Claim: Republican, Dwight D. Eisenhower won the 1956 United State presidential election in Maryland, earning 60 percent of the vote, compared to Democratic representative, Adlai Stevenson with 39.94 percent.
Evidence: Maryland was won by incumbent President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–Pennsylvania), running with Vice President Richard Nixon, with 60.00% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator Estes Kefauver, with 39.94% of the popular vote.