United States presidential election in Virginia, 1952

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1952
Virginia
November 4, 1952

 
Nominee Dwight Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 12 0
Popular vote 349,037 268,677
Percentage 56.32% 43.36%

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 4, 1952 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 12 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Republican nominee, General Dwight Eisenhower, over the Democratic nominee, Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson. This election in particular marked a shift from Virginia being previously regarded as a safe blue state to more of a red state. Eisenhower ultimately won the national election with 55.18% of the vote. It was the first time Virginia voted for a Republican since it was won by Herbert Hoover in 1928.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1952[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Republican Dwight Eisenhower 349,037 56.32% 12
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 268,677 43.36% 0
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 1,160 0.19% 0
Socialist Darlington Hoopes 504 0.08% 0
Progressive Vincent Hallinan 311 0.05% 0
Totals 619,689 100.00% 12

References

  1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf
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