1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota

United States Senate election in North Dakota, 1952

November 4, 1952

Nominee William Langer Harold A. Morrison Fred G. Aandahl Party Republican Democratic Independent Popular vote 157,907 55,347 24,741 Percentage 66.35% 23.26% 10.40%

U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes those won by Langer.   Langer—50-60%   Langer—60-70%   Langer—70-80%   Langer—80-90%

Senator before election William Langer Republican Elected Senator William Langer Republican

The 1952 U.S. Senate election for the state of North Dakota was held November 4, 1952. The incumbent, Non-Partisan League (NPL) Senator William Langer, sought and received re-election to his third term in the United States Senate on the Republican ticket, defeating Democratic candidate Harold A. Morrison.

Incumbent Langer won the Republican nomination, and the endorsed Democratic candidate was Harold A. Morrison. Langer and Morrison won the primary elections for their respective parties. One independent candidate, former North Dakota Governor Fred G. Aandahl, also filed before the deadline. Aandahl, a Republican, ran as a Write-in candidate after failing to receive the Republican nomination against the incumbent in the primary election.

Election results

1952 United States Senate election, North Dakota

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Langer (incumbent)	157,907	66.35
	Democratic	Harold A. Morrison	55,347	23.26
	Independent	Fred G. Aandahl (Write-in)	24,741	10.40
Majority
Turnout			204,635

External links

• 1952 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results