1952 United States Senate elections
The 1952 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency by a large margin. The Republicans took control of the senate by managing to make a net gain of two seats, which was reduced to one when Wayne Morse (R-OR) became an independent. The Republicans still held a majority after Morse's switch. This election was the second time in history (after 1932) that the party in power lost their majority and the Senate Majority Leader lost his own re-election bid. (In addition, this was the second consecutive election in which a sitting Senate leader lost his seat.)
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This was the last time the senate changed hands in a presidential election year until 1980.
Retirements
Democrat who was replaced by a Republican
- Maryland: Herbert O'Conor was replaced by James Glenn Beall.
Democratic hold
- Texas: Tom Connally was replaced by Price Daniel.
Republican holds
Both Republican holds were in special elections.
- Connecticut: Appointee William A. Purtell retired to run for the Class 1 seat and was replaced by Prescott Bush.
- Nebraska: Appointee Fred A. Seaton retired and was replaced by Dwight Griswold.
Incumbent losses
Renomination
Democratic hold
- Tennessee: Kenneth McKellar lost to Albert Gore Sr., who later won the general election.
Republican hold
- Maine: Owen Brewster lost to Frederick G. Payne, who later won the general election.
Re-election
Democrats who lost to Republicans
- Arizona: Ernest McFarland, the Majority Leader, lost to Barry Goldwater.
- Connecticut: William Benton lost to William A. Purtell.
- Kentucky: Appointee Thomas R. Underwood lost to John Sherman Cooper in a special election.
- Michigan: Blair Moody lost to Charles E. Potter in a special election.
- Wyoming: Joseph C. O'Mahoney lost to Frank A. Barrett.
Republicans who lost to Democrats
- Massachusetts: Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. lost to John F. Kennedy.
- Missouri: James P. Kem lost to Stuart Symington.
- Montana: Zales Ecton lost to Mike Mansfield.
- Washington: Harry P. Cain lost to Henry M. Jackson.
Change in Senate composition
Before the elections
Going into the November elections.
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Results of the special elections
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R48 Gain, same as general |
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Beginning of the next Congress
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Race summaries
Special elections during the 82nd Congress
In these special elections, the winners were seated during 1952 or before January 3, 1953; ordered by election date, then state.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Connecticut (Class 3) |
William A. Purtell | Republican | 1952 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired to run for the Class 1 seat. New senator elected November 4, 1952. Republican hold. |
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Kentucky (Class 2) |
Thomas R. Underwood | Democratic | 1951 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1952. Republican gain. |
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Michigan (Class 1) |
Blair Moody | Democratic | 1951 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1952. Republican gain. Winner was also elected to the next term, see below. |
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Nebraska (Class 2) |
Fred Andrew Seaton | Republican | 1951 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 4, 1952. Republican hold. |
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Races leading to the 83rd Congress
In these general elections, the winner was seated on January 3, 1953; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 1 seats.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Arizona | Ernest McFarland | Democratic | 1940 1946 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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California | William Knowland | Republican | 1945 (Appointed) 1946 (Special) 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Connecticut | William Benton | Democratic | 1949 (Appointed) 1950 (Special) |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Delaware | John J. Williams | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Florida | Spessard Holland | Democratic | 1946 (Appointed) 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Indiana | William E. Jenner | Republican | 1944 (Special) 1944 (Retired) 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Maine | Owen Brewster | Republican | 1940 1946 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned December 31, 1952. |
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Maryland | Herbert O'Conor | Democratic | 1946 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | Republican | 1936 1942 1944 (Resigned) 1946 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Michigan | Blair Moody | Democratic | 1951 (Appointed) | Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected. Republican gain Winner was also elected to finish the term, see above. |
