1956 Republican Party presidential primaries

The 1956 Republican presidential primaries were the selection process by which voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for President of the United States in the 1956 U.S. 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]

1956 Republican Party presidential primaries
March 11 to June 5, 1956
 
Candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower
Home state Kansas
Contests won 16
Popular vote 5,008,132
Percentage 85.9%
Previous Republican nominee

Dwight D. Eisenhower

 Republican nominee

Dwight D. Eisenhower

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, as he had announced he would run if Ike would not and the president announced so late there was no time to withdraw.

Candidates

Nominee

Withdrew

Favorite sons

Polling

National polling
Poll source Publication
John Bricker
Dwight Eisenhower
William Knowland
Richard Nixon
Gallup[2] Aug. 1954 — 79% – —
Gallup[2] Dec. 1954 — 74% – —
Gallup[2] Apr. 1955 2% 62% 2% 4%
Gallup[2] Aug. 1955 — 85% 2% 2%
Gallup[2] Jan. 1956 – 82% — —

Results

Statewide contest won by candidates

Dwight Eisenhower John W. Bricker William F. Knowland Joe Foss [a] S.C. Arnold [a] Unpledged
March 11 New Hampshire 99% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
March 20 Minnesota 98% 0% 2% 0% 0% 0%
April 3 Wisconsin 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
April 10 Illinois 95% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0%
April 17 New Jersey 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
April 24 Alaska 94% 0% 6% 0% 0% 0%
April 24 Massachusetts 95% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
April 24 Pennsylvania 96% 0% 4% 0% 0% 0%
May 1 Washington, D.C. 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 7 Maryland 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% 4%
May 8 Indiana 96% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 8 Ohio 0% 100% 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 8 West Virginia 0% 0% 0% 0% 0% 100%
May 15 Nebraska 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 18 Oregon 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
May 29 Florida 92% 0% 8% 0% 0% 0%
June 6 California 100% 0% 0% 0% 0% 0%
June 5 Montana 0% 0% 0% 0% 86% 0%
June 5 South Dakota 0% 0% 0% 100% 0% 0%
a. stand-in candidate for Eisenhower.

Primaries total popular vote results

See also

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