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      Home/Elections/1952/US Senate

      1952 US Senate

      33 contests

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      SENATE

      US Senate · 1952

      No Majority
      DEM
      51 needed
      REP
      IND
      Before
      50
      46
      After
      49
      46
      1
      Net change:D −1·R ±0·I +1·33 seats contested

      Chamber Control

      Democratic49
      Republican46
      Independent1
      Threshold:51 seats
      D 49 – R 46 – I 1
      No party holds majority
      33 contests|D won 11|R won 21|Other 1
      State ▲WinnerW%VotesRunner-upR-up%VotesMarginSwing
      ▶
      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
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