1956 Democratic Party vice presidential candidate selection information
1956 Democratic vice presidential nomination
← 1952
August 16, 1956 (1956-08-16)
1960 →
All 1,366 delegate votes of the Democratic National Convention 686 1/2 delegate votes needed to win
Nominee
Estes Kefauver
John F. Kennedy
Albert Gore Sr.
Home state
Tennessee
Massachusetts
Tennessee
1st Ballot (Final)
483.5 (35.24%)
304 (22.16%)
178 (12.97%)
2nd Ballot (During)
551.5 (40.20%)
648 (47.23%)
80.5 (5.87%)
2nd Ballot (Final)
755.5 (55.07%)
589 (42.93%)
13.5 (0.98%)
Nominee
Robert F. Wagner Jr.
Hubert Humphrey
Home state
New York
Minnesota
1st Ballot (Final)
162.5 (11.84%)
134.5 (9.80%)
2nd Ballot (During)
9.5 (0.69%)
74.5 (5.43%)
2nd Ballot (Final)
6 (0.44%)
2 (0.15%)
Previous Vice Presidential nominee
John Sparkman
Vice Presidential nominee
Estes Kefauver
The selection of the Democratic Party's vice presidential candidate for the 1956 United States presidential election occurred at the party's national convention on August 16, 1956. Former presidential candidate and Tennessee's Senator Estes Kefauver defeated Massachusetts' Senator John F. Kennedy.
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