Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican The 1956 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 6, 1956, as part of the 1956 United States presidential election.

Maryland was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.04% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.96% of the popular vote.

[4][5] By winning all 24 county-equivalents, Eisenhower became and remains the solitary presidential candidate to sweep all Maryland's counties and Baltimore City in a contested election.

Thus, it is a debatable topic whether these count as total sweeps or not (In 1789, the Anti-Federalist electors won Baltimore and Anne Arundel county, and in 1820 St. Mary's and Charles counties).

In this election, Maryland voted 4.67% to the right of the nation at-large.