1952 United States Senate elections

1952 United States Senate elections

← 1950 September 8[a] & November 4, 1952 1954 →
35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Styles Bridges[b] Ernest McFarland (Lost re-election) Party Republican Democratic Leader since January 8, 1952 January 3, 1951 Leader's seat New Hampshire Arizona Seats before 47 49 Seats after 49 47 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 24,665,569 21,236,793 Percentage 52.0% 44.8% Seats up 21 14 Races won 23 12
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      No election Rectangular inset (Conn. & Neb.): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election Ernest McFarland Democratic Elected Majority Leader Robert A. Taft Republican

The 1952 United States Senate elections was an election for the

, in which a sitting Senate leader lost his seat.

This was the last time the Senate changed hands in a presidential election year until 1980 and the last time the Republicans won control of the Senate until 1980. As of 2020, this is the last time both houses simultaneously changed hands in a presidential year.^[1]

Results summary

↓

47	49
Democratic	Republican

Colored shading indicates party with largest share of that row.

Parties					Total
		Democratic	Republican	Other
Last elections (1950) Before these elections		49	47	0	96
Not up		35	26	0	61
Up		14	21	—	35
	Class 1 (1946→1952)	13	19	—	32
	Special: Class 2	1	1	—	2
	Special: Class 3	0	1	—	1
Incumbent retired		2	2	—	4
	Held by same party	1	2	—	3
	Replaced by other party	1 Democrat replaced by 1 Republican		—	1
	Result	1	3	0	4
Incumbent ran		12	19	—	31
	Won re-election	6	14	—	20
	Lost re-election	4 Republicans replaced by 4 Democrats 5 Democrats replaced by 5 Republicans		—	9
	Lost renomination but held by same party	1	1	—	2
	Result	11	20	0	31
Total elected		12	23	0	35
Net change		2	2		2
Nationwide vote		21,236,793	24,665,569	1,534,837	47,437,199
	Share	44.77%	52.00%	3.24%	100%
Result		47	49	0	96

Source: Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives^[2]

Gains, losses and holds

Retirements

One Republican and one Democrat retired instead of seeking re-election. One Republican and one Democrat also retired instead of finishing the unexpired term.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Connecticut (special)	William A. Purtell	Prescott Bush
Maryland	Herbert O'Conor	J. Glenn Beall
Nebraska (special)	Fred A. Seaton	Dwight Griswold
Texas	Tom Connally	Price Daniel

Defeats

Four Republicans and five Democrats sought re-election, and one Republican and one Democrat also sought election to run to finish the unexpired term or in the six-year term but lost in the primary or general election.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Arizona	Ernest McFarland	Barry Goldwater
Connecticut (regular)	William Benton	William A. Purtell
Kentucky (special)	Thomas R. Underwood	John Sherman Cooper
Maine	Owen Brewster	Frederick G. Payne
Massachusetts	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.	John F. Kennedy
Michigan	Blair Moody	Charles E. Potter
Missouri	James P. Kem	Stuart Symington
Montana	Zales Ecton	Mike Mansfield
Tennessee	Kenneth McKellar	Albert Gore Sr.
Washington	Harry P. Cain	Henry M. Jackson
Wyoming	Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Frank A. Barrett

Post-election changes

State	Senator	Replaced by
Oregon	Wayne Morse	Wayne Morse
Nebraska (Class 1)	Hugh A. Butler	Samuel W. Reynolds
Nebraska (Class 2)	Dwight Griswold	Eva Bowring
Nevada	Pat McCarran	Ernest S. Brown
New Hampshire	Charles W. Tobey	Robert W. Upton
North Carolina (Class 2)	Willis Smith	Alton Lennon
North Carolina (Class 3)	Clyde R. Hoey	Sam Ervin
Ohio	Robert A. Taft	Thomas A. Burke
South Carolina	Burnet R. Maybank	Charles E. Daniel
Wyoming	Lester C. Hunt	Edward D. Crippa

Change in composition

Before the elections

Going into the November elections.

