1952 Iowa gubernatorial election: Difference between revisions

1952 Iowa gubernatorial election

← 1950

November 4, 1952

1954 →


Nominee	William S. Beardsley	Herschel C. Loveless
Party	Republican	Democratic
Popular vote	638,388	587,671
Percentage	51.90%	47.78%

County results
Beardsley: 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80%
Loveless: 50–60% 60–70%

Governor before election

William S. Beardsley
Republican

Elected Governor

William S. Beardsley
Republican

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The 1952 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican William S. Beardsley defeated Democratic nominee Herschel C. Loveless with 51.90% of the vote.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on June 2, 1952.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

Herschel C. Loveless, Mayor of Ottumwa
Otha Wearin, former U.S. Representative

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Herschel C. Loveless	49,766	58.20
	Democratic	Otha Wearin	35,742	41.80
Total votes			85,508	100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

William S. Beardsley, incumbent Governor
Kenneth A. Evans, former Lieutenant Governor
William H. Nicholas, incumbent Lieutenant Governor

Results

Republican primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Beardsley (incumbent)	129,145	38.78
	Republican	Kenneth A. Evans	110,510	33.19
	Republican	William H. Nicholas	93,336	28.03
Total votes			332,991	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

William S. Beardsley, Republican
Herschel C. Loveless, Democratic

Other candidates

Z. Everett Kellum, Prohibition
Ernest J. Seemann, Independent

Results

1952 Iowa gubernatorial election^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William S. Beardsley (incumbent)	638,388	51.90%
	Democratic	Herschel C. Loveless	587,671	47.78%
	Prohibition	Z. Everett Kellum	2,775	0.23%
	Independent	Ernest J. Seemann	1,202	0.10%
Majority			50,717
Turnout			1,230,045
	Republican hold		Swing

References

^ ^a ^b ^c "Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 1952. Retrieved April 3, 2020.
^ "Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa General Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Iowa. 1952. Retrieved April 3, 2020.

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Revision as of 05:11, 29 July 2024

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Candidates

Results

References