington Party Candidate Votes Republican Dwight D Eisenhower inc 620 430 53 91 Democratic Adlai Stevenson 523 002 45 44 Socialist Labor Eric Hass 7 457 0 65 Total votes 1 150 889 100 Results by county edit County Dwight David EisenhowerRepublican Adlai Stevenson IIDemocratic Eric HassSocialist Labor Margin Total votes cast 6 Adams 2 267 57 48 1 673 42 42 4 0 10 594 15 06 3 944 Asotin 2 608 50 15 2 586 49 73 6 0 12 22 0 42 5 200 Benton 13 807 53 99 11 760 45 99 4 0 02 2 047 8 01 25 571 Chelan 10 405 57 42 7 600 41 94 117 0 65 2 805 15 48 18 122 Clallam 6 852 54 82 5 632 45 06 16 0 13 1 220 9 76 12 500 Clark 19 330 49 51 19 665 50 36 51 0 13 335 0 86 39 046 Columbia 1 423 65 82 739 34 18 0 0 00 684 31 64 2 162 Cowlitz 11 912 48 80 12 448 51 00 50 0 20 536 2 20 24 410 Douglas 2 602 46 09 3 034 53 75 9 0 16 432 7 65 5 645 Ferry 662 44 34 830 55 59 1 0 07 168 11 25 1 493 Franklin 3 763 46 51 4 322 53 42 5 0 06 559 6 91 8 090 Garfield 966 60 15 639 39 79 1 0 06 327 20 36 1 606 Grant 6 603 48 73 6 938 51 21 8 0 06 335 2 47 13 549 Grays Harbor 11 599 47 32 12 858 52 45 57 0 23 1 259 5 14 24 514 Island 3 196 61 20 2 009 38 47 17 0 33 1 187 22 73 5 222 Jefferson 2 300 56 69 1 750 43 14 7 0 17 550 13 56 4 057 King 213 504 55 28 167 443 43 35 5 276 1 37 46 061 11 93 386 223 Kitsap 17 986 47 73 19 641 52 12 58 0 15 1 655 4 39 37 685 Kittitas 5 097 57 72 3 726 42 20 7 0 08 1 371 15 53 8 830 Klickitat 2 794 51 94 2 577 47 91 8 0 15 217 4 03 5 379 Lewis 11 949 60 69 7 714 39 18 25 0 13 4 235 21 51 19 688 Lincoln 3 114 57 77 2 273 42 17 3 0 06 841 15 60 5 390 Mason 4 026 51 05 3 840 48 69 20 0 25 186 2 36 7 886 Okanogan 5 448 50 66 5 298 49 27 8 0 07 150 1 39 10 754 Pacific 3 799 49 76 3 824 50 09 12 0 16 25 0 33 7 635 Pend Oreille 1 488 49 09 1 540 50 81 3 0 10 52 1 72 3 031 Pierce 57 078 49 40 57 728 49 96 738 0 64 650 0 56 115 544 San Juan 1 105 65 27 584 34 49 4 0 24 521 30 77 1 693 Skagit 12 149 56 67 9 243 43 11 48 0 22 2 906 13 55 21 440 Skamania 1 014 45 90 1 193 54 01 2 0 09 179 8 10 2 209 Snohomish 30 052 48 22 31 950 51 26 325 0 52 1 898 3 05 62 327 Spokane 60 035 55 08 48 833 44 81 119 0 11 11 202 10 28 108 987 Stevens 4 499 54 06 3 808 45 76 15 0 18 691 8 30 8 322 Thurston 14 093 58 70 9 897 41 22 19 0 08 4 196 17 48 24 009 Wahkiakum 808 45 73 953 53 93 6 0 34 145 8 21 1 767 Walla Walla 11 827 66 04 6 076 33 93 7 0 04 5 751 32 11 17 910 Whatcom 17 414 54 10 14 533 45 15 244 0 76 2 881 8 95 32 191 Whitman 8 572 63 81 4 854 36 13 8 0 06 3 718 27 68 13 434 Yakima 31 984 60 21 20 991 39 51 149 0 28 10 993 20 69 53 124 Totals 620 130 53 90 523 002 45 46 7 457 0 65 97 128 8 44 1 150 589See also editUnited States presidential elections in Washington state Notes 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 United States Presidential election of 1956 Encyclopaedia Britannica Retrieved July 22 2017 The Presidents David Leip Retrieved September 27 2017 Eisenhower s home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania 1956 Election for the Forty Fourth Term 1961 65 Retrieved July 22 2017 1956 Presidential General Election Results Washington Retrieved July 22 2017 The American Presidency Project Election of 1956 Retrieved July 22 2017 Scammon Richard M compiler America at the Polls A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920 1964 p 491 ISBN 0405077114 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 United States presidential election in Washington state amp oldid 1216495887, 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