1956 United States presidential election

1956 United States presidential election

November 8, 1956
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Estes Kefauver Happy Chandler Party Democrat Nationalist Home state Tennessee Kentucky Running mate Howard McMurray Edwin Walker Electoral vote 294 114 States carried 22 11 Popular vote 26,408,954 10,972,612 Percentage 43.2% 17.9%   Nominee Everett Dirksen Claude D. Pepper Party Republican Progressive Home state Illinois Florida Running mate Prescott Bush Henry M. Jackson Electoral vote 105 18 States carried 12 3 Popular vote 17,975,325 5,786,577 Percentage 29.4% 9.5%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Kefauver/McMurray, grey denotes those won by Chandler/Walker, including 3 Texas faithless electors, red denotes those won by Dirksen/Bush, and green denotes those won by Pepper/Jackson. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Democratic Elected President Estes Kefauver Democratic