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Stevenson campaigned hard against Eisenhower, with television ads for the first time being the dominant medium for both sides. Eisenhower's 1952 election victory had been due in large part to winning the female vote; hence, during this campaign there was a plethora of "housewife"-focused ads.
When the 1952 Republican National Convention opened in Chicago, most political experts rated Taft and Eisenhower as about equal in delegate vote totals. Eisenhower's managers, led by both Dewey and Massachusetts Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr., accused Taft of "stealing" delegate votes in Southern states such as Texas and Georgia, and claimed that Taft's leaders in those states had unfairly ...
This article is a list of United States presidential candidates. The first U.S. presidential election was held in 1788–1789, followed by the second in 1792. Presidential elections have been held every four years thereafter. Presidential candidates win the election by winning a majority of the electoral vote.
Incumbent president: Dwight D. Eisenhower (Republican) Next Congress: 85th: Presidential election; Partisan control: Republican hold: Popular vote margin: Republican +15.4%: Electoral vote: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) 457: Adlai Stevenson (D) 73: 1956 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Eisenhower, blue denotes states won by
From March 11 to June 3, 1952, delegates were elected to the 1952 Republican National Convention.. The fight for the 1952 Republican nomination was largely between popular General Dwight D. Eisenhower (who succeeded Thomas E. Dewey as the candidate of the party's liberal eastern establishment) and Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio, the longtime leader of the conservative wing.
Incumbent president: Harry S. Truman (Democratic) Next Congress: 83rd: Presidential election; Partisan control: Republican gain: Popular vote margin: Republican +10.9%: Electoral vote: Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) 442: Adlai Stevenson (D) 89: 1952 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Eisenhower, blue denotes states won by Stevenson
In 1960, Eisenhower was still so admired as he neared the end of his second term that Nixon's opponent, Democrat John F. Kennedy, feared the president's active support would prove critical.
New York was won by incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower, who was running against former Democratic Governor of Illinois Adlai Stevenson. Eisenhower ran with incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, and Stevenson ran with Tennessee Senator, and principal opponent during the 1956 Democratic Primaries, Estes Kefauver. Eisenhower ...