Republican_Party_presidential_primaries,_1956

1956 Republican Party presidential primaries

1956 Republican Party presidential primaries

Selection of Republican US presidential candidate

From March 11 to June 5, 1956, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1956 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower was again selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1956 Republican National Convention held from August 20 to August 23, 1956, in San Francisco, California.[1]

Quick Facts Candidate, Home state ...

Eisenhower sought re-nomination and faced no formidable opposition. He swept the primaries without difficulty. Senator William F. Knowland of California was on the ballot for a number of them. Knowland had announced he would run if Ike would not, and the president announced so late that there was no time for Knowland to withdraw.

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Favorite sons

Polling

National polling

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Results

Statewide contest won by candidates

More information Dwight Eisenhower, John W. Bricker ...
a. stand-in candidate for Eisenhower.

Primaries total popular vote results

See also

References

  1. [1]
    Kalb, Deborah (2016-02-19). Guide to U.S. Elections - Google Books. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved 2016-02-19.
  2. [2]
    "US President - R Primaries". OurCampaigns.com. 16 Nov 2004. Retrieved 29 Oct 2020.
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