United States presidential election in Montana, 1956

United States presidential election in Montana, 1956

November 6, 1956 (1956-11-06)

Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Montana Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 154,933 116,238 Percentage 57.1% 42.9%

County results

President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

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The 1956 United States presidential election in Montana took place on November 6, 1956 throughout the continuous 48 states, but not Alaska or Hawaii which would be admitted to the Union in 1959. Voters chose 4 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Montana overwhelmingly voted for the Republican nominee, President Dwight D. Eisenhower, over the Democratic nominee, former Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson. Eisenhower won Montana by a massive margin of 14.26%.

Results

References

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