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{{Infobox election |
{{Infobox election |
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| election_name = |
| election_name = 1956 United States presidential election |
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| country = United States |
| country = United States |
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| flag_year = |
| flag_year = 1956 |
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| type = presidential |
| type = presidential |
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| previous_election = 1952 United States presidential election |
| previous_election = 1952 United States presidential election |
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| previous_year = |
| previous_year = 1952 |
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| election_date = November 8, |
| election_date = November 8, 1956 |
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| next_election = |
| next_election = 1960 United States presidential election |
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| next_year = |
| next_year = 1960 |
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| votes_for_election = 531 members of the Electoral College |
| votes_for_election = 531 members of the Electoral College |
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| needed_votes = 266 electoral |
| needed_votes = 266 electoral |
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| image_size = x200px |
| image_size = x200px |
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| image1 = [[File: |
| image1 = [[File:Estes_Kefauver_TNO.webp|156px]] |
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| nominee1 = '''[[Estes Kefauver]]''' |
| nominee1 = '''[[Estes Kefauver]]''' |
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| party1 = [[Democratic Party|{{color|#2300ff|Democrat}}]] |
| party1 = [[Democratic Party|{{color|#2300ff|Democrat}}]] |
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| home_state1 = [[w:Tennessee|Tennessee]] |
| home_state1 = [[w:Tennessee|Tennessee]] |
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| running_mate1 = '''[[w:Howard J. McMurray|Howard McMurray]]''' |
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| electoral_vote1 = '''294''' |
| electoral_vote1 = '''294''' |
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| states_carried1 = ''' |
| states_carried1 = '''22''' |
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| popular_vote1 = '''26,408,954''' |
| popular_vote1 = '''26,408,954''' |
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| percentage1 = '''43.2%''' |
| percentage1 = '''43.2%''' |
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| image2 = [[File:Election_Albert_Chandler_56.png|156px]] |
| image2 = [[File:Election_Albert_Chandler_56.png|156px]] |
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| nominee2 = [[ |
| nominee2 = [[w:Happy Chandler|Happy Chandler]] |
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| party2 = [[Nationalist Party|{{color|#c8c8c8|Nationalist}}]] |
| party2 = [[Nationalist Party|{{color|#c8c8c8|Nationalist}}]] |
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| home_state2 = [[w:Kentucky|Kentucky]] |
| home_state2 = [[w:Kentucky|Kentucky]] |
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| running_mate2 = [[w:Edwin Walker|Edwin Walker]] |
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| electoral_vote2 = 114 |
| electoral_vote2 = 114 |
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| states_carried2 = 11 |
| states_carried2 = 11 |
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| image4 = [[File:Election_Everett_M_Dirksen_56.png|156px]] |
| image4 = [[File:Election_Everett_M_Dirksen_56.png|156px]] |
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| nominee4 = [[Everett |
| nominee4 = [[w:Everett Dirksen|Everett Dirksen]] |
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| party4 = [[Republican Party|{{color|#de1410|Republican}}]] |
| party4 = [[Republican Party|{{color|#de1410|Republican}}]] |
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| home_state4 = [[w:Illinois|Illinois]] |
| home_state4 = [[w:Illinois|Illinois]] |
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| running_mate4 = [[w:Prescott Bush|Prescott Bush]] |
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| electoral_vote4 = 105 |
| electoral_vote4 = 105 |
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| states_carried4 = 12 |
| states_carried4 = 12 |
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| image5 = [[File:Election_Claude D Pepper_56.png|156px]] |
| image5 = [[File:Election_Claude D Pepper_56.png|156px]] |
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| nominee5 = [[Claude D. Pepper]] |
| nominee5 = [[w:Claude Pepper|Claude D. Pepper]] |
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| party5 = [[Progressive Party|{{color|#32CD32|Progressive}}]] |
| party5 = [[Progressive Party|{{color|#32CD32|Progressive}}]] |
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| home_state5 = [[w:Florida|Florida]] |
| home_state5 = [[w:Florida|Florida]] |
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| running_mate5 = [[Henry M. Jackson]] |
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| electoral_vote5 = 18 |
| electoral_vote5 = 18 |
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| states_carried5 = 3 |
| states_carried5 = 3 |
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| map_size = 350px |
| map_size = 350px |
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| map = [[File:ElectoralCollege1956 (TNO).svg|350px]] |
| map = [[File:ElectoralCollege1956 (TNO).svg|350px]] |
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| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#2300ff;">Blue</span> denotes states won by Kefauver, <span style="color:#c8c8c8;">grey</span> denotes those won by Chandler, <span style="color:#de1410;">red</span> denotes those won by Dirksen, and <span style="color:#32cd32;"> |
| map_caption = Presidential election results map. <span style="color:#2300ff;">Blue</span> denotes states won by Kefauver/McMurray, <span style="color:#c8c8c8;">grey</span> denotes those won by Chandler/Walker, including 3 Texas faithless electors, <span style="color:#de1410;">red</span> denotes those won by Dirksen/Bush, and <span style="color:#32cd32;">green</span> denotes those won by Pepper/Jackson. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state. |
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| title = President |
| title = President |
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| before_election = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] |
| before_election = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]] |
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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. | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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