1952 United States presidential election in Delaware

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

1952 United States presidential election in Delaware

November 4, 1952[1]
All 3 Delaware votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state New York[2] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 90,059 83,315 Percentage 51.8% 47.9%
County Results Eisenhower   50-60%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

Delaware was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 51.75% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 47.88% of the popular vote.[4][5]

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Delaware

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	90,059	51.75%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	83,315	47.88%
	Write-in		651	0.37%
Total votes			174,023	100.00%

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

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. "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
4. "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
5. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.