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Minnesota | Edward John Thye | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Mississippi | John C. Stennis | Democratic | 1947 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Missouri | James P. Kem | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Montana | Zales Ecton | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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Nebraska | Hugh A. Butler | Republican | 1940 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Nevada | George W. Malone | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Jersey | Howard Alexander Smith | Republican | 1944 (Special) 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New Mexico | Dennis Chávez | Democratic | 1935 (Appointed) 1936 (Special) 1940 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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New York | Irving Ives | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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North Dakota | William Langer | Republican | 1940 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Ohio | John W. Bricker | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Pennsylvania | Edward Martin | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Rhode Island | John Pastore | Democratic | 1950 (Special) | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Tennessee | Kenneth McKellar | Democratic | 1916 1922 1928 1934 1940 1946 |
Incumbent lost renomination. New senator re-elected. Democratic hold. |
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Texas | Tom Connally | Democratic | 1928 1934 1940 1946 |
Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. |
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Utah | Arthur Vivian Watkins | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Vermont | Ralph Flanders | Republican | 1946 (Appointed) 1946 (Special) 1952 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Virginia | Harry F. Byrd | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1933 (Special) 1934 1940 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Washington | Harry P. Cain | Republican | 1946 1946 (Appointed) |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. |
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West Virginia | Harley M. Kilgore | Democratic | 1940 1946 |
Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wisconsin | Joseph McCarthy | Republican | 1946 | Incumbent re-elected. |
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Wyoming | Joseph C. O'Mahoney | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1934 1940 1946 |
Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain. |
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Special elections during the 83rd Congress
There were no elections in 1953 to the 83rd Congress.
Arizona
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Barry Goldwater | 132,063 | 51.31 | |
Democratic | Ernest McFarland (Incumbent) | 125,338 | 48.69 | |
Majority | 6,725 | 2.62 | ||
Turnout | 257,401 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
California
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Knowland (Incumbent) | 3,982,448 | 87.67 | |
Democratic | Reuben W. Borough | 542,270 | 11.94 | |
Write-In | Helen Gahagan Douglas | 11,812 | 0.26 | |
None | Scattering | 5,910 | 0.13 | |
Majority | 3,440,178 | 75.73 | ||
Turnout | 4,542,440 | |||
Republican hold |
Connecticut
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William A. Purtell | 573,854 | 52.48 | |
Democratic | William Benton (Incumbent) | 485,066 | 44.36 | |
Independent Republican | Vivien Kellems | 22,268 | 2.04 | |
Socialist | Jasper McLevy | 12,279 | 1.12 | |
Majority | 88,788 | 8.12 | ||
Turnout | 1,093,467 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Connecticut (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Prescott Bush | 559,465 | 51.17 | |
Democratic | Abraham A. Ribicoff | 530,505 | 48.52 | |
Socialist | William J. Taft | 3,298 | 0.30 | |
Majority | 28,960 | 2.65 | ||
Turnout | 1,093,268 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Delaware
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John J. Williams (Incumbent) | 93,020 | 54.49 | |
Democratic | Alexis I. DuPont Bayard | 77,685 | 45.51 | |
Majority | 15,335 | 8.98 | ||
Turnout | 170,705 | |||
Republican hold |
Florida
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Spessard L. Holland (Incumbent) | 616,665 | 99.82 | |
None | Scattering | 1,135 | 0.18 | |
Majority | 615,530 | 99.64 | ||
Turnout | 617,800 | |||
Democratic hold |
Indiana
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William E. Jenner (Incumbent) | 1,020,605 | 52.44 | |
