1956 United States presidential election in Arizona

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The 1956 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. States voters chose four^[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1956 United States presidential election in Arizona

← 1952 November 6, 1956[1] 1960 →
All 4 Arizona votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania[lower-alpha 1] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 176,990 112,880 Percentage 60.99% 38.90%
County Results Eisenhower   50–60%   60–70% Stevenson   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

Arizona was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.99% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.90% of the popular vote.^[4][5]

Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carry Graham County, which was to become a Republican stronghold after 1964.^[6]

Results

1956 United States presidential election in Arizona^[7][8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.)	176,990	60.99%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	112,880	38.90%
	Independent	T. Coleman Andrews	303	0.10%
Majority			64,110	22.09%
Total votes			290,173	100.00%

Results by county

County[7][8]	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		T. Coleman Andrews Independent		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Apache	1,685	63.18%	981	36.78%	1	0.04%	704	26.40%	2,667
Cochise	6,893	56.36%	5,328	43.57%	9	0.07%	1,565	12.79%	12,230
Coconino	4,044	63.50%	2,314	36.33%	11	0.17%	1,730	27.17%	6,369
Gila	4,234	51.26%	4,026	48.74%	0	0.00%	208	2.52%	8,260
Graham	2,384	58.55%	1,688	41.45%	0	0.00%	696	17.10%	4,072
Greenlee	1,784	39.69%	2,711	60.31%	0	0.00%	-927	-20.62%	4,495
Maricopa	92,140	62.96%	54,010	36.91%	191	0.13%	38,130	26.05%	146,341
Mohave	1,523	60.99%	968	38.77%	6	0.24%	555	22.22%	2,497
Navajo	3,928	65.80%	2,033	34.05%	9	0.15%	1,895	31.75%	5,970
Pima	39,298	62.49%	23,536	37.43%	51	0.08%	15,762	25.06%	62,885
Pinal	5,762	53.15%	5,063	46.70%	17	0.15%	699	6.45%	10,842
Santa Cruz	1,646	59.25%	1,131	40.71%	1	0.04%	515	18.54%	2,778
Yavapai	6,339	65.66%	3,315	34.34%	0	0.00%	3,024	31.32%	9,654
Yuma	5,330	47.96%	5,776	51.98%	7	0.06%	-446	-4.02%	11,113
Totals	176,990	60.99%	112,880	38.90%	303	0.10%	64,110	22.09%	290,173

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Gila
• Graham

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

• Yuma

Electors

Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 11, 1956.^[9] Andrews had no party affiliation and no slate of electors was pledged to him in Arizona.

Adlai Stevenson & Estes Kefauver Democratic Party	Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard Nixon Republican Party
Al J. Flood Thomas J. Croaff Arthur E. Parmer A. J. Beaty	Andrew Baumert Jr. James P. Boyle Elsie Toles C. B. Wilson

Notes

1. 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.^[2]

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1956 – Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved June 10, 2017.
2. "The Presidents". David Leip. Retrieved September 27, 2017. Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
3. "1956 Election for the Forty-Fourth Term (1961-65)". Retrieved June 10, 2017.
4. "1956 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona". Retrieved June 10, 2017.
5. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1956". Retrieved June 10, 2017.
6. Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, p. 148 ISBN 0786422173
7. Arizona Secretary of State, Official Canvass General Election - November 7, 1956
8. Bill Turnbow's 1957 Arizona Political Almanac. Phoenix, Arizona: Sims Printing Co. p. 37. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
9. "Official Canvass Primary Election - September 11, 1956". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.