1956 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary

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1956 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
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March 13, 1956 (1956-03-13)
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  Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959.jpg
Candidate Dwight Eisenhower
Home state Kansas
Delegate count14
Popular vote56,464
Percentage98.9%
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County results
  Eisenhower

The 1956 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary was held on March 13, 1956, in New Hampshire as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1956 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Dwight Eisenhower ran unopposed, and won the Granite State by the largest margin in history since the advent of the New Hampshire primary's direct vote for president in 1952. [1] [2]

Results

Primary Results [1]
CandidateVotesPercentageDelegates
Dwight D. Eisenhower56,46498.95%14
Other6001.05%0
Total57,064100.00%14

References

  1. 1 2 New Hampshire. Dept. of State (1957). Manual for the General Court. University of New Hampshire Library. Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State. pp. 317–410.
  2. ↑ Times, John H. Fenton Special To the New York (March 14, 1956). "NIXON, KEFAUVER SCORE VICTORIES IN NEW HAMPSHIRE; Vice President's Showing in Write-In Vote Surprise of First '56 Primary EISENHOWER UNOPPOSED In Democratic Race, Senator Seems Certain of State's Convention Support Stevenson Barred Drive NIXON RUNS WELL IN NEW HAMPSHIRE". The New York Times. ISSN   0362-4331 . Retrieved April 8, 2024.
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