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The1956 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the1956 United States presidential election. States voters chose four[3] representatives, or electors, to theElectoral College, who voted forpresident andvice president.
Arizona was won byincumbent PresidentDwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice PresidentRichard Nixon, with 60.99% of the popular vote, againstAdlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running withSenatorEstes Kefauver, with 39.90% of the popular vote.[4][5]
Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate to ever carryGraham County, which was to become a Republican stronghold after1964.[6]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Dwight D. Eisenhower (inc.) | 176,990 | 60.99% | |
| Democratic | Adlai Stevenson | 112,880 | 38.90% | |
| Independent | T. Coleman Andrews | 303 | 0.10% | |
| Majority | 64,110 | 22.09% | ||
| Total votes | 290,173 | 100.00% | ||
| County[7][8] | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican | Adlai Stevenson Democratic | T. Coleman Andrews Independent | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Apache | 1,685 | 63.18% | 981 | 36.78% | 1 | 0.04% | 704 | 26.40% | 2,667 |
| Cochise | 6,893 | 56.36% | 5,328 | 43.57% | 9 | 0.07% | 1,565 | 12.79% | 12,230 |
| Coconino | 4,044 | 63.50% | 2,314 | 36.33% | 11 | 0.17% | 1,730 | 27.17% | 6,369 |
| Gila | 4,234 | 51.26% | 4,026 | 48.74% | 0 | 0.00% | 208 | 2.52% | 8,260 |
| Graham | 2,384 | 58.55% | 1,688 | 41.45% | 0 | 0.00% | 696 | 17.10% | 4,072 |
| Greenlee | 1,784 | 39.69% | 2,711 | 60.31% | 0 | 0.00% | -927 | -20.62% | 4,495 |
| Maricopa | 92,140 | 62.96% | 54,010 | 36.91% | 191 | 0.13% | 38,130 | 26.05% | 146,341 |
| Mohave | 1,523 | 60.99% | 968 | 38.77% | 6 | 0.24% | 555 | 22.22% | 2,497 |
| Navajo | 3,928 | 65.80% | 2,033 | 34.05% | 9 | 0.15% | 1,895 | 31.75% | 5,970 |
| Pima | 39,298 | 62.49% | 23,536 | 37.43% | 51 | 0.08% | 15,762 | 25.06% | 62,885 |
| Pinal | 5,762 | 53.15% | 5,063 | 46.70% | 17 | 0.15% | 699 | 6.45% | 10,842 |
| Santa Cruz | 1,646 | 59.25% | 1,131 | 40.71% | 1 | 0.04% | 515 | 18.54% | 2,778 |
| Yavapai | 6,339 | 65.66% | 3,315 | 34.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,024 | 31.32% | 9,654 |
| Yuma | 5,330 | 47.96% | 5,776 | 51.98% | 7 | 0.06% | -446 | -4.02% | 11,113 |
| Totals | 176,990 | 60.99% | 112,880 | 38.90% | 303 | 0.10% | 64,110 | 22.09% | 290,173 |
Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 11, 1956.[9] Andrews had no party affiliation and no slate of electors was pledged to him in Arizona.
| Adlai Stevenson &Estes Kefauver Democratic Party | Dwight D. Eisenhower &Richard Nixon Republican Party |
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Eisenhower's home state for the 1956 Election was Pennsylvania
