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County Results
Eisenhower 50-60%
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Elections in Delaware |
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. State voters chose three [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] As of 2022, this is the last time that Sussex County was not the most Republican county in the state.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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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% |
County | Dwight Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson II Democrat |
Various candidates Others |
Total votes | |||
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% | # | % | # | % | # | ||
Kent | 52.18% | 10,303 | 47.20% | 9,319 | 0.62% | 123 | 19,745 |
New Castle | 55.65% | 71,113 | 44.14% | 56,405 | 0.22% | 275 | 127,793 |
Sussex | 54.62% | 16,621 | 45.01% | 13,697 | 0.37% | 112 | 30,430 |
Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania