United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1956

United States presidential election in Massachusetts, 1956

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Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state Pennsylvania Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon Estes Kefauver Electoral vote 16 0 Popular vote 1,393,197 948,190 Percentage 59.3% 40.4%
County Results   Stevenson – 50–60%   Eisenhower – 50–60%   Eisenhower – 60–70%   Eisenhower – 70–80%   Eisenhower – 80–90%
President before election Dwight Eisenhower Republican Elected President Dwight Eisenhower Republican

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1956 United States presidential election in Massachusetts took place on November 6, 1956 as part of the 1956 United States presidential election, which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose sixteen representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Massachusetts voted decisively for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower of Pennsylvania, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee.

Eisenhower carried the state with 59.32 percent of the vote to Stevenson’s 40.37 percent, a Republican victory margin of 18.95 percent.