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38 Fla. Ran	D37 Conn. (reg) Ran	D36 Ariz. Ran	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39 Ky. (sp) Ran	D40 Md. Ran	D41 Mich. (sp) Mich. (reg) Ran	D42 Miss. Ran	D43 N.M. Ran	D44 R.I. Ran	D45 Tenn. Ran	D46 Texas Retired	D47 Va. Ran	D48 W.Va. Ran
Majority →									D49 Wyo. Ran
R39 N.J. Ran	R40 N.Y. Ran	R41 N.D. Ran	R42 Ohio Ran	R43 Pa. Ran	R44 Utah Ran	R45 Vt. Ran	R46 Wash. Ran	R47 Wis. Ran
R38 Nev. Ran	R37 Neb. (sp) Retired	R36 Neb. (reg) Ran	R35 Mont. Ran	R34 Mo. Ran	R33 Minn. Ran	R32 Mass. Ran	R31 Maine Ran	R30 Ind. Ran	R29 Del. Ran
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27 Calif. Ran	R28 Conn. (sp) Retired
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Results of the elections

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38 N.M. Re-elected	D37 Miss. Re-elected	D36 Fla. Re-elected	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39 R.I. Re-elected	D40 Tenn. Hold	D41 Texas Hold	D42 Va. Re-elected	D43 W.Va. Re-elected	D44 Mass. Gain	D45 Mo. Gain	D46 Mont. Gain	D47 Wash. Gain	R49 Wyo. Gain
Majority →
R39 Ohio Re-elected	R40 Pa. Re-elected	R41 Utah Re-elected	R42 Vt. Re-elected	R43 Wis. Re-elected	R44 Ariz. Gain	R45 Conn. (reg) Gain	R46 Ky. (sp) Gain[c]	R47 Md. Gain	R48 Mich. (sp) Mich. (reg) Gain[c]
R38 N.D. Re-elected	R37 N.Y. Re-elected	R36 N.J. Re-elected	R35 Nev. Re-elected	R34 Neb. (sp) Hold	R33 Neb. (reg) Re-elected	R32 Minn. Re-elected	R31 Maine Hold	R30 Ind. Re-elected	R29 Del. Re-elected
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27 Calif. Re-elected	R28 Conn. (sp) Hold
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Beginning of the next Congress

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39	D40	D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	I1 Ore. Changed
Majority using VP's vote ↓
R39	R40	R41	R42	R43	R44	R45	R46	R47	R48
R38	R37	R36	R35	R34	R33	R32	R31	R30	R29
R19	R20	R21	R22	R23	R24	R25	R26	R27	R28
R18	R17	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Key	D# Democratic I# Independent R# Republican

Race summaries

Special elections during the 82nd Congress

In these special elections the winners were seated before January 3, 1953; ordered by election date, then state.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	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.	▌Y Prescott Bush (Republican) 51.2% ▌Abraham Ribicoff (Democratic) 48.5%
Kentucky (Class 2)	Thomas R. Underwood	Democratic	1951 (Appointed)	Interim appointee lost election. New senator elected November 4, 1952. Republican gain.	▌Y John Sherman Cooper (Republican) 51.5% ▌Thomas R. Underwood (Democratic) 48.5%
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.	▌Y Charles E. Potter (Republican) 51.2% ▌Blair Moody (Democratic) 48.7%[3]
Nebraska (Class 2)	Fred A. Seaton	Republican	1951 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 4, 1952. Republican hold.	▌Y Dwight Griswold (Republican) 63.6% ▌William Ritchie (Democratic) 36.4%

