President Eisenhower re-elected

Historical Context Note

Lucas Paul Richert (University of Saskatchewan)
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In the 1956 presidential election, the Democrats chose Adlai Stevenson as their presidential nominee. Senator Estes Kefauver was selected as the running mate. However, the overwhelming popularity of Eisenhower propelled him to a landslide re-election, the most one-sided race since 1936. The Eisenhower-Nixon ticket won more than 57 percent of the vote and won the electoral college vote by a margin of 457 to 73.

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Citation: Richert, Lucas Paul. "President Eisenhower re-elected". The Literary Encyclopedia. First published 01 October 2008 [https://staging.litencyc.com/php/stopics.php?rec=true&UID=3300, accessed 26 November 2024.]

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