United States presidential election in Missouri, 1952

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1952
November 4, 1952[1]
All 13 Missouri votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York[2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 13 0
Popular vote 959,429 929,830
Percentage 50.71% 49.14%
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Missouri took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Missouri voters chose thirteen representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[3]

Missouri was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 50.71% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 49.14% of the popular vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Missouri, 1952[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 959,429 50.71%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 929,830 49.14%
Progressive Vincent Hallinan 987 0.05%
Prohibition Stuart Hamblen 885 0.05%
Constitution Douglas MacArthur 535 0.03%
Socialist Darlington Hoopes 227 0.01%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 169 0.01%
Total votes 1,892,062 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "U.S. presidential election, 1952". Facts on File. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination
  3. ↑ "1952 Presidential Election Results Missouri".
  4. ↑ "1952 Presidential Election Results Missouri".
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