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
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Arizona	Ernest McFarland	Democratic	1940 1946	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Barry Goldwater (Republican) 51.3% ▌Ernest McFarland (Democratic) 48.7%
California	William Knowland	Republican	1945 (Appointed) 1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Knowland (Republican) 87.7% ▌Reuben W. Borough (Ind. Progressive) 11.9%
Connecticut	William Benton	Democratic	1949 (Appointed) 1950 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y William A. Purtell (Republican) 52.5% ▌William Benton (Democratic) 44.4%
Delaware	John J. Williams	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John J. Williams (Republican) 54.5% ▌Alexis I. du Pont Bayard (Democratic) 45.5%
Florida	Spessard Holland	Democratic	1946 (Appointed) 1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Spessard Holland (Democratic) 99.8%
Indiana	William E. Jenner	Republican	1944 (special) 1944 (Retired) 1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William E. Jenner (Republican) 52.4% ▌Henry F. Schricker (Democratic) 46.8%
Maine	Owen Brewster	Republican	1940 1946	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Republican hold. Incumbent resigned December 31, 1952.	▌Y Frederick G. Payne (Republican) 58.7% ▌Roger P. Dube (Democratic) 34.9% ▌Earl S. Grant (Independent) 6.4%
Maryland	Herbert O'Conor	Democratic	1946	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y J. Glenn Beall (Republican) 52.5% ▌George P. Mahoney (Democratic) 47.5%
Massachusetts	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.	Republican	1936 1942 1944 (Resigned) 1946	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y John F. Kennedy (Democratic) 51.4% ▌Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Republican) 48.4%[4]
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.	▌Y Charles E. Potter (Republican) 50.6% ▌Blair Moody (Democratic) 49.0%[3]
Minnesota	Edward J. Thye	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward J. Thye (Republican) 56.6% ▌William E. Carlson (DFL) 42.5%
Mississippi	John C. Stennis	Democratic	1947 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John C. Stennis (Democratic) Unopposed
Missouri	James P. Kem	Republican	1946	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Stuart Symington (Democratic) 54.0% ▌James P. Kem (Republican) 45.9%
Montana	Zales Ecton	Republican	1946	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Mike Mansfield (Democratic) 50.8% ▌Zales Ecton (Republican) 48.6%
Nebraska	Hugh A. Butler	Republican	1940 1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Hugh A. Butler (Republican) 69.1% ▌Stanley D. Long (Democratic) 27.8%
Nevada	George W. Malone	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y George W. Malone (Republican) 51.7% ▌Thomas B. Mechling (Democratic) 48.3%
New Jersey	H. Alexander Smith	Republican	1944 (special) 1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y H. Alexander Smith (Republican) 55.5% ▌Archibald S. Alexander (Democratic) 43.6%
New Mexico	Dennis Chávez	Democratic	1935 (Appointed) 1946	Incumbent re-elected .	▌Y Dennis Chávez (Democratic) 51.1% ▌Patrick J. Hurley (Republican) 48.9%
New York	Irving Ives	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Irving Ives (Republican) 55.2% ▌John Cashmore (Democratic) 36.1% ▌George Counts (Liberal) 7.0%
North Dakota	William Langer	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Langer (Republican) 66.4% ▌Harold A. Morrison (Democratic) 23.3% ▌Fred G. Aandahl (Independent) 10.4%
Ohio	John W. Bricker	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John W. Bricker (Republican) 54.6% ▌Michael DiSalle (Democratic) 45.4%
Pennsylvania	Edward Martin	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Edward Martin (Republican) 51.6% ▌Guy K. Bard (Democratic) 48.0%
Rhode Island	John Pastore	Democratic	1950 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John Pastore (Democratic) 54.8% ▌Bayard Ewing (Republican) 45.2%
Tennessee	Kenneth McKellar	Democratic	1916 1922 1928 1934 1940 1946	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Albert Gore Sr. (Democratic) 74.2% ▌Hobart F. Atkins (Republican) 20.9%
Texas	Tom Connally	Democratic	1928 1934 1940 1946	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Price Daniel (Democratic) Unopposed
Utah	Arthur V. Watkins	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected .	▌Y Arthur V. Watkins (Republican) 54.3% ▌Walter K. Granger (Democratic) 45.7%
Vermont	Ralph Flanders	Republican	1946 (Appointed) 1946 (special) 1952	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Ralph Flanders (Republican) 72.3% ▌Allan R. Johnston (Democratic) 27.7%
Virginia	Harry F. Byrd	Democratic	1933 (Appointed) 1933 (special) 1934 1940 1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Harry F. Byrd (Democratic) 73.4% ▌H. M. Vise Sr. (Independent) 12.7% ▌Clarke T. Robb (Independent) 12.4%
Washington	Harry P. Cain	Republican	1946 1946 (Appointed)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Henry M. Jackson (Democratic) 56.2% ▌Harry P. Cain (Republican) 43.5%
West Virginia	Harley M. Kilgore	Democratic	1946	Incumbent re-elected .	▌Y Harley M. Kilgore (Democratic) 53.6% ▌Chapman Revercomb (Republican) 46.4%
Wisconsin	Joseph McCarthy	Republican	1946	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph McCarthy (Republican) 54.2% ▌Thomas E. Fairchild (Democratic) 45.6%
Wyoming	Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Democratic	1933 (Appointed) 1934 1940 1946	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Frank A. Barrett (Republican) 51.6% ▌Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Democratic) 48.4%