Democratic | Henry F. Schriker | 911,169 | 46.82 | |
Prohibition | Carl W. Thompson | 12,734 | 0.65 | |
Progressive | Carl Leon Eddy | 891 | 0.05 | |
Socialist Labor | John Marion Morris | 719 | 0.04 | |
Majority | 109,436 | 5.62 | ||
Turnout | 1,946,118 | |||
Republican hold |
Kentucky (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John Sherman Cooper | 494,576 | 51.51 | |
Democratic | Thomas R. Underwood | 465,652 | 48.49 | |
Majority | 28,924 | 3.02 | ||
Turnout | 960,228 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Maine
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frederick G. Payne | 139,205 | 58.70 | |
Democratic | Roger P. Dube | 82,665 | 34.86 | |
Independent Democratic | Earl S. Grant | 15,294 | 6.45 | |
Majority | 56,540 | 23.84 | ||
Turnout | 237,164 | |||
Republican hold |
Maryland
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | James Glenn Beall | 449,823 | 52.54 | |
Democratic | George P. Mahoney | 406,370 | 47.46 | |
Majority | 43,453 | 5.08 | ||
Turnout | 856,193 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Massachusetts
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | ||
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Democratic | John F. Kennedy | 1,211,984 | 51.34 | |||
Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Incumbent) | 1,141,247 | 48.35 | |||
Socialist Labor | Thelma Ingersoll | 4,683 | 0.20 | |||
Prohibition | Mark R. Shaw | 2,508 | 0.11 | |||
None | Scattering | 3 | 0.00 | {{{change}}} | ||
Majority | 70,737 | 3.0 | ||||
Turnout | 2,360,425 | |||||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||||
Michigan
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles E. Potter | 1,428,352 | 50.63 | |
Democratic | Blair Moody (Incumbent) | 1,383,416 | 49.04 | |
Prohibition | LeRoy M. Lowell | 7,435 | 0.26 | |
Socialist Labor | James Sim | 1,202 | 0.04 | |
Socialist Workers | Genora Dollinger | 726 | 0.03 | |
None | Scattering | 2 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 44,936 | 1.59 | ||
Turnout | ||||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Michigan (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Charles E. Potter | 1,417,032 | 51.24 | |
Democratic | Blair Moody (Incumbent) | 1,347,705 | 48.73 | |
Socialist Workers | Genora Dollinger (SW) | 819 | 0.03 | |
None | Scattering | 160 | 0.01 | |
Majority | 69,327 | 2.51 | ||
Turnout | 2,765,716 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
Minnesota
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edward J. Thye (Incumbent) | 785,649 | 56.63 | |
Democratic–Farmer–Labor | Bill Carlson | 590,011 | 42.53 | |
Progressive | Marian LeSueur | 7,917 | 0.57 | |
Socialist Workers | Vincent R. Dunne | 3,842 | 0.28 | |
Majority | 195,638 | 14.10 | ||
Turnout | 1,387,419 | |||
Republican gain from [[|N/A]] | ||||
Mississippi
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John C. Stennis (Incumbent) | 233,919 | 100.00 | |
Democratic hold |
Missouri
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Stuart Symington | 1,008,521 | 53.99 | |
Republican | James P. Kem (Incumbent) | 858,170 | 45.94 | |
Progressive | Haven P. Perkins | 883 | 0.05 | |
Socialist | Joseph G. Hodges | 219 | 0.01 | |
Christian Nationalist | Christian Frederick | 161 | 0.01 | |
Socialist Labor | Henry W. Genck | 145 | 0.01 | |
Majority | 150,351 | 8.05 | ||
Turnout | 1,868,099 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Montana
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Mike Mansfield | 133,109 | 50.75 | |
Republican | Zales N. Ecton (Incumbent) | 127,360 | 48.56 | |
Progressive | Lawrence J. ‘Larry’ Price | 1,828 | 0.70 | |
Majority | 5,749 | 2.19 | ||
Turnout | 262,297 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
Nebraska
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Hugh Butler (Incumbent) | 408,971 | 69.11 | |
Democratic | Stanley D. Long | 164,660 | 27.83 | |
By Petition | Dwight Dell | 18,087 | 3.06 | |
None | Scattering | 31 | 0.01 | |
Majority | 244,311 | 41.28 | ||
Turnout | 59,179 | |||
Republican hold |
Nebraska (Special)
Nevada
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | George W. Malone (Incumbent) | 41,906 | 51.68 | |
Democratic | Thomas B. Mechling | 39,184 | 48.32 | |
Majority | 2,722 | 3.36 | ||
Turnout | 81,090 | |||
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New Jersey
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | H. Alexander Smith (Incumbent) | 1,286,782 | 55.51 | |
Democratic | Archibald S. Alexander | 1,011,187 | 43.62 | |
Progressive | Katharine A. Van Orden | 7,195 | 0.31 | |
Prohibition | A. N. Smith | 6,815 | 0.29 | |
Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 5,088 | 0.22 | |
Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 1,165 | 0.05 | |
Majority | 275,595 | 11.89 | ||
Turnout | 2,318,232 | |||
Republican hold |
As of 2020, this was the last time that Republicans have won the Class 1 U.S Senate seat from New Jersey.
