1952 Elections

Presidential Year

3 offices contested.

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1952

Balance of Power

43.5%Popular Vote54.7%

61,743,476 votes

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President

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1952

Presidential Election · 1952

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Republicandefeating Adlai Stevenson II

Stevenson

Electoral

Votes

268 to win

442

Eisenhower

87 EV268 needed to win442 EV

Popular Vote

Eisenhower(REP)54.7%

Stevenson(DEM)43.5%

candidates(OTH)1.8%

National margin:R+11.2%

61,743,476 total votes cast

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Results by State

Stevenson: 9 states · 87 EV|Eisenhower: 39 states · 442 EV

	State	EV	Cum. EV ▲	Stevenson %	Votes	Eisenhower %	Votes	Other %	Margin	Swing
▶	Vermont	3	3	28.2%	43,299	71.5%	109,717	—	R+43.3	↓ R+18.7
▶	North Dakota	4	7	28.4%	76,694	71.0%	191,712	—	R+42.6	↓ R+33.8
▶	South Dakota	4	11	30.7%	90,426	69.3%	203,857	—	R+38.5	↓ R+33.7
▶	Nebraska	6	17	30.9%	188,057	69.2%	421,603	—	R+38.3	↓ R+30.0
▶	Kansas	8	25	30.5%	273,296	68.8%	616,302	—	R+38.3	↓ R+29.3
▶	Maine	5	30	33.8%	118,806	66.2%	232,353	—	R+32.3	↓ R+17.8
▶	Idaho	4	34	34.4%	95,081	65.4%	180,707	—	R+31.0	↓ R+33.7
▶	Iowa	10	44	35.6%	451,513	63.8%	808,906	—	R+28.2	↓ R+30.9
▶	Wyoming	3	47	37.1%	47,934	62.7%	81,049	—	R+25.6	↓ R+30.0
▶	Nevada	3	50	38.5%	31,688	61.5%	50,502	—	R+22.9	↓ R+26.0
▶	Wisconsin	12	62	38.7%	622,175	61.0%	979,744	—	R+22.3	↓ R+26.7
▶	New Hampshire	4	66	39.1%	106,663	60.9%	166,287	—	R+21.8	↓ R+16.1
▶	Oregon	6	72	38.9%	270,579	60.5%	420,815	—	R+21.6	↓ R+18.2
▶	Colorado	6	78	39.0%	245,504	60.3%	379,782	—	R+21.3	↓ R+26.7
▶	Montana	4	82	40.1%	106,213	59.4%	157,394	—	R+19.3	↓ R+29.3
▶	Utah	4	86	41.1%	135,364	58.9%	194,190	—	R+17.9	↓ R+26.8
▶	New York	45	131	37.7%	2,687,890	55.5%	3,952,815	6.8%	R+17.8	↓ R+13.2
▶	Indiana	13	144	41.0%	801,530	58.1%	1,136,259	—	R+17.1	↓ R+16.3