Closest races

Twenty races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Michigan	Republican (flip)	1.6%
Montana	Democratic (flip)	2.19%
New Mexico	Democratic	2.24%
Arizona	Republican (flip)	2.6%[d]
Connecticut (special)	Republican	2.7%
Massachusetts	Democratic (flip)	2.99%
Kentucky (special)	Republican (flip)	3.0%
Wyoming	Republican (flip)	3.2%
Nevada	Republican	3.4%
Pennsylvania	Republican	3.6%
Maryland	Republican (flip)	5.0%
Indiana	Republican	5.6%
West Virginia	Democratic	7.2%
Missouri	Democratic (flip)	8.05%
Connecticut	Republican (flip)	8.12%
Utah	Republican	8.52%
Wisconsin	Republican	8.67%
Delaware	Republican	9.0%
Ohio	Republican	9.2%
Rhode Island	Democratic	9.6%

Arizona

1952 United States Senate election in Arizona

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →
Turnout	82.28% (registered voters)[5]
Nominee Barry Goldwater Ernest McFarland Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 132,063 125,338 Percentage 51.31% 48.69%
County results Goldwater:      50-60% McFarland:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election Ernest McFarland Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Barry Goldwater Republican

1952 United States Senate election in Arizona^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Barry Goldwater	132,063	51.31
	Democratic	Ernest McFarland (Incumbent)	125,338	48.69
Majority			6,725	2.62
Turnout			257,401	82.28
	Democratic

California

1952 United States Senate election in California

←  1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee William F. Knowland Reuben W. Borough Party Republican Progressive Alliance Democratic Popular vote 3,982,448 542,270 Percentage 87.79% 11.95%

County Results Knowland:      80–90%      90-100%

U.S. senator before election William F. Knowland Republican Elected U.S. Senator William F. Knowland Republican

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1952 United States Senate election in California^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Knowland (Incumbent)	3,982,448	87.79	+33.69%
	Progressive	Reuben W. Borough	542,270	11.95	N/A
	Write-in	Helen Gahagan Douglas	11,812	0.26	N/A
Total votes			4,536,530	100.00
	Republican hold		Swing

Connecticut

There were two elections on the same day due to the July 28, 1952 death of two-term Democrat Brien McMahon.

Republican businessman

was appointed August 29, 1952 to continue the class 3 term, pending a special election in which he was not a candidate. Purtell was already the Republican nominee in the regular election for the class 1 seat, a race he then won.

Connecticut (special)

1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut

← 1950 November 4, 1952 1956 →

Nominee Prescott Bush Abraham Ribicoff Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 559,465 530,505 Percentage 51.17% 48.52%

County results Ribicoff:      50–60% Bush:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election William A. Purtell Republican Elected U.S. Senator Prescott Bush Republican

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Connecticut special election^[2][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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	54.47
	Republican hold

Connecticut (regular)

1952 United States Senate election in Connecticut

←  1950 (special) November 3, 1952 1958 →

Nominee William A. Purtell William Benton Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 573,854 485,066 Percentage 52.48% 44.36%

County results Municipality results Purtell:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Benton:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election William Benton Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William A. Purtell Republican

Connecticut general election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Democratic

