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1952 Missouri Gubernatorial Election

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Who won the 1952 Missouri Gubernatorial Election?

Phil M. Donnelly won the 1952 Missouri Gubernatorial Election. Phil M. Donnelly received 983,166 popular votes (52.5%). The main challenger was Howard Elliott (47.4%).

See the full head-to-head between Donnelly and Elliott

Donnelly +5.1 pts · won by 96,796 votes
Phil M. DonnellyDemocraticWINNER52.5%
983,166 votes
Howard ElliottRepublican47.4%
886,370 votes
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.