1956 presidential election

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/1956_presidential_election
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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:politics
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date November 6, 1956
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label 1956 presidential election
gptkbp:incumbent gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkbp:location gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:mainCandidate gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_II
gptkbp:mapType 1956 Electoral College map
gptkbp:nextEdition gptkb:1960_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:notableEvent Eisenhower suffered a heart attack in 1955 but still ran for re-election
First televised presidential debates did not occur until 1960
Adlai Stevenson allowed the Democratic convention to choose his running mate
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByRunnerUp 7
gptkbp:numberOfStatesCarriedByWinner 41
gptkbp:previousEdition gptkb:1952_United_States_presidential_election
gptkbp:runnerUp gptkb:Democratic_Party
gptkb:Adlai_Stevenson_II
73
26,028,028
gptkbp:vicePresident gptkb:Richard_Nixon
gptkb:Estes_Kefauver
gptkbp:voterTurnout 60.6%
gptkbp:votesForWinner 457
35,579,180
gptkbp:winner gptkb:Dwight_D._Eisenhower
gptkb:Republican_Party
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:1960_presidential_election
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7