United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1952
United States Senate election in Pennsylvania, 1952
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The 1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edward Martin successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating the Democratic nominee, Guy K. Bard.
Major candidates
Democratic
Republican
Results
General election results[1]
Party |
Candidate |
Votes |
% |
± |
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Republican |
Edward Martin (inc.) |
2,331,034 |
51.58% |
-7.68% |
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Democratic |
Guy K. Bard |
2,168,546 |
47.98% |
+8.17% |
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Prohibition |
Ira S. Sassaman |
12,150 |
0.27% |
-0.29% |
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Socialist
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William J. Van Essen |
3,538 |
0.08% |
+0.08% |
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Militant Workers |
Anna Chester |
2,258 |
0.05% |
+0.05% |
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Independent Government |
Frank Knotek |
1,897 |
0.04% |
+0.04% |
Totals |
4,519,423 |
100.00% |
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References