President / Vice President, 1956 Election
Primary Democratic-Farmer-Labor
| Date: | March 20, 1956 |
| Cycle: | 1956 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Estes Kefauver | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 245,885 | 56.83 | +13.67 |
| Adlai E. Stevenson | Man | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 186,723 | 43.16 |
The 1956 cycle was the last state run presidential primary until 1992 as DFL and Republican lawmakers agreed to repeal the primary law in 1957.
Related Reports
- A Brief History of Minnesota Presidential Primaries (February 29, 2016)
Sources
- State of Minnesota Legislative Manual, 1957-1958 (p. 515).