1952 United States Senate election in Wyoming explained

Election Name:1952 United States Senate election in Wyoming
Country:Wyoming
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1946 United States Senate election in Wyoming
Previous Year:1946
Next Election:1958 United States Senate election in Wyoming
Next Year:1958
Election Date:November 4, 1952
Image1:Frank Barrett.jpg
Nominee1:Frank A. Barrett
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:67,176
Percentage1:51.64%
Nominee2:Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:62,921
Percentage2:48.36%
Map Size:255px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Joseph C. O'Mahoney
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Frank A. Barrett
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1952 United States Senate election in Wyoming took place November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic senator Joseph C. O'Mahoney ran for his fourth consecutive term. He faced a strong challenge from Republican governor Frank A. Barrett, and faced difficult headwinds as Dwight D. Eisenhower, the Republican nominee for president, was winning Wyoming in a landslide over Democratic nominee Adlai Stevenson. Despite his history of strong performances in the increasingly conservative state, however, O'Mahoney was unable to replicate it, and narrowly lost to Barrett. However, O'Mahoney would return to the Senate less than two years later; following the death of Senator Lester C. Hunt, he was elected to the Senate once again in the 1954 election.

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Republican primary

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