The 1956 United States presidential election in Colorado took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the
1956 United States presidential election
The 1956 United States presidential election was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 6, 1956. President Dwight D. Eisenhower successfully ran for reelection against Adlai Stevenson II, the former Illinois ...
. State voters chose six representatives, or electors, to the
Electoral College, who voted for
president and
vice president.
Colorado was won by
incumbent President
Dwight D. Eisenhower (
R–
Pennsylvania), running with Vice President
Richard Nixon, with 59.49% of the popular vote, against
Adlai Stevenson (
D–
Illinois), running with
Senator
A senate is a deliberative assembly, often the upper house or chamber of a bicameral legislature. The name comes from the ancient Roman Senate (Latin: ''Senatus''), so-called as an assembly of the senior (Latin: ''senex'' meaning "the el ...
Estes Kefauver
Carey Estes Kefauver (;
July 26, 1903 – August 10, 1963) was an American politician from Tennessee. A member of the Democratic Party, he served in the U.S. House of Representatives from 1939 to 1949 and in the Senate from 1949 until his d ...
, with 39.81% of the popular vote.
Results
Results by county
Notes
References
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1956
Events
January
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1956 Colorado elections