New Mexico
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Dennis Chavez (Incumbent) | 122,543 | 51.12 | |
Republican | Patrick J. Hurley | 117,168 | 48.88 | |
Majority | 5,375 | 2.24 | ||
Turnout | 239,711 | |||
Democratic hold |
New York
In New York, the Liberal State Committee met on August 28, and nominated Dr. George S. Counts, Professor of Education at Teachers College, Columbia University, for the U.S. Senate.[6] The Republican State Committee re-nominated the incumbent U.S. senator Irving M. Ives. The Democratic State Committee met on August 28, and nominated Brooklyn Borough President John Cashmore for the U.S. Senate.[7]
The Republican incumbent Ives was re-elected with the then largest plurality[8] in state history.
Republican | Irving M. Ives | 3,853,934 |
Democratic | John Cashmore | 2,521,736 |
Liberal | George S. Counts | 489,775 |
American Labor | Corliss Lamont | 104,702 |
Socialist Workers | Michael Bartell[9] | 4,263 |
Socialist | Joseph G. Glass[10] | 3,382 |
Industrial Government | Nathan Karp[11] | 2,451 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Irving M. Ives (Incumbent) | 3,853,934 | 55.21 | |
Democratic | John Cashmore | 2,521,736 | 36.13 | |
Liberal | George S. Counts | 489,775 | 7.02 | |
American Labor | Corliss Lamont | 104,702 | 1.50 | |
Socialist Workers | Michael Bartell | 4,263 | 0.06 | |
Socialist | Joseph S. Glass | 3,382 | 0.05 | |
Industrial Government | Nathan Karp | 2,451 | 0.04 | |
Majority | 1,332,198 | 19.08 | ||
Turnout | 6,980,259 | |||
Republican hold |
North Dakota
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | William Langer (Incumbent) | 157,907 | 66.35 | |
Democratic | Harold A. Morrison | 55,347 | 23.26 | |
Republican | Fred G. Aandahl | 24,741 | 10.40 | |
Majority | 102,560 | 43.09 | ||
Turnout | 237,995 | |||
Republican hold |
Ohio
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | John W. Bricker (Incumbent) | 1,878,961 | 54.58 | |
Democratic | Michael V. DiSalle | 1,563,330 | 45.42 | |
Majority | 295,631 | 9.16 | ||
Turnout | 3,442,291 | |||
Republican hold |
Pennsylvania
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Edward Martin (Incumbent) | 2,331,034 | 51.58 | |
Democratic | Guy Kurtz Bard | 2,168,546 | 47.98 | |
Prohibition | Ira S. Sassaman | 12,150 | 0.27 | |
Socialist | William J. Van Essen | 3,538 | 0.08 | |
Militant Workers | Anna Chester | 2,258 | 0.05 | |
Independent Government | Frank Knotek | 1,897 | 0.04 | |
Majority | 162,488 | 3.60 | ||
Turnout | 4,519,423 | |||
Republican hold | ||||
Rhode Island
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John O. Pastore (Incumbent) | 225,128 | 54.78 | |
Republican | Bayard Ewing[12] | 185,850 | 45.22 | |
Majority | 39,278 | 9.56 | ||
Turnout | 410,978 | |||
Democratic hold |
Tennessee
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Albert Gore Sr. | 545,432 | 74.19 | |
Republican | Hobart F. Atkins | 153,479 | 20.88 | |
Independent | Richard M. Barber | 22,169 | 3.02 | |
Good Government and Clean Elections | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 14,132 | 1.92 | |
None | Write-Ins | 7 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 391,953 | 53.31 | ||
Turnout | 735,219 | |||
Democratic hold |
Texas
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Price Daniel | 1,895,192 | 100.00 | |
Democratic hold |
Utah
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Arthur V. Watkins (Incumbent) | 177,435 | 54.26 | |
