1956 Presidential Handbook Brown Bigelow Election Guide Ballot Capitol
The handbook also explains the origins of the Electoral College, tracing its creation back to the Constitutional Convention of 1787 and the debates over whether the common people could vote wisely. This data includes the 1948 election where Tennessee’s electoral votes were split, with eleven going to the Democrats and one to the States’ Rights party, and the 1952 contest between Dwight D. Eisenhower and Adlai Stevenson.