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title: "1956 United States Presidential Election"
year: 1956
country: "United States"
canonical: "https://recap.at/1956/1956-us-presidential-election"
slug: "1956-us-presidential-election"
recapType: "global_event"
startDate: "1956-11-06"
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# 1956 United States Presidential Election

> Eisenhower's landslide re-election reaffirmed conservative governance during the Cold War and entrenched Republican dominance in American politics.

## Summary

Presidential elections were held in the United States on November 6, 1956. Incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, were re-elected in a landslide victory, defeating Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, former Illinois governor and Senator Estes Kefauver, in a rematch of 1952.

## Sources

- [1956 United States presidential election]() - Wikipedia

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