1952 United States Senate election in Vermont

The 1952 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican Ralph Flanders successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Allan R. Johnston.

1952 United States Senate election in Vermont

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Nominee Ralph Flanders Allan Johnston Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 111,406 42,630 Percentage 72.32% 27.67%

U.S. senator before election Ralph Flanders Republican Elected U.S. Senator Ralph Flanders Republican

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Ralph Flanders (inc.)	58,860	87.2
	Republican	William Semeraro	8,627	12.8
	Republican	Other	11	0.0
Total votes			'67,498'	'100'

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Allan R. Johnston	5,460	99.7
	Democratic	Other	15	0.3
Total votes			'5,475'	'100'

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1952^[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph Flanders (Incumbent)	111,406	72.32%
	Democratic	Allan R. Johnston	42,630	27.67%
	N/A	Other	16	0.01%
Total votes			154,052	100.00%

References

1. "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
3. "Our Campaigns - VT US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952".