1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia

1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia
All 8 West Virginia votes to the Electoral College
Eisenhower 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90%	Stevenson 50-60% 60-70%
President before election; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican	Elected President ; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight^[4] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

West Virginia was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 54.08% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.92% of the popular vote.^[5]^[6]

Results

1956 United States presidential election in West Virginia
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)	449,297	54.08%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	381,534	45.92%
Total votes			830,831	100.00%

^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ 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.
^ "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 6, 2017.
^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia". Retrieved July 6, 2017.
^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 6, 2017.

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