1956 United States presidential election

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1956 United States presidential election
← 1952 November 6, 1956 1960 →
544 members of the Electoral College
Plurality of electoral votes votes needed to win
Turnout61.2% ▼ 3.1 pp
 
Nominee Happy Chandler Prescott Bush Helen G. Douglas
Party Democratic Republican Progressive
Home state Kentucky Connecticut California
Running mate Russell B. Long Lewis Strauss Jim Folsom
Electoral vote 274 175 95
Popular vote 32,393,297 22,876,978 5,861,044
Percentage 51.4% 36.3% 9.3%
President before election

Happy Chandler
Democratic

Elected President

Happy Chandler
Democratic

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