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1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

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1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

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All 8 Oklahoma 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 8 0
Popular vote 518,045 430,939
Percentage 54.59% 45.41%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.[3]

Oklahoma was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RNew York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 54.59 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 45.41 percent of the popular vote.

The electors selected were Jesse Berry of Chandler, J. Kelsey McClure of Oklahoma City, George E. Nobles of Checotah, David G. Reed of Carnagie, Blanche Kay Young and Mary F. Lawson of Oklahoma City, Arch Stout of Wewoka and Earl E. Ridle of Andarko according to The Daily Ardmoreite article of December 13, 1952. All voted, as pledged, for Eisenhower and Nixon.

With his win, Eisenhower became the first Republican presidential candidate since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win the state.

Results

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1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 518,045 54.59%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 430,939 45.41%
Total votes 948,984 100%

Results by county

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County Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # %
Adair 3,037 52.71% 2,725 47.29% 312 5.42% 5,762
Alfalfa 4,155 78.80% 1,118 21.20% 3,037 57.60% 5,273
Atoka 2,004 43.02% 2,654 56.98% -650 -13.96% 4,658
Beaver 2,539 75.61% 819 24.39% 1,720 51.22% 3,358
Beckham 4,504 53.14% 3,972 46.86% 532 6.28% 8,476
Blaine 4,851 72.65% 1,826 27.35% 3,025 45.30% 6,677
Bryan 3,340 33.14% 6,739 66.86% -3,399 -33.72% 10,079
Caddo 6,834 52.62% 6,153 47.38% 681 5.24% 12,987
Canadian 7,289 63.43% 4,203 36.57% 3,086 26.86% 11,492
Carter 5,974 36.76% 10,276 63.24% -4,302 -26.48% 16,250
Cherokee 3,326 50.70% 3,234 49.30% 92 1.40% 6,560
Choctaw 2,251 34.57% 4,260 65.43% -2,009 -30.86% 6,511
Cimarron 1,438 67.10% 705 32.90% 733 34.20% 2,143
Cleveland 8,149 56.83% 6,190 43.17% 1,959 13.66% 14,339
Coal 1,106 38.66% 1,755 61.34% -649 -22.68% 2,861
Comanche 8,756 49.23% 9,029 50.77% -273 -1.54% 17,785
Cotton 1,897 47.26% 2,117 52.74% -220 -5.48% 4,014
Craig 3,830 54.99% 3,135 45.01% 695 9.98% 6,965
Creek 9,257 51.21% 8,818 48.79% 439 2.42% 18,075
Custer 5,667 63.72% 3,226 36.28% 2,441 27.44% 8,893
Delaware 3,399 55.86% 2,686 44.14% 713 11.72% 6,085
Dewey 2,583 66.85% 1,281 33.15% 1,302 33.70% 3,864
Ellis 2,583 78.27% 717 21.73% 1,866 56.54% 3,300
Garfield 17,589 71.40% 7,047 28.60% 10,542 42.80% 24,636
Garvin 4,402 39.14% 6,844 60.86% -2,442 -21.72% 11,246
Grady 6,348 45.16% 7,710 54.84% -1,362 -9.68% 14,058
Grant 3,996 72.43% 1,521 27.57% 2,475 44.86% 5,517
Greer 2,147 48.05% 2,321 51.95% -174 -3.90% 4,468
