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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Dwight D. Eisenhower ran for president in 1952, 1956 and won 2 times. Electoral votes, popular vote and the states won in each election.

Career in office and other elections

1956 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
457of 530
Popular vote
35,590,47257.40%
States carried
41
Running mate
Richard M. Nixon

Opponents: Adlai Stevenson (73 EV).

Alabama: lostAlaskaArizona: wonArkansas: lostCalifornia: wonColorado: wonConnecticut: wonDelaware: wonDistrict of ColumbiaFlorida: wonGeorgia: lostHawaiiIdaho: wonIllinois: wonIndiana: wonIowa: wonKansas: wonKentucky: wonLouisiana: wonMaine: wonMaryland: wonMassachusetts: wonMichigan: wonMinnesota: wonMississippi: lostMissouri: lostMontana: wonNebraska: wonNevada: wonNew Hampshire: wonNew Jersey: wonNew Mexico: wonNew York: wonNorth Carolina: lostNorth Dakota: wonOhio: wonOklahoma: wonOregon: wonPennsylvania: wonRhode Island: wonSouth Carolina: lostSouth Dakota: wonTennessee: wonTexas: wonUtah: wonVermont: wonVirginia: wonWashington: wonWest Virginia: wonWisconsin: wonWyoming: wonVermont: wonNew Hampshire: wonMassachusetts: wonRhode Island: wonConnecticut: wonNew Jersey: wonDelaware: wonMaryland: wonDistrict of Columbia
States carried in 1956 (coloured), shaded by margin.

1952 Won

Republican
Electoral votes
442of 531
Popular vote
33,777,94554.90%
States carried
39
Running mate
Richard M. Nixon

Opponents: Adlai Stevenson (89 EV).

Carried: Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Florida, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kansas, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Minnesota, Missouri, Montana, Nebraska, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New Mexico, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Rhode Island, South Dakota, Tennessee, Texas, Utah, Vermont, Virginia, Washington, Wisconsin, Wyoming.

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Questions and answers

How many times did Dwight D. Eisenhower run for president?

2 times (1952, 1956), winning in 1952 and 1956.

How many electoral votes did Dwight D. Eisenhower win?

1956: 457; 1952: 442.

What share of the popular vote did Dwight D. Eisenhower get?

1956: 57.4% (35,590,472 votes); 1952: 54.9% (33,777,945 votes).

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