1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut explained

See main article: 1952 United States presidential election.

Election Name:1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Country:Connecticut
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1948 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Previous Year:1948
Next Election:1956 United States presidential election in Connecticut
Next Year:1956
Election Date:November 4, 1952
Image1:Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg
Nominee1:Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:New York[1]
Running Mate1:Richard Nixon
Electoral Vote1:8
Popular Vote1:611,012
Percentage1:55.70%
Nominee2:Adlai Stevenson
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:Illinois
Running Mate2:John Sparkman
Electoral Vote2:0
Popular Vote2:481,649
Percentage2:43.91%
Map Size:250px
President
Before Election:Harry S. Truman
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Dwight Eisenhower
After Party:Republican Party (United States)

The 1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with Senator Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator John Sparkman of Alabama.

Eisenhower won Connecticut by a margin of 11.79%.

Results

By county

CountyDwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
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Fairfield167,27860.72%106,40338.62%1,8120.66%60,87522.10%275,493
Hartford150,33250.50%146,55149.23%8310.27%3,7811.27%297,714
Litchfield35,73563.81%20,16336.00%1070.19%15,57227.81%56,005
Middlesex22,15758.38%15,72241.43%730.19%6,43516.95%37,952
New Haven165,91754.66%136,47644.96%1,1480.38%29,4419.70%303,541
New London38,14854.76%31,37445.03%1480.21%6,7749.73%69,670
Tolland13,46658.69%9,42541.08%520.23%4,04117.61%22,943
Windham17,97953.53%15,53546.25%740.22%2,4447.28%33,588
Totals611,01255.70%481,64943.91%4,2500.39%129,36311.79%1,096,911

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: U.S. presidential election, 1952 . Facts on File . October 24, 2013 . Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination . https://web.archive.org/web/20131029195323/http://www.fofweb.com/History/HistRefMain.asp?iPin=EAPPE0334&SID=2&DatabaseName=American+History+Online&InputText=%22presidential+election+1952%22&SearchStyle=&dTitle=U.S.+presidential+election%2C+1952&TabRecordType=Subject+Entry&BioCountPass=0&SubCountPass=1&DocCountPass=0&ImgCountPass=0&MapCountPass=0&FedCountPass=&MedCountPass=0&NewsCountPass=0&RecPosition=1&AmericanData=Set . October 29, 2013 . dead .