The 1956 United States presidential election in Illinois 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 27 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for

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and

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Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf ...

was won by

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President

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( R–

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), running with Vice President

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, with 59.52% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson ( D–

), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 40.29% of the popular vote.

Election information

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices ( Senate and House), as well as those for state offices.

Turnout

Turnout in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 31.69% with a total of 1,577,163 votes cast. Turnout during the general election was 84.47%, with 4,407,407 votes cast.

Primaries

Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 10.

Democratic

The 1956 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 10, 1956, in the U.S. state of

as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1956 presidential election. The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates. All candidates besides

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, who won a landslide victory, were

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Republican

The 1956 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 10, 1956, in the U.S. state of

as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1956 presidential election. The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.

General election

Results by county

Notes

References

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1956 Illinois elections