1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut explained

Election Name:1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut
Country:Connecticut
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1950 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Previous Year:1950
Next Election:1956 United States Senate election in Connecticut
Next Year:1956
Election Date:November 4, 1952
Image1:File:PrescottBush.jpg
Nominee1:Prescott Bush
Party1:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:559,465
Percentage1:51.17%
Nominee2:Abraham Ribicoff
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:530,505
Percentage2:48.52%
Map Size:200px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:William A. Purtell
Before Party:Republican Party (US)
After Election:Prescott Bush
After Party:Republican Party (US)

The 1952 United States Senate special election in Connecticut was held on November 4, 1952, to fill the vacancy left by the death of Brien McMahon.

Incumbent Senator Prescott Bush, who won the special election, was later re-elected in 1956 to a full term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Thomas J. Dodd.

Background

Senator Brien McMahon, whose term in office was scheduled to expire in 1957, died on July 28, 1952. William A. Purtell, who was already the Republican nominee for Connecticut's other Senate seat in a regularly scheduled election for the term expiring in 1959, was appointed to fill the seat until a successor could be duly elected. Purtell continued to stand in the regular election rather than run for the remainder of McMahon's term.

General election

Candidates

Results

See also