Delaware

1952 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee John J. Williams Alexis I. du Pont Bayard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 93,020 77,685 Percentage 54.49% 45.51%

County results Williams:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election John J. Williams Republican Elected U.S. Senator John J. Williams Republican

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1952 United States Senate election in Delaware^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John J. Williams (Incumbent)	93,020	54.49
	Democratic	Alexis I. du Pont Bayard	77,685	45.51
Majority			15,335	8.98
Turnout			170,705
	Republican hold

Florida

1952 United States Senate election in Florida

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Spessard Holland Party Democratic Popular vote 616,665 Percentage 99.82%

County Results Holland:      >90%

U.S. senator before election Spessard Holland Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Spessard Holland Democratic

General election results^[7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Spessard Holland (incumbent)	616,665	99.82%
		Write-ins	1,135	0.18%
Total votes			617,800	100.00%

Indiana

1952 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee William E. Jenner Henry F. Schricker Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,020,605 911,169 Percentage 52.44% 46.82%

County results Jenner:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Schricker:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election William E. Jenner Republican Elected U.S. Senator William E. Jenner Republican

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1952 United States Senate election in Indiana^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William E. Jenner (Incumbent)	1,020,605	52.44
	Democratic	Henry F. Schricker	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)

Kentucky special election

← 1948 November 4, 1952 1954 →

Nominee John Sherman Cooper Thomas R. Underwood Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 494,576 465,652 Percentage 51.5% 48.5%

County results Cooper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Underwood:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Thomas R. Underwood Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Sherman Cooper Republican

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1952 United States Senate special election in Kentucky^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	John Sherman Cooper	494,576	51.51
	Democratic	Thomas R. Underwood (incumbent)	465,652	48.49
Majority			28,924	3.02
Turnout			960,228
	Democratic

Maine

Maine election

← 1946 September 8, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Frederick G. Payne Roger P. Dube Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 139,205 82,665 Percentage 58.70% 34.86%   Nominee Earl S. Grant Party Independent Democratic Popular vote 15,294 Percentage 6.45%

U.S. senator before election Owen Brewster Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frederick G. Payne Republican

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1952 United States Senate election in Maine^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1952 United States Senate election in Maryland

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee James Glenn Beall George P. Mahoney Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 449,823 406,370 Percentage 52.54% 47.46%

County results Beall:      50–60%      60–70% Mahoney:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Herbert O'Conor Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James Glenn Beall Republican

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1952 United States Senate election in Maryland^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	J. Glenn Beall	449,823	52.54
	Democratic	George P. Mahoney	406,370	47.46
Majority			43,453	5.08
Turnout			856,193
	Democratic

Massachusetts

1952 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee John F. Kennedy Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,211,984 1,141,247 Percentage 51.34% 48.35%

County Results Municipality Results Kennedy   50–60%   60–70%   70–80% Lodge   50–60%   60–70%   70–80%   80–90%   90–100%

U.S. senator before election Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Republican Elected U.S. Senator John F. Kennedy Democratic

General election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
Majority			70,737	3.0
Turnout			2,360,425
	Republican

Michigan

Michigan election

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Charles E. Potter Blair Moody Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,428,352 1,383,416 Percentage 50.63% 49.04%

County results Potter:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Moody:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Blair Moody Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Charles E. Potter Republican

There were two elections to the same seat on the same day due to the April 18, 1951 death of five-term Republican Arthur Vandenberg. Democratic journalist Blair Moody was appointed April 23, 1951 to continue the term pending a special election. The primary elections were held August 5, 1952.^[8] Moody lost both the special and the regular elections to Republican congressman Charles E. Potter.

