1952 United States presidential election

Also known as United States presidential election, 1952, 1952 US presidential election

42nd quadrennial U.S. presidential election

Key facts

Turnout: 63.3% 11.1 pp
Nominee: Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party: Republican
Home state: New York
Running mate: Richard Nixon
Popular vote: 34,075,529
Percentage: 55.2%

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Commons category: United States presidential election, 1952
point in time: 1952-11-04

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Presidential election results map. Red denotes states won by Eisenhower/Nixon and blue denotes those won by Stevenson/Sparkman. Numbers indicate the number of electoral votes allotted to each state.

A presidential election was held in the United States on November 4, 1952. The Republican ticket of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic ticket of Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II and Senator John Sparkman in a landslide victory, becoming the first Republican president in 20 years. This was the first election since 1928 without an incumbent president on the ballot.