1956 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary explained

Election Name:1956 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
Country:New Hampshire
Flag Year:1931
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1952 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
Previous Year:1952
Next Election:1960 New Hampshire Republican presidential primary
Next Year:1960
Image1:Dwight D. Eisenhower, official photo portrait, May 29, 1959.jpg
Candidate1:Dwight Eisenhower
Color1:ff8080ff
Home State1:Kansas
Popular Vote1:56,464
Percentage1:98.9%

See main article: 1956 Republican Party presidential primaries.

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]

Notes and References

  1. Book: New Hampshire. Dept. of State . Manual for the General Court . 1957 . Concord, N.H. : Dept. of State . University of New Hampshire Library . 323.
  2. News: Times . John H. Fenton Special To the New York . 1956-03-14 . 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 . 2024-04-08 . The New York Times . en-US . 0362-4331.