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The Key West Citizen
Key West, Monroe County, Florida
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Utah's 1956 election results: Voters backed Eisenhower over Stevenson by 2-1 margin, re-elected GOP Sen. Bennett, elected GOP Gov. Clyde in three-way race over Romney and Lee, and gave Republicans all state offices and congressional seats.
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SALT LAKE CITY (P) - Utah voters gave President Eisenhower the state's four electoral votes and chose a Republican governor in a three-way contest in yesterday's general election.
They also re-elected a Republican U.S. senator and the two Republican congressmen.
Eisenhower's lead over Democrat Adlai Stevenson was approximately 2-1, a wider margin than he won by four years ago.
Sen. Wallace F. Bennett defeated Democrat Alonzo F. Hopkin, a veteran member of the State Senate.
George D. Clyde, at 58 seeking his first public elective office, defeated Democrat L. C. Romney and Gov. J. Bracken Lee, running as an independent after he lost the Republican nomination to Clyde in the primary.
Republicans also won all other state offices.
Returns from 607 of the state's 1,030 voting districts showed Eisenhower 135,769, Stevenson's 71,339.
For governor Clyde 80,205, Romney 67,250. Lee 58,640.
U.S. senator Bennett 112,528. Hopkin 91,608.
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Yesterday's General Election
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eisenhower received approximately 2-1 lead over stevenson; bennett defeated hopkin; clyde defeated romney and lee; republicans won u.s. senator, two congressmen, and all state offices. partial returns: eisenhower 135,769, stevenson 71,339; clyde 80,205, romney 67,250, lee 58,640; bennett 112,528, hopkin 91,608.
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Utah voters gave President Eisenhower the state's four electoral votes and chose a Republican governor in a three-way contest. They re-elected Republican U.S. Senator Wallace F. Bennett and the two Republican congressmen. Eisenhower's lead over Democrat Adlai Stevenson was approximately 2-1. Bennett defeated Democrat Alonzo F. Hopkin. George D. Clyde defeated Democrat L. C. Romney and independent J. Bracken Lee. Republicans won all other state offices. Returns from 607 of 1,030 districts.