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1956 Presidential Election Results for Delaware

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Election Year:
Election Type:
Runoff Election: No Yes
State:
Congressional District:
(House elections)


Map Data to Display: Vote Margin
Winner
Vote Margin %
Total Votes
District Boundaries


Areas won by 3rd party candidates are shown in green on the map regardless of the color used in the data table below.




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County Turnout Dwight Eisenhower*
(R)
Adlai Stevenson
(D)
Other TOTAL
Kent 58% 10,303 52.2% 9,319 47.2% 123 0.6% 19,745
New Castle 71% 71,133 55.7% 56,405 44.1% 275 0.2% 127,813
Sussex 68% 16,621 54.6% 13,697 45.0% 112 0.4% 30,430
TOTAL 68% 98,05755.1% 79,42144.6% 5100.3% 177,988



1956 Presidential Election Results by Congressional District in DE

Data for 3rd party candidates is often unavailable explicitly.

Click on a district in the table below to see 1956 U.S. House election results for that district.

District Turnout Dwight Eisenhower*
(R)
Adlai Stevenson
(D)
Other TOTAL



1956 President, Kent County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 10,303 52.2%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 9,319 47.2%
Other 123 0.6%
TOTAL 19,745
Turnout: 58% Diff (St): -3 Diff (US): -5


1956 President, New Castle County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 71,133 55.7%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 56,405 44.1%
Other 275 0.2%
TOTAL 127,813
Turnout: 71% Diff (St): 1 Diff (US): -2


1956 President, Sussex County
CandidateVotesPct
Dwight Eisenhower* (R) 16,621 54.6%
Adlai Stevenson (D) 13,697 45.0%
Other 112 0.4%
TOTAL 30,430
Turnout: 68% Diff (St): 0 Diff (US): -3
* incumbent