# 제3대 대통령선거

[South Korea](https://electionsarchive.com/kr.md), May 15, 1956

## [President of the Republic of Korea](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1956-05-15-presidential/president.md)

| Candidate or party | Party | Votes | Share | Result |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 이승만 | 자유당 | 5,046,437 | 70.0% | Elected |
| 조봉암 | Independent | 2,163,808 | 30.0% |  |

These results come from 중앙선거관리위원회 (National Election Commission).

## Contests

- [1956 South Korean presidential election](https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1956-05-15-presidential/president.md)

Also available as HTML at https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1956-05-15-presidential and JSON at https://electionsarchive.com/kr/1956-05-15-presidential.json.