President / Vice President, 1956 Election
General
| Date: | November 6, 1956 |
| Cycle: | 1956 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower Incumbent | Man | Richard Nixon (Man) Incumbent | Republican | 719,302 | 53.68 | +7.60 |
| Adlai E. Stevenson | Man | Estes Kefauver (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 617,525 | 46.08 | |
| Eric Hass | Man | Georgia Cozzini (Woman) | Industrial Government | 2,080 | 0.16 | |
| Farrell Dobbs | Man | Myra Tanner Weiss (Woman) | Socialist Workers | 1,098 | 0.08 |
Eisenhower and Nixon each received Minnesota's 11 Electoral College votes. Eisenhower's 53.68 percent was his second weakest showing in the 12-state Midwest region besting only Missouri (49.89 percent) which he lost.
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1957-1958 (p. 640).