United States presidential election in North Dakota, 1952

United States presidential election in North Dakota, 1952
November 4, 1952[1]
All 4 North Dakota 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 4 0
Popular vote 191,712 76,694
Percentage 70.97% 28.39%
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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

North Dakota was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 70.97 of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 28.39% of the popular vote. As of the 2016 presidential election, this is the last election in which Rolette County voted for the Republican candidate.

With 70.97% of the popular vote, North Dakota was Eisenhower's second strongest state after Vermont[4].

Results

United States presidential election in North Dakota, 1952[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 191,712 70.97%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 76,694 28.39%
Constitution Douglas MacArthur 1,075 0.40%
Progressive Vincent Hallinan 344 0.13%
Prohibition Stuart Hamblen 302 0.11%
Total votes 892,553 100%

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