1952 United States presidential election in Maryland explained

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Election Name:	1952 United States presidential election in Maryland
Country:	Maryland
Flag Year:	1923
Type:	presidential
Ongoing:	no
Previous Election:	1948 United States presidential election in Maryland
Previous Year:	1948
Next Election:	1956 United States presidential election in Maryland
Next Year:	1956
Votes For Election:	All 9 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
Election Date:	November 4, 1952^[1]
Image1:	Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg
Nominee1:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party1:	Republican Party (United States)
Home State1:	New York^[2]
Running Mate1:	Richard Nixon
Electoral Vote1:	9
Popular Vote1:	499,424
Percentage1:	55.36%
Nominee2:	Adlai Stevenson
Party2:	Democratic Party (United States)
Home State2:	Illinois
Running Mate2:	John Sparkman
Electoral Vote2:	0
Popular Vote2:	395,337
Percentage2:	43.83%
Map Size:	390px
President
Before Election:	Harry S. Truman
Before Party:	Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:	Dwight D. Eisenhower
After Party:	Republican Party (United States)

The 1952 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.^[3]

Maryland was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 55.36% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 43.83% of the popular vote.

In this election, Maryland voted 0.69% to the right of the nation at-large.^[4]

Results

Results by county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Vincent Hallinan Progressive		Margin		Total votes cast
		%		%		%		%
	Allegany		19,186		56.83%		14,529		43.03%		47		0.14%		4,657		13.80%		33,762
	Anne Arundel		23,273		60.77%		14,739		38.48%		288		0.75%		8,534		22.29%		38,300
	Baltimore		81,898		62.59%		48,476		37.04%		484		0.37%		33,422		25.55%		130,858
	Baltimore City		166,605		47.62%		178,469		51.01%		4,784		1.37%		-11,864		-3.39%		349,858
	Calvert		2,769		55.25%		2,209		44.07%		34		0.68%		560		11.18%		5,012
	Caroline		4,155		60.23%		2,733		39.61%		11		0.16%		1,422		20.62%		6,899
	Carroll		11,563		69.99%		4,934		29.86%		25		0.15%		6,629		40.13%		16,522
	Cecil		6,482		53.58%		5,590		46.21%		26		0.21%		892		7.37%		12,098
	Charles		4,334		56.13%		3,338		43.23%		49		0.63%		996		12.90%		7,721
	Dorchester		5,524		52.61%		4,823		45.94%		152		1.45%		701		6.67%		10,499
	Frederick		14,562		64.86%		7,851		34.97%		38		0.17%		6,711		29.89%		22,451
	Garrett		4,980		68.42%		2,281		31.34%		18		0.25%		2,699		37.08%		7,279
	Harford		10,770		60.99%		6,809		38.56%		80		0.45%		3,961		22.43%		17,659
	Howard		5,497		59.09%		3,693		39.70%		112		1.20%		1,804		19.39%		9,302
	Kent		3,656		59.24%		2,504		40.58%		11		0.18%		1,152		18.66%		6,171
	Montgomery		47,805		62.37%		28,381		37.03%		467		0.61%		19,424		25.34%		76,653
	Prince George's		38,060		56.30%		29,119		43.07%		423		0.63%		8,941		13.23%		67,602
	Queen Anne's		3,170		50.60%		3,058		48.81%		37		0.59%		112		1.79%		6,265
	Somerset		4,113		50.76%		3,951		48.76%		39		0.48%		162		2.00%		8,103
	St. Mary's		4,270		54.11%		3,588		45.57%		33		0.42%		682		8.64%		7,891
	Talbot		5,357		63.81%		3,019		35.96%		19		0.23%		2,338		27.85%		8,395
	Washington		17,653		58.08%		12,657		41.64%		84		0.28%		4,996		16.44%		30,094
	Wicomico		9,064		60.55%		5,878		39.28%		26		0.17%		3,185		21.27%		14,695
	Worcester		4,681		63.13%		2,708		36.52%		26		0.35%		1,973		26.61%		7,415
Totals	499,424	55.36%	395,337	43.83%	7,313	0.81%	104,087	11.53%	902,074

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Allegany
• Cecil
• Dorchester
• Kent
• Prince George's
• Queen Anne's
• Somerset
• Wicomico

See also

• United States presidential elections in Maryland
• 1952 United States presidential election
• 1952 United States elections

Notes and References

1. Web site: United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica. July 25, 2017.
2. 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 .
3. Web site: 1952 Presidential Election Results Maryland.
4. Web site: Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections . 2023-06-22 . uselectionatlas.org.