1952 Presidential Election

November 4, 1952 · Cold War Consensus · 531 electoral votes, 266 to win

Eisenhower's 'I Like Ike' campaign ended twenty years of Democratic rule, swept even parts of the South, and was the first sold through television spots. Nixon saved his place on the ticket with the Checkers speech.

Elected

Dwight D. Eisenhower

Republican

Electoral vote

442 of 531

Popular vote

55.2%

34,075,529 votes

Turnout

63.3%

VAP 62.7%

The result

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Dwight D. Eisenhower

Republican · 55.20% of votes

442

electoral votes

Adlai Stevenson II

Democratic · 44.30% of votes

electoral votes

Vincent Hallinan

Progressive · 0.23% of votes

—

electoral votes

Stuart Hamblen

Prohibition · 0.12% of votes

—

electoral votes

Eric Hass

Socialist Labor · 0.05% of votes

—

electoral votes

Darlington Hoopes

Socialist · 0.03% of votes

—

electoral votes


Dwight D. Eisenhower	Republican	Richard Nixon	442	34,075,529	55.20%	39
Adlai Stevenson II	Democratic	John Sparkman	89	27,375,090	44.30%	9
Vincent Hallinan	Progressive	Charlotta Bass	—	140,746	0.23%	—
Stuart Hamblen	Prohibition	Enoch A. Holtwick	—	73,412	0.12%	—
Eric Hass	Socialist Labor	Stephen Emery	—	30,406	0.05%	—
Darlington Hoopes	Socialist	Samuel H. Friedman	—	20,203	0.03%	—

61,715,386 votes recorded for the candidates listed.

Results by state

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Alabama

Adlai Stevenson II · 64.6% · runner-up Dwight D. Eisenhower 35.0%

electoral votes

Arizona

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 58.4% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 41.7%

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Arkansas

Adlai Stevenson II · 55.9% · runner-up Dwight D. Eisenhower 43.8%

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California

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 56.3% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 42.7%

electoral votes

Colorado

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 60.3% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 39.0%

electoral votes

Connecticut

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 55.7% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 43.9%

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Delaware

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 51.8% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 47.9%

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Florida

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 55.0% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 45.0%

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Georgia

Adlai Stevenson II · 69.7% · runner-up Dwight D. Eisenhower 30.3%

electoral votes

Idaho

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 65.4% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 34.4%

electoral votes

Illinois

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 54.8% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 44.9%

electoral votes

Indiana

Dwight D. Eisenhower · 58.1% · runner-up Adlai Stevenson II 41.0%

electoral votes


Alabama	Adlai Stevenson II	64.6%	11	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 35.0%
Arizona	Dwight D. Eisenhower	58.4%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 41.7%
Arkansas	Adlai Stevenson II	55.9%	8	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 43.8%
California	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.3%	32	Adlai Stevenson II · 42.7%
Colorado	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.3%	6	Adlai Stevenson II · 39.0%
Connecticut	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.7%	8	Adlai Stevenson II · 43.9%
Delaware	Dwight D. Eisenhower	51.8%	3	Adlai Stevenson II · 47.9%
Florida	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.0%	10	Adlai Stevenson II · 45.0%
Georgia	Adlai Stevenson II	69.7%	12	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 30.3%
Idaho	Dwight D. Eisenhower	65.4%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 34.4%
Illinois	Dwight D. Eisenhower	54.8%	27	Adlai Stevenson II · 44.9%
Indiana	Dwight D. Eisenhower	58.1%	13	Adlai Stevenson II · 41.0%
Iowa	Dwight D. Eisenhower	63.8%	10	Adlai Stevenson II · 35.6%
Kansas	Dwight D. Eisenhower	68.8%	8	Adlai Stevenson II · 30.5%
Kentucky	Adlai Stevenson II	49.9%	10	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 49.8%
Louisiana	Adlai Stevenson II	52.9%	10	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 47.1%
Maine	Dwight D. Eisenhower	66.2%	5	Adlai Stevenson II · 33.8%
Maryland	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.4%	9	Adlai Stevenson II · 43.8%
Massachusetts	Dwight D. Eisenhower	54.2%	16	Adlai Stevenson II · 45.5%
Michigan	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.4%	20	Adlai Stevenson II · 44.0%
Minnesota	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.3%	11	Adlai Stevenson II · 44.1%
Mississippi	Adlai Stevenson II	60.4%	8	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 39.6%
Missouri	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50.7%	13	Adlai Stevenson II · 49.1%
Montana	Dwight D. Eisenhower	59.4%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 40.1%
Nebraska	Dwight D. Eisenhower	69.2%	6	Adlai Stevenson II · 30.9%
Nevada	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.5%	3	Adlai Stevenson II · 38.6%
New Hampshire	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.9%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 39.1%
New Jersey	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.8%	16	Adlai Stevenson II · 42.0%
New Mexico	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.5%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 44.2%
New York	Dwight D. Eisenhower	55.5%	45	Adlai Stevenson II · 43.6%
North Carolina	Adlai Stevenson II	53.9%	14	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 46.1%
North Dakota	Dwight D. Eisenhower	71.0%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 28.4%
Ohio	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.8%	25	Adlai Stevenson II · 43.2%
Oklahoma	Dwight D. Eisenhower	54.6%	8	Adlai Stevenson II · 45.4%
Oregon	Dwight D. Eisenhower	60.5%	6	Adlai Stevenson II · 38.9%
Pennsylvania	Dwight D. Eisenhower	52.7%	32	Adlai Stevenson II · 46.9%
Rhode Island	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50.9%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 49.1%
South Carolina	Adlai Stevenson II	50.7%	8	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 49.3%
South Dakota	Dwight D. Eisenhower	69.3%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 30.7%
Tennessee	Dwight D. Eisenhower	50.0%	11	Adlai Stevenson II · 49.7%
Texas	Dwight D. Eisenhower	53.1%	24	Adlai Stevenson II · 46.7%
Utah	Dwight D. Eisenhower	58.9%	4	Adlai Stevenson II · 41.1%
Vermont	Dwight D. Eisenhower	71.5%	3	Adlai Stevenson II · 28.2%
Virginia	Dwight D. Eisenhower	56.3%	12	Adlai Stevenson II · 43.4%
Washington	Dwight D. Eisenhower	54.3%	9	Adlai Stevenson II · 44.7%
West Virginia	Adlai Stevenson II	51.9%	8	Dwight D. Eisenhower · 48.1%
Wisconsin	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.0%	12	Adlai Stevenson II · 38.7%
Wyoming	Dwight D. Eisenhower	61.7%	3	Adlai Stevenson II · 37.1%

The Congress it seated

83th Congress

1953–1955

Unified government

Senate

47–48 +1

Republican control · Democratic–Republican +1 independent

House

213–221 +1

Republican control · Democratic–Republican +1 independent