The 1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 electors, or representatives to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota
Minnesota was won by the Republican Party candidate, incumbentPresidentDwight D. Eisenhower won the state over former Illinois governorAdlai Stevenson by a margin of 101,777 votes, or 7.6%, which made Minnesota 8% more Democratic than the nation-at-large. Eisenhower went on to win the election nationally, with 457 electoral votes and a landslide 15.4% lead over Stevenson in the popular vote. The 1956 presidential election was a rematch of the 1952 election, in which Eisenhower also defeated Stevenson, both nationally and in Minnesota. As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last time Minnesota was carried in two consecutive elections by the Republican nominee.
The Democratic nomination campaign leading into 1956 presidential election may have had a major role in the end of the political career of Coya Knutson, the first woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota. The Minnesota Democratic-Farmer-Labor Party, in a ploy to win a possible vice presidential nomination for its rising star, U.S. SenatorHubert Humphrey, desperately attempted to ensure that Stevenson would win in the DFL Presidential Primary in Minnesota that year. However, Congresswoman Knutson, believing that the agricultural policy positions of U.S. Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee would have been more beneficial to her constituents, instead endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Kefauver. In part due to Knutson's efforts, Kefauver won the March 20th Minnesota Presidential Primary; as a result, when Stevenson was ultimately nominated, Kefauver was chosen as his running mate.
Two years later, shortly before the 1958 DFL state convention, a letter signed but not written by Knutson's husband was circulated to reporters. The contents of the letter played on anxieties over deviations from the rigid gender roles of the time, and its publication by newspapers essentially ensured Knutson's defeat in her bid for re-election that year. It has been alleged by several individuals, including Concordia College political science professor Harding Noblitt, Knutson biographer Gretchen Beito, and numerous people who were close to Knutson, that either DFL state leadership or local operatives wrote the letter and bribed Knutson's husband to sign it, as a means to exact retribution against the Congresswoman for denying Humphrey a shot at the vice presidential nomination in 1956.[3]
Minnesota would not vote Republican again until Eisenhower’s running mate, Richard Nixon, won the state in his re-election bid in 1972. Since then it has become a reliably Democratic state. No Republican would get over 70% of the vote in any Minnesota county again until Donald Trump in 2016.
^Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career, at the time of his 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.[2]
Referencesedit
^"Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State". www.sos.state.mn.us. Retrieved July 22, 2017.
^"The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
^"Coya's story". Minnesota Public Radio. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^"1956 Presidential Election Results, 1956". Dave Leip's U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved October 4, 2016.
^ abOur Campaigns; MN US President Race, November 06, 1956
^Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; pp. 238-239 ISBN0405077114
April 11, 2024
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Main article 1956 United States presidential election The 1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota took place on November 6 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election Voters chose 11 electors or representatives to the Electoral College who voted for president and vice president 1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota 1952 November 6 1956 1960 Turnout83 15 1 Nominee Dwight D Eisenhower Adlai StevensonParty Republican Democratic DFL Home state Pennsylvania a IllinoisRunning mate Richard Nixon Estes KefauverElectoral vote 11 0Popular vote 719 302 617 525Percentage 53 68 46 08 County Results Eisenhower 50 60 60 70 70 80 Stevenson 50 60 60 70 President before electionDwight D EisenhowerRepublican Elected President Dwight D EisenhowerRepublicanMinnesota was won by the Republican Party candidate incumbent President Dwight D Eisenhower won the state over former Illinois governor Adlai Stevenson by a margin of 101 777 votes or 7 6 which made Minnesota 8 more Democratic than the nation at large Eisenhower went on to win the election nationally with 457 electoral votes and a landslide 15 4 lead over Stevenson in the popular vote The 1956 presidential election was a rematch of the 1952 election in which Eisenhower also defeated Stevenson both nationally and in Minnesota As of the 2020 presidential election update this is the last time Minnesota was carried in two consecutive elections by the Republican nominee The Democratic nomination campaign leading into 1956 presidential