1952 United States presidential election in Delaware
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Eisenhower 50-60%
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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.
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]
Delaware's result for this election was exactly 7% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.
Results
[edit]| 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% | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican |
Adlai Stevenson Democratic |
Various candidates Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 10,144 | 50.45% | 9,874 | 49.10% | 90 | 0.45% | 270 | 1.35% | 20,108 |
| New Castle | 62,658 | 51.61% | 58,387 | 48.10% | 351 | 0.29% | 4,271 | 3.51% | 121,396 |
| Sussex | 17,257 | 53.06% | 15,054 | 46.29% | 210 | 0.65% | 2,203 | 6.77% | 32,521 |
| Totals | 90,059 | 51.75% | 83,315 | 47.88% | 651 | 0.37% | 6,744 | 3.87% | 174,025 |
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
[edit]See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "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
- ^ "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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