1956 United States presidential election in Oregon
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The 1956 United States presidential election in Oregon took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose six[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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County Results
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Oregon was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 55.25% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 44.75% of the popular vote.[4][5] As of the 2020 presidential election[update], this is the last election in which Clatsop County voted for a Republican presidential candidate.[6]