1956 United States presidential election: Difference between revisions

1956 United States presidential election
531 members of the Electoral College; 266 electoral votes needed to win
	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

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 {{Infobox election
-| election_name = 1960 United States presidential election
+| election_name = 1956 United States presidential election
 | country = United States
-| flag_year = 1960
+| flag_year = 1956
 | type = presidential
 | previous_election = 1952 United States presidential election
-| previous_year = [[1952 United States presidential election|1952]]
+| previous_year = 1952
-| election_date = November 8, 1960
+| election_date = November 8, 1956
-| next_election =
+| next_election = 1960 United States presidential election
-| next_year = [[1960 United States presidential election|''1960'']]
+| next_year = 1960
 | votes_for_election = 531 members of the Electoral College
 | needed_votes = 266 electoral
 | image_size = x200px
-| image1 = [[File:Election Carey E Kefauver 56.png|156px]]
+| image1 = [[File:Estes_Kefauver_TNO.webp|156px]]
 | nominee1        = '''[[Estes Kefauver]]'''
 | party1          = [[Democratic Party|{{color|#2300ff|Democrat}}]]
 | home_state1     = [[w:Tennessee|Tennessee]]
+| running_mate1      = '''[[w:Howard J. McMurray|Howard McMurray]]'''
 | electoral_vote1 = '''294'''
-| states_carried1 = '''21'''
+| states_carried1 = '''22'''
 | popular_vote1   = '''26,408,954'''
 | percentage1     = '''43.2%'''
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 | image2 = [[File:Election_Albert_Chandler_56.png|156px]]
-| nominee2        = [[Albert B. Chandler]]
+| nominee2        = [[w:Happy Chandler|Happy Chandler]]
 | party2          = [[Nationalist Party|{{color|#c8c8c8|Nationalist}}]]
 | home_state2     = [[w:Kentucky|Kentucky]]
+| running_mate2      = [[w:Edwin Walker|Edwin Walker]]
 | electoral_vote2 = 114
 | states_carried2 = 11
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 | image4 = [[File:Election_Everett_M_Dirksen_56.png|156px]]
-| nominee4        = [[Everett M. Dirksen]]
+| nominee4        = [[w:Everett Dirksen|Everett Dirksen]]
 | party4          = [[Republican Party|{{color|#de1410|Republican}}]]
 | home_state4     = [[w:Illinois|Illinois]]
+| running_mate4      = [[w:Prescott Bush|Prescott Bush]]
 | electoral_vote4 = 105
 | states_carried4 = 12
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 | image5 = [[File:Election_Claude D Pepper_56.png|156px]]
-| nominee5        = [[Claude D. Pepper]]
+| nominee5        = [[w:Claude Pepper|Claude D. Pepper]]
 | party5          = [[Progressive Party|{{color|#32CD32|Progressive}}]]
 | home_state5     = [[w:Florida|Florida]]
+| running_mate5      = [[Henry M. Jackson]]
 | electoral_vote5 = 18
 | states_carried5 = 3
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 | map_size = 350px
 | map = [[File:ElectoralCollege1956 (TNO).svg|350px]]
-| 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;">grey</span> denotes those won by Pepper. Numbers indicate electoral votes cast by each state.
+| 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.
 | title = President
 | before_election = [[Dwight D. Eisenhower]]