▶	Arizona	4	148	41.6%	108,528	58.4%	152,042	—	R+16.7	↓ R+26.7
▶	New Jersey	16	164	42.0%	1,015,902	56.8%	1,373,613	—	R+14.8	↓ R+10.4
▶	California	32	196	42.7%	2,197,548	56.3%	2,897,310	—	R+13.6	↓ R+14.1
▶	Ohio	25	221	43.2%	1,600,367	56.8%	2,100,391	—	R+13.5	↓ R+13.8
▶	Virginia	12	233	43.3%	265,871	56.4%	345,730	—	R+13.0	↓ R+19.9
▶	Delaware	3	236	43.5%	69,766	56.1%	90,059	—	R+12.7	↓ R+11.4
▶	Connecticut	8	244	43.9%	481,649	55.7%	611,012	—	R+11.8	↓ R+10.2
▶	Maryland	9	253	43.8%	395,337	55.4%	499,424	—	R+11.5	↓ R+13.4
▶	Michigan	20	273	44.0%	1,230,657	55.4%	1,551,529	—	R+11.5	↓ R+9.8
▶	New Mexico	4	277	44.3%	105,404	55.7%	132,645	—	R+11.4	↓ R+24.2
▶	Minnesota	11	288	44.1%	608,458	55.3%	763,211	—	R+11.2	↓ R+28.5
▶	Florida	10	298	45.0%	444,950	55.0%	544,036	—	R+10.0	↓ R+25.2
▶	Illinois	27	325	44.9%	2,013,920	54.8%	2,457,327	—	R+9.9	↓ R+10.7
▶	Washington	9	334	44.7%	492,845	54.3%	599,107	—	R+9.6	↓ R+19.6
▶	Oklahoma	8	342	45.4%	430,939	54.6%	518,045	—	R+9.2	↓ R+34.7
▶	Massachusetts	16	358	45.5%	1,083,525	54.2%	1,292,325	—	R+8.8	↓ R+20.3
▶	Texas	24	382	46.7%	969,227	53.1%	1,102,818	—	R+6.4	↓ R+48.1
▶	Pennsylvania	32	414	46.9%	2,146,269	52.7%	2,415,789	—	R+5.9	↓ R+1.9
▶	Rhode Island	4	418	49.0%	203,293	50.9%	210,935	—	R+1.8	↓ R+18.0
▶	Missouri	13	431	44.2%	929,830	45.6%	959,429	10.2%	R+1.4	↓ R+16.8
▶	Tennessee	11	442	49.7%	443,710	50.0%	446,147	—	R+0.3	↓ R+12.5
▶	Georgia	12	12	69.7%	456,823	30.3%	198,961	—	D+39.3	↓ R+3.2
▶	Alabama	11	23	64.5%	275,075	35.0%	149,231	—	D+29.5	↓ R+4.3
▶	Mississippi	8	31	60.5%	172,836	39.5%	112,966	—	D+20.9	↑ D+13.5
▶	Arkansas	6	37	55.9%	226,300	43.8%	177,155	—	D+12.1	↓ R+28.6
▶	North Carolina	14	51	53.9%	652,803	46.1%	558,107	—	D+7.8	↓ R+17.5
▶	Louisiana	10	61	52.9%	345,027	47.1%	306,925	—	D+5.8	↓ R+9.5
▶	South Carolina	8	69	50.7%	172,957	2.9%	9,793	46.4%	D+47.9	↑ D+27.5
▶	West Virginia	8	77	51.9%	453,578	48.1%	419,970	—	D+3.9	↓ R+11.2
▶	Kentucky	10	87	49.9%	495,729	49.8%	495,029	—	D+0.1	↓ R+15.2

