Election in Washington
The 1956 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Washington was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 53.91% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 45.44% of the popular vote.
Results
Results by county
County
|
Dwight David Eisenhower Republican
|
Adlai Stevenson II Democratic
|
Eric Hass Socialist Labor
|
Margin
|
Total votes cast
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
#
|
%
|
Adams
|
2,267
|
57.48%
|
1,673
|
42.42%
|
4
|
0.10%
|
594
|
15.06%
|
3,944
|
Asotin
|
2,608
|
50.15%
|
2,586
|
49.73%
|
6
|
0.12%
|
22
|
0.42%
|
5,200
|
Benton
|
13,807
|
53.99%
|
11,760
|
45.99%
|
4
|
0.02%
|
2,047
|
8.01%
|
25,571
|
Chelan
|
10,405
|
57.42%
|
7,600
|
41.94%
|
117
|
0.65%
|
2,805
|
15.48%
|
18,122
|
Clallam
|
6,852
|
54.82%
|
5,632
|
45.06%
|
16
|
0.13%
|
1,220
|
9.76%
|
12,500
|
Clark
|
19,330
|
49.51%
|
19,665
|
50.36%
|
51
|
0.13%
|
-335
|
-0.86%
|
39,046
|
Columbia
|
1,423
|
65.82%
|
739
|
34.18%
|
0
|
0.00%
|
684
|
31.64%
|
2,162
|
Cowlitz
|
11,912
|
48.80%
|
12,448
|
51.00%
|
50
|
0.20%
|
-536
|
-2.20%
|
24,410
|
Douglas
|
2,602
|
46.09%
|
3,034
|
53.75%
|
9
|
0.16%
|
-432
|
-7.65%
|
5,645
|
Ferry
|
662
|
44.34%
|
830
|
55.59%
|
1
|
0.07%
|
-168
|
-11.25%
|
1,493
|
Franklin
|
3,763
|
46.51%
|
4,322
|
53.42%
|
5
|
0.06%
|
-559
|
-6.91%
|
8,090
|
Garfield
|
966
|
60.15%
|
639
|
39.79%
|
1
|
0.06%
|
327
|
20.36%
|
1,606
|
Grant
|
6,603
|
48.73%
|
6,938
|
51.21%
|
8
|
0.06%
|
-335
|
-2.47%
|
13,549
|
Grays Harbor
|
11,599
|
47.32%
|
12,858
|
52.45%
|
57
|
0.23%
|
-1,259
|
-5.14%
|
24,514
|
Island
|
3,196
|
61.20%
|
2,009
|
38.47%
|
17
|
0.33%
|
1,187
|
22.73%
|
5,222
|
Jefferson
|
2,300
|
56.69%
|
1,750
|
43.14%
|
7
|
0.17%
|
550
|
13.56%
|
4,057
|
King
|
213,504
|
55.28%
|
167,443
|
43.35%
|
5,276
|
1.37%
|
46,061
|
11.93%
|
386,223
|
Kitsap
|
17,986
|
47.73%
|
19,641
|
52.12%
|
58
|
0.15%
|
-1,655
|
-4.39%
|
37,685
|
Kittitas
|
5,097
|
57.72%
|
3,726
|
42.20%
|
7
|
0.08%
|
1,371
|
15.53%
|
8,830
|
Klickitat
|
2,794
|
51.94%
|
2,577
|
47.91%
|
8
|
0.15%
|
217
|
4.03%
|
5,379
|
Lewis
|
11,949
|
60.69%
|
7,714
|
39.18%
|
25
|
0.13%
|
4,235
|
21.51%
|
19,688
|
Lincoln
|
3,114
|
57.77%
|
2,273
|
42.17%
|
3
|
0.06%
|
841
|
15.60%
|
5,390
|
Mason
|
4,026
|
51.05%
|
3,840
|
48.69%
|
20
|
0.25%
|
186
|
2.36%
|
7,886
|
Okanogan
|
5,448
|
50.66%
|
5,298
|
49.27%
|
8
|
0.07%
|
150
|
1.39%
|
10,754
|
Pacific
|
3,799
|
49.76%
|
3,824
|
50.09%
|
12
|
0.16%
|
-25
|
-0.33%
|
7,635
|
Pend Oreille
|
1,488
|
49.09%
|
1,540
|
50.81%
|
3
|
0.10%
|
-52
|
-1.72%
|
3,031
|
Pierce
|
57,078
|
49.40%
|
57,728
|
49.96%
|
738
|
0.64%
|
-650
|
-0.56%
|
115,544
|
San Juan
|
1,105
|
65.27%
|
584
|
34.49%
|
4
|
0.24%
|
521
|
30.77%
|
1,693
|
Skagit
|
12,149
|
56.67%
|
9,243
|
43.11%
|
48
|
0.22%
|
2,906
|
13.55%
|
21,440
|
Skamania
|
1,014
|
45.90%
|
1,193
|
54.01%
|
2
|
0.09%
|
-179
|
-8.10%
|
2,209
|
Snohomish
|
30,052
|
48.22%
|
31,950
|
51.26%
|
325
|
0.52%
|
-1,898
|
-3.05%
|
62,327
|
Spokane
|
60,035
|
55.08%
|
48,833
|
44.81%
|
119
|
0.11%
|
11,202
|
10.28%
|
108,987
|
Stevens
|
4,499
|
54.06%
|
3,808
|
45.76%
|
15
|
0.18%
|
691
|
8.30%
|
8,322
|
Thurston
|
14,093
|
58.70%
|
9,897
|
41.22%
|
19
|
0.08%
|
4,196
|
17.48%
|
24,009
|
Wahkiakum
|
808
|
45.73%
|
953
|
53.93%
|
6
|
0.34%
|
-145
|
-8.21%
|
1,767
|
Walla Walla
|
11,827
|
66.04%
|
6,076
|
33.93%
|
7
|
0.04%
|
5,751
|
32.11%
|
17,910
|
Whatcom
|
17,414
|
54.10%
|
14,533
|
45.15%
|
244
|
0.76%
|
2,881
|
8.95%
|
32,191
|
Whitman
|
8,572
|
63.81%
|
4,854
|
36.13%
|
8
|
0.06%
|
3,718
|
27.68%
|
13,434
|
Yakima
|
31,984
|
60.21%
|
20,991
|
39.51%
|
149
|
0.28%
|
10,993
|
20.69%
|
53,124
|
Totals |
620,130 |
53.90% |
523,002 |
45.46% |
7,457 |
0.65% |
97,128 |
8.44% |
1,150,589
|
See also
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- See also
- Presidential elections
- Senate elections
- House elections
- Gubernatorial elections
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