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Adlai Stevenson

Adlai Stevenson ran for president in 1952, 1956. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

1956 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
73of 530
Popular vote
26,022,75242.00%
States carried
7
Running mate
Estes Kefauver

Opponents: Dwight D. Eisenhower (457 EV).

Alabama: wonAlaskaArizona: lostArkansas: wonCalifornia: lostColorado: lostConnecticut: lostDelaware: lostDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: lostGeorgia: wonHawaiiIdaho: lostIllinois: lostIndiana: lostIowa: lostKansas: lostKentucky: lostLouisiana: lostMaine: lostMaryland: lostMassachusetts: lostMichigan: lostMinnesota: lostMississippi: wonMissouri: wonMontana: lostNebraska: lostNevada: lostNew Hampshire: lostNew Jersey: lostNew Mexico: lostNew York: lostNorth Carolina: wonNorth Dakota: lostOhio: lostOklahoma: lostOregon: lostPennsylvania: lostRhode Island: lostSouth Carolina: wonSouth Dakota: lostTennessee: lostTexas: lostUtah: lostVermont: lostVirginia: lostWashington: lostWest Virginia: lostWisconsin: lostWyoming: lostVermont: lostNew Hampshire: lostMassachusetts: lostRhode Island: lostConnecticut: lostNew Jersey: lostDelaware: lostMaryland: lostDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1956 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1952 Lost

Democratic
Electoral votes
89of 531
Popular vote
27,314,99244.40%
States carried
9
Running mate
John Sparkman

Opponents: Dwight D. Eisenhower (442 EV).

Carried: Alabama, Arkansas, Georgia, Kentucky, Louisiana, Mississippi, North Carolina, South Carolina, West Virginia.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Adlai Stevenson run for president?

2 times (1952, 1956), without winning.

How many electoral votes did Adlai Stevenson win?

1956: 73; 1952: 89.

What share of the popular vote did Adlai Stevenson get?

1956: 42.0% (26,022,752 votes); 1952: 44.4% (27,314,992 votes).

Official results As published by The American Presidency Project (UC Santa Barbara) and the state documents it links. How we use this data