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April 4, 1956
The Nome Nugget
Nome, Nome County, Alaska
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In the Wisconsin primary, President Eisenhower's Republican slate won 55% of the vote, outdistancing Sen. Estes Kefauver's Democratic slate at 42%, the highest Democratic share in years, boosting hopes in the farm belt. Eisenhower delegates: 30; Kefauver: 56 half-votes.
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Eisenhower Outdistances Kefauver In Wisconsin Primary, But Demos Roll Up Big Percentage of Votes
MILWAUKEE (AP) President Eisenhower outdistanced Sen. Estes Kefauver in the Wisconsin primary yesterday, but the Tennesseean rolled up the biggest percentage of Democratic votes in this state in recent years.
The Kefauver slate of delegates to the Democratic National Convention won a 42 percent share of the total vote, compared with 55 percent received by the Republican slate headed by President Eisenhower. There was no way of telling how many Republicans voted for Kefauver because there is no party registration in Wisconsin and voters could choose any ballot.
The outcome gave Democrats considerable hope for the future, particularly in the farm belt.
The normally Republican state elected 30 delegates pledged to President Eisenhower at the Republican National Convention and 56 Kefauver delegates-with one-half vote each—to the Democratic.
In the 1952 presidential preference primary, Republican delegate tickets claimed 75 percent of the vote and in 1948 the GOP had 70 percent. Prior to that there was little basis of comparison, as convention delegates were elected individually rather than on full slates as in recent years.
The Tennessee Democrat outscored the President yesterday in the 9th and 10th congressional districts which take in the far northern part of the state-one of the most rural and thinly-populated areas.
The delegate vote in 3,236 of the state's 3,321 precincts was:
Eisenhower (R) 426,408.
Kefauver (D) 321,830.
John Chaypple (R-favorite son) 20,558.
MILWAUKEE (AP) President Eisenhower outdistanced Sen. Estes Kefauver in the Wisconsin primary yesterday, but the Tennesseean rolled up the biggest percentage of Democratic votes in this state in recent years.
The Kefauver slate of delegates to the Democratic National Convention won a 42 percent share of the total vote, compared with 55 percent received by the Republican slate headed by President Eisenhower. There was no way of telling how many Republicans voted for Kefauver because there is no party registration in Wisconsin and voters could choose any ballot.
The outcome gave Democrats considerable hope for the future, particularly in the farm belt.
The normally Republican state elected 30 delegates pledged to President Eisenhower at the Republican National Convention and 56 Kefauver delegates-with one-half vote each—to the Democratic.
In the 1952 presidential preference primary, Republican delegate tickets claimed 75 percent of the vote and in 1948 the GOP had 70 percent. Prior to that there was little basis of comparison, as convention delegates were elected individually rather than on full slates as in recent years.
The Tennessee Democrat outscored the President yesterday in the 9th and 10th congressional districts which take in the far northern part of the state-one of the most rural and thinly-populated areas.
The delegate vote in 3,236 of the state's 3,321 precincts was:
Eisenhower (R) 426,408.
Kefauver (D) 321,830.
John Chaypple (R-favorite son) 20,558.
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Historical Event
What keywords are associated?
Wisconsin Primary
Eisenhower
Kefauver
Democratic Votes
Republican Slate
Election Results
What entities or persons were involved?
Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
John Chaypple
Where did it happen?
Wisconsin
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Eisenhower
Estes Kefauver
John Chaypple
Location
Wisconsin
Event Date
Yesterday
Story Details
President Eisenhower's Republican slate won the Wisconsin primary with 55% of the vote, electing 30 delegates, while Sen. Kefauver's Democratic slate received 42%, the highest in years, electing 56 half-vote delegates, giving Democrats hope especially in rural areas.