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Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (/ ˈ æ d l eɪ /; February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) was an American politician and diplomat and who was the United States ambassador to the United Nations from 1961 until his death in 1965.
Stevenson circa 1953. This is the electoral history of Adlai Stevenson II, who served as Governor of Illinois (1949–1953) and 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations (1961–1965), and was twice the Democratic Party's nominee for President of the United States, losing both the 1952 and 1956 presidential general elections to Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower.
Incumbent Republican President Dwight D. Eisenhower and his running mate, incumbent Vice President Richard Nixon, were reelected, defeating for a second time Democrat Adlai Stevenson II, former Illinois governor. This election was the sixth and most recent rematch in American presidential history.
Adlai Stevenson II; 0–9. 1948 Illinois gubernatorial election; 1952 Illinois gubernatorial election; 1952 United States presidential election; 1956 United States ...
Adlai Ewing Stevenson II (February 5, 1900 – July 14, 1965) [2] 5th United States Ambassador to the United Nations , 1961–1965 Democratic Party presidential nominee, 1952 and 1956
Adlai Stevenson III (1930–2021) U.S. Senator (1970–1981), candidate for Illinois governor (1982, 1986), son of Adlai Stevenson II; See also
Adlai Stevenson II was chosen by Jacob Arvey, leader of the powerful Cook County Democratic Party organization, to the Democratic candidate in the Illinois gubernatorial race against the incumbent Republican governor, Dwight H. Green.
Adlai Stevenson II, the Governor of Illinois, was not a declared candidate at the time of the primary, and was, in fact, on the same day, running for renomination as Governor of Illinois. [6] [7] He would only become a candidate after being drafted at the Democratic National Convention. Nonetheless, he placed second in the Illinois primary. [6] [7]