Democratic | Walter K. Granger | 149,598 | 45.74 | |
Majority | 27,837 | 8.52 | ||
Turnout | 327,033 | |||
Republican hold |
Vermont
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Ralph E. Flanders (Incumbent) | 111,406 | 72.32 | |
Democratic | Allan R. Johnston | 42,630 | 27.67 | |
None | Scattering | 16 | 0.01 | |
Majority | 68,776 | 44.65 | ||
Total votes | 154,052 | |||
Republican hold |
Virginia
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Harry F. Byrd (Incumbent) | 398,677 | 73.35 | |
Independent Democratic | H. M. Vise Sr. | 69,133 | 12.72 | |
Social Democratic | Clarke T. Robb | 6,721 | 12.38 | |
None | Scattering | 8,425 | 1.55 | |
Majority | 329,544 | 60.63 | ||
Turnout | 543,516 | |||
Democratic hold |
Washington
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Henry M. Jackson | 595,288 | 56.23 | |
Republican | Harry P. Cain (Incumbent) | 460,884 | 43.53 | |
Progressive | Thomas C. Rabbitt | 1,912 | 0.18 | |
Socialist Labor | Henry Killman | 651 | 0.06 | |
Majority | 134,404 | 12.70 | ||
Turnout | 1,058,735 | |||
Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
West Virginia
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harley M. Kilgore (Incumbent) | 470,019 | 53.62 | |
Republican | Chapman Revercomb | 406,554 | 46.38 | |
Majority | 63,465 | 7.24 | ||
Turnout | 876,573 | |||
Democratic hold |
Wisconsin
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Joseph McCarthy (Incumbent) | 870,444 | 54.23 | |
Democratic | Thomas E. Fairchild | 731,402 | 45.56 | |
Independent | Alfred L. Easterday | 1,879 | 0.12 | |
Independent | James E. Boulton | 1,442 | 0.09 | |
None | Scattering | 61 | 0.00 | |
Majority | 139,042 | 8.67 | ||
Turnout | 1,605,228 | |||
Republican hold |
Wyoming
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Republican | Frank A. Barrett | 67,176 | 51.64 | |
Democratic | Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Incumbent) | 62,921 | 48.36 | |
Majority | 4,255 | 3.28 | ||
Turnout | 130,097 | |||
Republican gain from Democratic | ||||
See also
Notes
- The Maine election was held September 8, 1952 and there were also special elections in November 1952.
- At the time of these elections Styles Bridges was the Republican leader. When the new congress was sworn in however Bridges became President pro tempore of the United States Senate and Robert Taft of Ohio became majority leader.
- "Our Campaigns - Container Detail Page". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved 21 December 2017.
- http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=83027 OurCampaigns.com
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved May 26, 2019.
- "DR. COUNTS TO STAY AS LIBERAL CHOICE". The New York Times. September 6, 1952.
- "LIBERALS ADAMANT AGAINST CASHMORE". The New York Times. September 3, 1952.
- In the New York election, "largest plurality" in this case means: difference between first and second placed candidate, considering the absolute number of votes
- Michael Bartell, ran also for governor in 1950
- Joseph G. Glass, ran also for attorney general in 1942
- Nathan Karp (b. ca. 1915), clothing cutter, of Queens, ran also for lieutenant governor in 1950; for Mayor of New York in 1953; and for governor in 1954
- Lambert, Bruce (1991-11-01). "Bayard Ewing, 75, Ex-U.S. Chairman Of the United Way". The New York Times. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2020-06-12.