United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1952

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1952
November 4, 1952[1]
All 6 Nebraska 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 6 0
Popular vote 421,603 188,057
Percentage 69.15% 30.85%
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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

Nebraska was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 69.15% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 30.85% of the popular vote.

With 69.15% of the popular vote, Nebraska would be Eisenhower's fourth strongest state after Vermont, North and South Dakota[4]

Results

United States presidential election in Nebraska, 1952[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 421,603 69.15%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 188,057 30.85%
Total votes 609,660 100%

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 Nebraska".
  4. ↑ "1952 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved 2018-03-05.
  5. ↑ "1952 Presidential Election Results Nebraska".
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