Harmon 1,057 35.70% 1,904 64.30% -847 -28.60% 2,961
Harper 2,057 73.65% 736 26.35% 1,321 47.30% 2,793
Haskell 1,872 41.68% 2,619 58.32% -747 -16.64% 4,491
Hughes 3,012 39.37% 4,639 60.63% -1,627 -21.26% 7,651
Jackson 2,627 34.80% 4,921 65.20% -2,294 -30.40% 7,548
Jefferson 1,384 32.52% 2,872 67.48% -1,488 -34.96% 4,256
Johnston 1,349 35.09% 2,495 64.91% -1,146 -29.82% 3,844
Kay 16,460 66.26% 8,382 33.74% 8,078 32.52% 24,842
Kingfisher 4,873 76.96% 1,459 23.04% 3,414 53.92% 6,332
Kiowa 4,100 54.03% 3,489 45.97% 611 8.06% 7,589
Latimer 1,668 42.22% 2,283 57.78% -615 -15.56% 3,951
LeFlore 4,631 42.18% 6,349 57.82% -1,718 -15.64% 10,980
Lincoln 5,778 58.67% 4,071 41.33% 1,707 17.34% 9,849
Logan 6,172 64.18% 3,444 35.82% 2,728 28.36% 9,616
Love 806 29.01% 1,972 70.99% -1,166 -41.98% 2,778
Major 3,495 80.53% 845 19.47% 2,650 61.06% 4,340
Marshall 1,204 34.48% 2,288 65.52% -1,084 -31.04% 3,492
Mayes 4,704 55.08% 3,837 44.92% 867 10.16% 8,541
McClain 2,326 42.08% 3,201 57.92% -875 -15.84% 5,527
McCurtain 2,748 32.17% 5,793 67.83% -3,045 -35.66% 8,541
McIntosh 2,295 43.29% 3,007 56.71% -712 -13.42% 5,302
Murray 1,885 39.66% 2,868 60.34% -983 -20.68% 4,753
Muskogee 11,810 47.53% 13,040 52.47% -1,230 -4.94% 24,850
Noble 4,422 71.04% 1,803 28.96% 2,619 42.08% 6,225
Nowata 3,226 54.84% 2,657 45.16% 569 9.68% 5,883
Okfuskee 2,469 47.08% 2,775 52.92% -306 -5.84% 5,244
Oklahoma 95,492 57.63% 70,199 42.37% 25,293 15.26% 165,691
Okmulgee 6,717 39.91% 10,115 60.09% -3,398 -20.18% 16,832
Osage 7,731 53.52% 6,714 46.48% 1,017 7.04% 14,445
Ottawa 7,211 51.87% 6,692 48.13% 519 3.74% 13,903
Pawnee 3,975 63.61% 2,274 36.39% 1,701 27.22% 6,249
Payne 10,605 62.04% 6,490 37.96% 4,115 24.08% 17,095
Pittsburg 5,909 38.23% 9,546 61.77% -3,637 -23.54% 15,455
Pontotoc 5,389 42.78% 7,208 57.22% -1,819 -14.44% 12,597
Pottawatomie 10,099 51.65% 9,455 48.35% 644 3.30% 19,554
Pushmataha 1,640 38.88% 2,578 61.12% -938 -22.24% 4,218
Roger Mills 1,667 52.99% 1,479 47.01% 188 5.98% 3,146
Rogers 4,873 55.99% 3,830 44.01% 1,043 11.98% 8,703
Seminole 6,668 48.52% 7,076 51.48% -408 -2.96% 13,744
Sequoyah 3,288 44.67% 4,072 55.33% -784 -10.66% 7,360
Stephens 6,461 44.59% 8,029 55.41% -1,568 -10.82% 14,490
Texas 4,196 68.66% 1,915 31.34% 2,281 37.32% 6,111
Tillman 2,657 42.20% 3,639 57.80% -982 -15.60% 6,296
Tulsa 73,862 61.25% 46,728 38.75% 27,134 22.50% 120,590
Wagoner 3,321 52.82% 2,966 47.18% 355 5.64% 6,287
Washington 11,334 64.50% 6,238 35.50% 5,096 29.00% 17,572
Washita 3,914 55.20% 3,177 44.80% 737 10.40% 7,091
Woods 4,892 70.99% 1,999 29.01% 2,893 41.98% 6,891
Woodward 4,463 72.53% 1,690 27.47% 2,773 45.06% 6,153
Totals 518,045 54.59% 430,939 45.41% 87,106 9.18% 948,984

Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican

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See also

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References

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  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 Oklahoma".