Eisenhower and Grant were the only West
Point graduates to become President. They
were both commanding generals of victo-
rious armies. Neither had previous political
experience and were the only two Repub-
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lican Presidents to serve out two complete
four year terms.
For the first time, a female. Charlotte Bass,
was listed for a national office, that of Vice
President on the Progressive Ticket.
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MEETING-Monday, December 17, 1956
(9 Electoral Votes)
PARTICIPATING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN MARYLAND
Republican (R)
Democratic (D)
VICTORS IN MARYLAND
President & Vice President
Dwight D. Eisenhower (R) and
Richard M. Nixon-9 electoral votes
ELECTORS
Thomas B. R. Mudd-At Large
Samuel Hopkins-At Large
Elmer W. Sterling-1st Cong. Dist.
Isabel Ritchey-2nd Cong. Dist.
C. Edwin Roberts-3rd Cong. Dist.
George Douglas-4th Cong. Dist.
T. Norwood Brown-5th Cong. Dist.
Esther Fleishell-6th Cong. Dist.
Tracy Moos-7th Cong. Dist.
OPPOSING CANDIDATES
President & Vice President
Adiai E. Stevenson (D) and
Estes Kefauver
GOVERNOR
Theodore R. McKeldin (R)
Secretary of State
Blanchard Randall
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MARYLAND ELECTION RETURNS
Eisenhower and Nixon 559,738
Stevenson and Kefauver 372,613
Eisenhower and Nixon 60.0 %
Stevenson and Kefauver 40.0 %
Eisenhower and Nixon 9 electoral
Stevenson and Kefauver
NATIONAL ELECTION RETURNS
Eisenhower and Nixon 35,585,316
Stevenson and Kefauver 26,031,322
Eisenhower and Nixon 57.4%
Stevenson and Kefauver 42.0%
Eisenhower and Nixon 457 electoral
Stevenson and Kefauver 74
MISCELLANIA
Republicans carried the entire State by
187,125 votes. Nationally, the voter turnout
was the largest so far - 61 % of the eligible
voting population. The "Solid South" was
carried by Eisenhower for only the second
time since the Civil War. Voters believed he
would end the Korean War. Few other Presi-
dents had caught the imagination of the
voters as "Ike" did. He was hero worshipped
and had fewer enemies than almost any
other president. The Twenty-Second
Amendment to the Constitution created the
situation wherein Eisenhower was the first
two term President forbidden by law to run
for a third term.
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MEETING-Monday, December 19, 1960
(9 Electoral Votes)
PARTICIPATING POLITICAL
PARTIES IN MARYLAND
Democratic (D)
Republican (R)
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VICTORS IN MARYLAND
President & Vice President
John F. Kennedy (D) and
Lyndon B. Johnson-9 electoral votes
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