Michigan (special)

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Michigan special election^[2][9]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles E. Potter	1,417,032	51.24
	Democratic	Blair Moody (Incumbent)	1,347,705	48.73
	Socialist Workers	Genora Dollinger	819	0.03
	None	Scattering	160	0.01
Majority			69,327	2.51
Turnout			2,765,716	43.40
	Democratic

Michigan (regular)

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Michigan general election^[2][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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			2,821,131	44.28
	Democratic

Minnesota

1952 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Edward J. Thye Bill Carlson Party Republican Democratic (DFL) Popular vote 785,649 590,011 Percentage 56.63% 42.53%

County results Thye:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Carlson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Edward J. Thye Republican Elected U.S. Senator Edward J. Thye Republican

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Minnesota election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Edward J. Thye (Incumbent)	785,649	56.63
	Democratic (DFL)	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 hold

Mississippi

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1952 United States Senate election in Mississippi^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (Incumbent)	233,919	100.00
	Democratic hold

Missouri

1952 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Stuart Symington James P. Kem Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,008,521 858,170 Percentage 53.99% 45.94%

County results Symington:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kem:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election James P. Kem Republican Elected U.S. Senator Stuart Symington Democratic

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1952 United States Senate election in Missouri^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican

Montana

1952 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Mike Mansfield Zales Ecton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 133,109 127,360 Percentage 50.75% 48.56%

County results Mansfield:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Ecton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Zales Ecton Republican Elected U.S. Senator Mike Mansfield Democratic

1952 United States Senate election in Montana^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican

Nebraska

Nebraska (special)

1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska

← 1948 November 4, 1952 1954 (special) →

Nominee Dwight Griswold William Ritchie Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 369,841 211,898 Percentage 63.57% 36.42%

County results Griswold:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Fred A. Seaton Republican Elected U.S. Senator Dwight Griswold Republican

1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight Griswold	369,841	63.57
	Democratic	William Ritchie	211,898	36.42
	None	Scattering	11	<0.01
Majority			157,943	27.15
Turnout			581,750
	Republican hold

Nebraska (regular)

1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1954 (special) →

Nominee Hugh A. Butler Stanley D. Long Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 408,971 164,660 Percentage 69.11% 27.83%

County results Butler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Hugh A. Butler Republican Elected U.S. Senator Hugh A. Butler Republican

1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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			591,749
	Republican hold

Nevada

1952 United States Senate election in Nevada

←  1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee George W. Malone Thomas B. Mechling Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,906 39,184 Percentage 51.68% 48.32%

County results Malone:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Mechling:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election George W. Malone Republican Elected U.S. Senator George W. Malone Republican

1952 United States Senate election in Nevada^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican hold

New Jersey

New Jersey election

← 1946 1958 →

Nominee Howard Smith Archibald S. Alexander Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,286,782 1,011,187 Percentage 55.51% 43.62%

County Results Smith:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Alexander:      50–60%

Senator before election Howard Smith Republican Elected Senator Howard Smith Republican

1952 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Howard 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

1952 United States Senate election in New Mexico^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1952 United States Senate election in New York

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Irving Ives John Cashmore George S. Counts Party Republican Democratic Liberal Popular vote 3,853,934 2,521,736 489,775 Percentage 55.21% 36.13% 7.02%

County results Ives:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Cashmore:      40–50%

U.S. senator before election Irving M. Ives Republican Elected U.S. Senator Irving M. Ives Republican

In New York, the

The Republican incumbent Ives was re-elected with the then largest plurality[e] in state history.

New York election^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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[f]	4,263	0.06
	Socialist	Joseph S. Glass[g]	3,382	0.05
	Industrial Government	Nathan Karp[h]	2,451	0.04
Majority			1,332,198	19.08
Turnout			6,980,259
	Republican hold

North Dakota

1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota

←  1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee William Langer Harold Morrison Fred G. Aandahl Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 157,907 55,347 24,741 Percentage 66.35% 23.26% 10.40%

County results Langer:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Senator before election William Langer Republican Elected Senator William Langer Republican

North Dakota election^[2][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Langer (Incumbent)	157,907	66.35
	Democratic	Harold A. Morrison	55,347	23.26
	Independent	Fred G. Aandahl (Write-in)	24,741	10.40
Majority			102,560	43.09
Turnout			204,635	38.41
	Republican hold

Ohio

Ohio election

←  1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee John W. Bricker Michael DiSalle Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 1,878,971 1,563,330 Percentage 54.59% 45.42%

