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1952 Governor election results

30 races · 30 with a recorded winner · popular vote by contest

Every Governor contest in the 1952 U.S. general election. Each race links to its full popular-vote breakdown; winners link to their profile. Part of the party vote tracker.

1952 Governor results by state
StateWinnerResult
ArizonaJohn Howard PyleR156,592 votes · +52,899 over Joe C. Haldiman
ArkansasFrancis CherryD342,292 votes · +293,000 over Jefferson W. Speck
ColoradoDaniel I. J. ThorntonR349,924 votes · +89,880 over John W. Metzger
DelawareJ. Caleb BoggsR88,977 votes · +7,205 over Elbert N. Carvel
FloridaDaniel T. McCartyD624,463 votes · +414,454 over Harry S. Swan
IllinoisWilliam StrattonR2,317,363 votes · +227,642 over Sherwood Dixon
IndianaGeorge N. CraigR1,075,685 votes · +233,701 over John A. Watkins
IowaWilliam S. BeardsleyR638,388 votes · +50,717 over Herschel C. Loveless
KansasEdward F. ArnR491,338 votes · +127,856 over Charles Rooney
MaineBurton M. CrossR128,532 votes · +45,994 over James C. Oliver
MassachusettsChristian A. HerterR1,175,955 votes · +14,456 over Paul A. Dever
MichiganG. Mennen WilliamsD1,431,893 votes · +8,618 over Frederick M. Alger Jr.
MinnesotaC. Elmer AndersonR785,125 votes · +160,645 over Orville Freeman
MissouriPhil M. DonnellyD983,166 votes · +96,796 over Howard Elliott
MontanaJ. Hugo AronsonR134,423 votes · +5,054 over John W. Bonner
NebraskaRobert B. CrosbyR366,009 votes · +136,309 over Walter R. Raecke
New HampshireHugh GreggR167,791 votes · +69,867 over William H. Craig
New MexicoEdwin L. MechemR129,116 votes · +18,082 over Everett Grantham
North CarolinaWilliam B. UmsteadD796,306 votes · +412,977 over Herbert F. Seawell Jr.
North DakotaNorman BrunsdaleR199,944 votes · +145,954 over Ole C. Johnson
OhioFrank LauscheD2,015,110 votes · +425,052 over Charles P. Taft II
Rhode IslandDennis J. RobertsD215,587 votes · +21,485 over Raoul Archambault Jr.
South DakotaSigurd AndersonR203,102 votes · +116,689 over Sherman A. Iverson
TennesseeFrank G. ClementD640,290 votes · +473,913 over R. Beecher Witt
TexasAllan ShiversD1,843,866 votes
UtahJ. Bracken LeeR180,516 votes · +33,328 over Earl J. Glade
VermontLee E. EmersonR78,338 votes · +18,287 over Robert W. Larrow
WashingtonArthur B. LanglieR567,822 votes · +57,147 over Hugh Mitchell
West VirginiaWilliam C. MarlandD454,898 votes · +27,269 over Rush Holt Sr.
WisconsinWalter J. Kohler Jr.R1,009,171 votes · +407,327 over William Proxmire