1956 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 53.91% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.44% of the popular vote.[4][5]
Eisenhower became the first Republican to carry Washington more than once.
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 620,430 | 53.91% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 523,002 | 45.44% | |
| Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 7,457 | 0.65% | |
| Total votes | 1,150,889 | 100% | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson Democratic |
Eric Hass Socialist Labor |
Margin | Total votes cast[6] | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Adams | 2,267 | 57.48% | 1,673 | 42.42% | 4 | 0.10% | 594 | 15.06% | 3,944 |
| Asotin | 2,608 | 50.15% | 2,586 | 49.73% | 6 | 0.12% | 22 | 0.42% | 5,200 |
| Benton | 13,807 | 53.99% | 11,760 | 45.99% | 4 | 0.02% | 2,047 | 8.00% | 25,571 |
| Chelan | 10,405 | 57.42% | 7,600 | 41.94% | 117 | 0.65% | 2,805 | 15.48% | 18,122 |
| Clallam | 6,852 | 54.82% | 5,632 | 45.06% | 16 | 0.13% | 1,220 | 9.76% | 12,500 |
| Clark | 19,330 | 49.51% | 19,665 | 50.36% | 51 | 0.13% | -335 | -0.85% | 39,046 |
| Columbia | 1,423 | 65.82% | 739 | 34.18% | 0 | 0.00% | 684 | 31.64% | 2,162 |
| Cowlitz | 11,912 | 48.80% | 12,448 | 51.00% | 50 | 0.20% | -536 | -2.20% | 24,410 |
| Douglas | 2,602 | 46.09% | 3,034 | 53.75% | 9 | 0.16% | -432 | -7.66% | 5,645 |
| Ferry | 662 | 44.34% | 830 | 55.59% | 1 | 0.07% | -168 | -11.25% | 1,493 |
| Franklin | 3,763 | 46.51% | 4,322 | 53.42% | 5 | 0.06% | -559 | -6.91% | 8,090 |
| Garfield | 966 | 60.15% | 639 | 39.79% | 1 | 0.06% | 327 | 20.36% | 1,606 |
| Grant | 6,603 | 48.73% | 6,938 | 51.21% | 8 | 0.06% | -335 | -2.48% | 13,549 |
| Grays Harbor | 11,599 | 47.32% | 12,858 | 52.45% | 57 | 0.23% | -1,259 | -5.13% | 24,514 |
| Island | 3,196 | 61.20% | 2,009 | 38.47% | 17 | 0.33% | 1,187 | 22.73% | 5,222 |
| Jefferson | 2,300 | 56.69% | 1,750 | 43.14% | 7 | 0.17% | 550 | 13.55% | 4,057 |
| King | 213,504 | 55.28% | 167,443 | 43.35% | 5,276 | 1.37% | 46,061 | 11.93% | 386,223 |
| Kitsap | 17,986 | 47.73% | 19,641 | 52.12% | 58 | 0.15% | -1,655 | -4.39% | 37,685 |
| Kittitas | 5,097 | 57.72% | 3,726 | 42.20% | 7 | 0.08% | 1,371 | 15.52% | 8,830 |
| Klickitat | 2,794 | 51.94% | 2,577 | 47.91% | 8 | 0.15% | 217 | 4.03% | 5,379 |
| Lewis | 11,949 | 60.69% | 7,714 | 39.18% | 25 | 0.13% | 4,235 | 21.51% | 19,688 |
| Lincoln | 3,114 | 57.77% | 2,273 | 42.17% | 3 | 0.06% | 841 | 15.60% | 5,390 |
| Mason | 4,026 | 51.05% | 3,840 | 48.69% | 20 | 0.25% | 186 | 2.36% | 7,886 |
| Okanogan | 5,448 | 50.66% | 5,298 | 49.27% | 8 | 0.07% | 150 | 1.39% | 10,754 |
| Pacific | 3,799 | 49.76% | 3,824 | 50.09% | 12 | 0.16% | -25 | -0.33% | 7,635 |
| Pend Oreille | 1,488 | 49.09% | 1,540 | 50.81% | 3 | 0.10% | -52 | -1.72% | 3,031 |
| Pierce | 57,078 | 49.40% | 57,728 | 49.96% | 738 | 0.64% | -650 | -0.56% | 115,544 |
| San Juan | 1,105 | 65.27% | 584 | 34.49% | 4 | 0.24% | 521 | 30.78% | 1,693 |
| Skagit | 12,149 | 56.67% | 9,243 | 43.11% | 48 | 0.22% | 2,906 | 13.56% | 21,440 |
| Skamania | 1,014 | 45.90% | 1,193 | 54.01% | 2 | 0.09% | -179 | -8.11% | 2,209 |
| Snohomish | 30,052 | 48.22% | 31,950 | 51.26% | 325 | 0.52% | -1,898 | -3.04% | 62,327 |
| Spokane | 60,335 | 55.21% | 48,833 | 44.68% | 119 | 0.11% | 11,502 | 10.53% | 109,287 |
| Stevens | 4,499 | 54.06% | 3,808 | 45.76% | 15 | 0.18% | 691 | 8.30% | 8,322 |
| Thurston | 14,093 | 58.70% | 9,897 | 41.22% | 19 | 0.08% | 4,196 | 17.48% | 24,009 |
| Wahkiakum | 808 | 45.73% | 953 | 53.93% | 6 | 0.34% | -145 | -8.20% | 1,767 |
| Walla Walla | 11,827 | 66.04% | 6,076 | 33.93% | 7 | 0.04% | 5,751 | 32.11% | 17,910 |
| Whatcom | 17,414 | 54.10% | 14,533 | 45.15% | 244 | 0.76% | 2,881 | 8.95% | 32,191 |
| Whitman | 8,572 | 63.81% | 4,854 | 36.13% | 8 | 0.06% | 3,718 | 27.68% | 13,434 |
| Yakima | 31,984 | 60.21% | 20,991 | 39.51% | 149 | 0.28% | 10,993 | 20.70% | 53,124 |
| Totals | 620,430 | 53.91% | 523,002 | 45.44% | 7,457 | 0.65% | 97,428 | 8.47% | 1,150,889 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]See also
[edit]Notes
[edit]- ^ 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.
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1956 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "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 22, 2017.
- ^ "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Washington". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1956". Retrieved July 22, 2017.
- ^ a b Washington Secretary of State. "Presidential Candidates". Official Abstract of Votes State General Election November 6, 1956. Olympia, Washington. p. 12.