Margin = (Dem votes − Rep votes) ÷ total votes × 100. Swing = current margin − 1948 margin. Cum. EV orders each winning ticket's states from largest win to closest win and accumulates the official EV awarded in each state, so the closest state is that candidate's final cumulative total.Other % shown when > 5% of total votes.

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U.S. Senate

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33 contests|D won 11|R won 21|Other 1

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	GoldwaterREP	51.3%	132,063	McFarlandDEM	48.7%	125,338	R+2.6	↓ R+41.7
▶	Connecticut	PurtellREP	52.5%	573,854	BentonDEM	44.4%	485,066	R+8.1	↑ D+7.3
▶	Connecticut(S)	BushREP	51.2%	559,465	RibicoffDEM	48.5%	530,505	R+2.6	↑ D+12.8
▶	Delaware	WilliamsREP	54.5%	93,020	BayardDEM	45.5%	77,685	R+9.0	↑ D+1.3
▶	Florida	HollandDEM	100.0%	616,665	—	—	—	D+100.0	↑ D+42.7
▶	Indiana	JennerREP	52.4%	1,020,605	SchrickerDEM	46.8%	911,169	R+5.6	↑ D+5.9
▶	Kentucky(S)	CooperREP	51.5%	494,576	UnderwoodDEM	48.5%	465,652	R+3.0	↑ D+3.8
▶	Maine	PayneREP	62.7%	139,205	DubeDEM	26.3%	58,335	R+36.5	↓ R+9.4
▶	Maryland	BeallREP	52.5%	449,823	MahoneyDEM	47.5%	406,370	R+5.1	↓ R+7.2
▶	Massachusetts	KennedyDEM	51.4%	1,211,984	LodgeREP	48.4%	1,141,247	D+3.0	↑ D+22.8
▶	Michigan	PotterREP	50.6%	1,428,352	MoodyDEM	49.0%	1,383,416	R+1.6	↑ D+33.5
▶	Minnesota	ThyeREP	56.6%	785,649	CarlsonDEM	42.5%	590,011	R+14.1	↑ D+5.0
▶	Mississippi	StennisDEM	100.0%	233,919	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Missouri	SymingtonDEM	56.1%	1,259,350	KemREP	43.8%	982,887	D+12.3	↑ D+17.5
▶	Montana	MansfieldDEM	50.8%	133,109	EctonREP	48.6%	127,360	D+2.2	↑ D+10.3
▶	Nebraska	ButlerREP	64.5%	383,843	LongDEM	32.0%	190,696	R+32.5	↑ D+9.2
▶	Nevada	MaloneREP	51.7%	41,906	MechlingDEM	48.3%	39,184	R+3.4	↑ D+7.1
▶	New Jersey	SmithREP	55.5%	1,286,782	AlexanderDEM	43.6%	1,011,187	R+11.9	↑ D+6.5
▶	New Mexico	OtherOTH	42.9%	102,900	ChavezDEM	31.4%	75,286	D+5.7	↑ D+3.4
▶	New York	IvesREP	55.3%	3,853,934	CashmoreDEM	36.2%	2,521,736	R+19.1	—
▶	North Dakota	LangerREP	66.3%	157,907	MorrisonDEM	23.3%	55,347	R+43.1	↓ R+15.0
▶	Ohio	BrickerREP	54.6%	1,878,961	DisalleDEM	45.4%	1,563,330	R+9.2	↑ D+5.5
▶	Pennsylvania	MartinREP	51.6%	2,331,034	BardDEM	48.0%	2,168,546	R+3.6	↑ D+15.8
▶	Rhode Island	PastoreDEM	54.8%	225,128	EwingREP	45.2%	185,663	D+9.6	↓ R+0.6
▶	Tennessee	GoreDEM	74.2%	545,432	AtkinsREP	20.9%	153,479	D+53.3	↑ D+12.9
▶	Texas	DanielDEM	100.0%	1,425,007	OtherOTH	0.0%	589	D+100.0	↑ D+22.9
▶	Utah	WatkinsREP	54.3%	177,435	GrangerDEM	45.7%	149,598	R+8.5	↓ R+6.0
▶	Vermont	FlandersREP	72.3%	111,406	JohnstonDEM	27.7%	42,630	R+44.6	↑ D+4.6
▶	Virginia	ByrdDEM	73.4%	394,694	OtherOTH	26.6%	143,016	D+73.4	↑ D+36.6
▶	Washington	JacksonDEM	56.2%	595,288	CainREP	43.5%	460,884	D+12.7	↑ D+21.8
▶	West Virginia	KilgoreDEM	53.6%	470,019	RevercombREP	46.4%	406,554	D+7.2	↑ D+6.6
▶	Wisconsin	McCarthyREP	54.2%	870,444	FairchildDEM	45.6%	731,402	R+8.7	↑ D+15.2
▶	Wyoming	BarrettREP	51.6%	67,176	O'MahoneyDEM	48.4%	62,921	R+3.3	↓ R+15.7

Governor

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31 contests|D won 11|R won 20