U.S. senator before election John W. Bricker Republican Elected U.S. Senator John W. Bricker Republican

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1952 United States Senate election in Ohio^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Edward Martin Guy K. Bard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 2,331,034 2,168,546 Percentage 51.58% 47.98%

County results Martin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Bard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Edward Martin Republican Elected U.S. Senator Edward Martin Republican

1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

←  1950 (special) November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee John Pastore Bayard Ewing Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 225,128 185,850 Percentage 54.78% 45.22%

County results Pastore:      50–60% Ewing:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election John Pastore Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Pastore Democratic

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1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John O. Pastore (Incumbent)	225,128	54.78
	Republican	Bayard Ewing[14]	185,850	45.22
Majority			39,278	9.56
Turnout			410,978
	Democratic hold

Tennessee

1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Albert Gore Sr. Hobart F. Atkins Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 545,432 153,479 Percentage 74.19% 20.88%

County results Gore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Atkins:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Kenneth McKellar Democratic Elected U.S. senator Albert Gore Sr. Democratic

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Democratic primary, August 7, 1952^[15]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Albert Gore Sr.	334,957	56.54
	Democratic	Kenneth D. McKellar (Incumbent)	245,054	41.36
	Democratic	John Randolph Neal Jr.	7,181	1.21
	Democratic	Herman H. Ross	4,950	0.84
	Democratic	James Patrick Sutton (Write-In)	293	0.05
Majority			89,903	15.18
Turnout				18.00

1952 United States Senate election in Tennessee^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Write-in	Write-Ins	7	0.00
Majority			391,953	53.31
Turnout			735,219
	Democratic hold

Texas

Texas election

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1957 (special) →

Nominee Price Daniel Party Democratic Alliance Republican Popular vote 1,895,192 Percentage 100.00%

County results Daniel:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Daniel:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Price Daniel Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Price Daniel Democratic

did not run for re-election to a fifth term.

Attorney General

1952 United States Senate election in Texas^[18][19]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Price Daniel	1,425,007	75.19%	13.32
	Republican	Price Daniel	469,594	24.78%	13.29
	Independent	Price Daniel	591	0.03%	N/A
	Total	Price Daniel	1,895,192	100.00%	N/A
Total votes			1,895,192	100.00%
	Democratic hold

Utah

See also:

1952 United States House of Representatives elections in Utah

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1952 United States Senate election in Utah^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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

Vermont election

← 1946 1958 →

Nominee Ralph Flanders Allan R. Johnston Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 111,406 42,630 Percentage 72.3% 27.7%

U.S. senator before election Ralph Flanders Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ralph Flanders Republican

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1952^[5][20]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Flanders (Incumbent)	111,406	72.3
	Democratic	Allan R. Johnston	42,630	27.7
	N/A	Other	16	0.0
Total votes			154,052	100
	Republican hold

Virginia

Virginia election

← 1946 1958 →

Nominee Harry F. Byrd H. M. Vise Sr. Party Democratic Independent Democratic Popular vote 398,677 69,133 Percentage 73.4% 12.7%   Nominee Clarke T. Robb Party Social Democratic Popular vote 67,281 Percentage 12.4%

County and Independent City Results Byrd:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Vise:      40-50%

U.S. senator before election Harry F. Byrd Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Harry F. Byrd Democratic

1952 United States Senate election in Virginia^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Harry F. Byrd (Incumbent)	398,677	73.35	+8.51%
	Independent Democratic	H. M. Vise Sr.	69,133	12.72	+12.72%
	Social Democratic	Clarke T. Robb	67,281	12.38	+11.75%
	Write-in		8,425	1.55	+1.54%
Majority			329,544	60.63
Turnout			543,516
	Democratic hold		Swing

Washington

1952 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →

Nominee Henry M. Jackson Harry Cain Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 595,288 460,884 Percentage 56.23% 43.53%

County results Jackson:      50–60%      60–70% Cain:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Harry Cain Republican Elected U.S. Senator Henry M. Jackson Democratic

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1952 United States Senate election in Washington^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	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
	Republican

West Virginia