election may have had a major role in the end of the political career of Coya Knutson the first woman to be elected to the United States House of Representatives from Minnesota The Minnesota Democratic Farmer Labor Party in a ploy to win a possible vice presidential nomination for its rising star U S Senator Hubert Humphrey desperately attempted to ensure that Stevenson would win in the DFL Presidential Primary in Minnesota that year However Congresswoman Knutson believing that the agricultural policy positions of U S Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee would have been more beneficial to her constituents instead endorsed and campaigned on behalf of Kefauver In part due to Knutson s efforts Kefauver won the March 20th Minnesota Presidential Primary as a result when Stevenson was ultimately nominated Kefauver was chosen as his running mate Two years later shortly before the 1958 DFL state convention a letter signed but not written by Knutson s husband was circulated to reporters The contents of the letter played on anxieties over deviations from the rigid gender roles of the time and its publication by newspapers essentially ensured Knutson s defeat in her bid for re election that year It has been alleged by several individuals including Concordia College political science professor Harding Noblitt Knutson biographer Gretchen Beito and numerous people who were close to Knutson that either DFL state leadership or local operatives wrote the letter and bribed Knutson s husband to sign it as a means to exact retribution against the Congresswoman for denying Humphrey a shot at the vice presidential nomination in 1956 3 Minnesota would not vote Republican again until Eisenhower s running mate Richard Nixon won the state in his re election bid in 1972 Since then it has become a reliably Democratic state No Republican would get over 70 of the vote in any Minnesota county again until Donald Trump in 2016 Contents 1 Results 1 1 Results by county 2 See also 3 Notes 4 ReferencesResults edit1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota 4 Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votesRepublican Dwight D Eisenhower incumbent 719 302 53 68 11Democratic DFL Adlai Stevenson 617 525 46 08 0Industrial Government Eric Hass 2 080 0 16 0Socialist Workers Farrell Dobbs 1 098 0 08 0Totals 1 340 005 100 00 11Voter turnout 83 Results by county edit County Dwight David EisenhowerRepublican Adlai Stevenson IIDFL Eric Hass 5 Industrial Government Farrell Dobbs 5 Socialist Workers Margin Total votes cast 6 Aitkin 2 762 50 18 2 733 49 65 3 0 05 6 0 11 29 0 53 5 504Anoka 9 359 44 37 11 697 55 46 23 0 11 13 0 06 2 338 11 08 21 092Becker 4 608 49 81 4 619 49 93 15 0 16 9 0 10 11 0 12 9 251Beltrami 3 974 50 97 3 807 48 83 2 0 03 14 0 18 167 2 14 7 797Benton 3 591 57 77 2 609 41 97 8 0 13 8 0 13 982 15 80 6 216Big Stone 1 737 44 25 2 180 55 54 5 0 13 3 0 08 443 11 29 3 925Blue Earth 11 398 67 50 5 467 32 38 14 0 08 7 0 04 5 931 35 12 16 886Brown 7 965 72 02 3 067 27 73 11 0 10 16 0 14 4 898 44 29 11 059Carlton 4 168 39 04 6 484 60 73 16 0 15 9 0 08 2 316 21 69 10 677Carver 6 226 72 49 2 334 27 17 14 0 16 15 0 17 3 892 45 31 8 589Cass 4 007 59 23 2 748 40 62 4 0 06 6 0 09 1 259 18 61 6 765Chippewa 3 623 51 32 3 434 48 64 3 0 04 0 0 00 189 2 68 7 060Chisago 3 413 55 47 2 731 44 38 4 0 07 5 0 08 682 11 08 6 153Clay 6 783 52 77 6 057 47 12 8 0 06 7 0 05 726 5 65 12 855Clearwater 1 464 40 11 2 171 59 48 6 0 16 9 0 25 707 19 37 3 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32 0 45 7 0 10 2 427 34 34 7 068Wadena 3 028 63 52 1 733 36 35 3 0 06 3 0 06 1 295 27 17 4 767Waseca 4 663 67 69 2 215 32 15 9 0 13 2 0 03 2 448 35 53 6 889Washington 9 562 56 06 7 462 43 75 21 0 12 11 0 06 2 100 12 31 17 056Watonwan 3 963 67 62 1 886 32 18 8 0 14 4 0 07 2 077 35 44 5 861Wilkin 2 335 55 36 1 881 44 59 2 0 05 0 0 00 454 10 76 4 218Winona 9 743 61 30 6 048 38 05 70 0 44 32 0 20 3 695 23 25 15 893Wright 7 257 59 42 4 944 40 48 5 0 04 7 0 06 2 313 18 94 12 213Yellow Medicine 3 594 51 21 3 416 48 67 7 0 10 1 0 01 178 2 54 7 018Totals 719 302 53 68 617 525 46 08 2 080 0 16 1 098 0 08 101 777 7 60 1 340 005See also editUnited States presidential elections in MinnesotaNotes edit Although he was born in Texas and grew up in Kansas before his military career at the time of his 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 2 References edit Office of the State Of Minnesota Secretary of State www sos state mn us Retrieved July 22 2017 The Presidents David Leip Retrieved September 27 2017 Eisenhower s home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania Coya s story Minnesota Public Radio Retrieved October 4 2016 1956 Presidential Election Results 1956 Dave Leip s U S Election Atlas Retrieved October 4 2016 a b Our Campaigns MN US President Race November 06 1956 Scammon Richard M compiler America at the Polls A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920 1964 pp 238 239 ISBN 0405077114 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1956 United States presidential election in Minnesota amp oldid 1216492408, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
