1952 United States presidential election in Maryland

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]

1952 United States presidential election in Maryland

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All 9 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
 
NomineeDwight D. EisenhowerAdlai Stevenson
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Home stateNew York[2]Illinois
Running mateRichard NixonJohn Sparkman
Electoral vote90
Popular vote499,424395,337
Percentage55.36%43.83%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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

Eisenhower became the first ever Republican presidential candidate to carry Queen Anne’s County.[4]

In this election, Maryland voted 0.69% to the right of the nation at-large.[5]

Results edit

1952 United States presidential election in Maryland[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanDwight D. Eisenhower 499,424 55.36%
DemocraticAdlai Stevenson395,33743.83%
ProgressiveVincent Hallinan7,3130.81%
Total votes902,074 100%

Results by county edit

CountyDwight David Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson II
Democratic
Vincent Hallinan
Progressive
MarginTotal votes cast[6]
#%#%#%#%
Allegany19,18656.83%14,52943.03%470.14%4,65713.79%33,762
Anne Arundel23,27360.77%14,73938.48%2880.75%8,53422.28%38,300
Baltimore81,89862.59%48,47637.04%4840.37%33,42225.54%130,858
Baltimore City166,60547.62%178,46951.01%4,7841.37%-11,864-3.39%349,858
Calvert2,76955.25%2,20944.07%340.68%56011.17%5,012
Caroline4,15560.23%2,73339.61%110.16%1,42220.61%6,899
Carroll11,56369.99%4,93429.86%250.15%6,62940.12%16,522
Cecil6,48253.58%5,59046.21%260.21%8927.37%12,098
Charles4,33456.13%3,33843.23%490.63%99612.90%7,721
Dorchester5,52452.61%4,82345.94%1521.45%7016.68%10,499
Frederick14,56264.86%7,85134.97%380.17%6,71129.89%22,451
Garrett4,98068.42%2,28131.34%180.25%2,69937.08%7,279
Harford10,77060.99%6,80938.56%800.45%3,96122.43%17,659
Howard5,49759.09%3,69339.70%1121.20%1,80419.39%9,302
Kent3,65659.24%2,50440.58%110.18%1,15218.67%6,171
Montgomery47,80562.37%28,38137.03%4670.61%19,42425.34%76,653
Prince George's38,06056.30%29,11943.07%4230.63%8,94113.23%67,602
Queen Anne's3,17050.60%3,05848.81%370.59%1121.79%6,265
Somerset4,11350.76%3,95148.76%390.48%1622.00%8,103
St. Mary's4,27054.11%3,58845.57%330.42%6828.64%7,891
Talbot5,35763.81%3,01935.96%190.23%2,33827.85%8,395
Washington17,65358.08%12,65741.64%840.28%4,99616.44%30,094
Wicomico9,06460.55%5,87839.28%260.17%3,18521.27%14,695
Worcester4,68163.13%2,70836.52%260.35%1,97326.61%7,415
Totals499,42455.36%395,33743.83%7,3130.78%104,08711.54%902,074

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican edit

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ^ "U.S. presidential election, 1952". Facts on File. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved 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
  3. ^ a b "1952 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
  4. ^ "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 30, 2022.
  5. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  6. ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 210 ISBN 0405077114