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	PyleREP	60.2%	156,592	HaldimanDEM	39.8%	103,693	R+20.3	↓ R+39.4
▶	Arkansas	CherryDEM	87.4%	342,292	SpeckREP	12.6%	49,292	D+74.8	↓ R+3.5
▶	Colorado	ThorntonREP	57.1%	349,925	MetzgerDEM	42.4%	260,044	R+14.7	↓ R+47.3
▶	Delaware	BoggsREP	52.1%	88,977	CarvelDEM	47.9%	81,772	R+4.2	↓ R+11.6
▶	Florida	McCartyDEM	74.8%	624,463	SwanREP	25.2%	210,009	D+49.7	↓ R+17.1
▶	Illinois	StrattonREP	52.5%	2,317,363	DixonDEM	47.3%	2,089,721	R+5.2	↓ R+19.7
▶	Indiana	CraigREP	55.7%	1,075,685	WatkinsDEM	43.6%	841,984	R+12.1	↓ R+20.5
▶	Iowa	BeardsleyREP	51.9%	638,388	LovelessDEM	47.8%	587,671	R+4.1	↑ D+7.9
▶	Kansas	ArnREP	56.3%	491,338	RooneyDEM	41.7%	363,482	R+14.7	↑ D+1.9
▶	Louisiana	KennonDEM	100.0%	118,723	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	CrossREP	52.1%	128,532	OtherOTH	30.9%	76,147	R+35.0	↓ R+3.8
▶	Massachusetts	HerterREP	49.9%	1,175,955	DeverDEM	49.3%	1,161,499	R+0.6	↓ R+19.2
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	50.0%	1,431,893	AlgerREP	49.7%	1,423,275	D+0.3	↓ R+7.5
▶	Minnesota	AndersonREP	55.3%	785,125	FreemanDEM	44.0%	624,480	R+11.3	↓ R+3.2
▶	Missouri	DonnellyDEM	53.8%	1,209,900	ElliottREP	46.1%	1,035,947	D+7.7	↓ R+8.5
▶	Montana	AronsonREP	51.0%	134,423	BonnerDEM	49.0%	129,369	R+1.9	↓ R+13.8
▶	Nebraska	CrosbyREP	61.4%	365,409	RaeckeDEM	38.6%	229,400	R+22.9	↓ R+2.7
▶	New Hampshire	GreggREP	63.1%	167,791	CraigDEM	36.9%	97,924	R+26.3	↓ R+21.4
▶	New Mexico	MechemREP	43.0%	103,220	GranthamDEM	34.9%	83,904	R+8.0	↓ R+11.8
▶	North Carolina	UmsteadDEM	67.5%	796,306	SeawellREP	32.5%	383,329	D+35.0	↓ R+12.0
▶	North Dakota	BrunsdaleREP	78.7%	199,944	JohnsonDEM	21.3%	53,990	R+57.5	↓ R+33.7
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	55.9%	2,015,110	TaftREP	44.1%	1,590,058	D+11.8	↑ D+4.5
▶	Rhode Island	RobertsDEM	52.6%	215,587	ArchambaultREP	47.4%	194,102	D+5.2	↓ R+17.5
▶	South Dakota	AndersonREP	70.2%	203,102	IversonDEM	29.9%	86,412	R+40.3	↓ R+18.1
▶	Tennessee	ClementDEM	79.4%	640,290	WittREP	20.6%	166,377	D+58.7	↑ D+24.9
▶	Texas	ShiversDEM	100.0%	1,385,544	OtherOTH	0.1%	664	D+100.0	↑ D+29.9
▶	Utah	LeeREP	55.1%	180,516	GladeDEM	44.9%	147,188	R+10.2	↓ R+0.2
▶	Vermont	EmersonREP	51.9%	78,338	LarrowDEM	39.8%	60,051	R+12.1	↑ D+31.8
▶	Washington	LanglieREP	52.6%	567,822	MitchellDEM	47.4%	510,675	R+5.3	↓ R+2.0
▶	West Virginia	MarlandDEM	51.5%	454,898	HoltREP	48.5%	427,629	D+3.1	↓ R+11.2
▶	Wisconsin	KohlerREP	62.5%	1,009,171	ProxmireDEM	37.3%	601,844	R+25.2	↓ R+15.3