1952 United States presidential election in Delaware

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The 1952 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose three ^[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1952 United States presidential election in Delaware

← 1948 November 4, 1952[1] 1956 →
All 3 Delaware votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state New York[2] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman Electoral vote 3 0 Popular vote 90,059 83,315 Percentage 51.75% 47.88%
County Results Eisenhower   50-60%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

Delaware was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 51.75% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 47.88% of the popular vote.^[4][5]

Delaware's result for this election was exactly 7% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Delaware

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	90,059	51.75%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	83,315	47.88%
	Write-in		651	0.37%
Total votes			174,025	100.00%

Results by county

County	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%
Kent	10,144	50.45%	9,874	49.10%	90	0.45%	270	1.35%	20,108
New Castle	62,658	51.61%	58,387	48.10%	351	0.29%	4,271	3.51%	121,396
Sussex	17,257	53.06%	15,054	46.29%	210	0.65%	2,203	6.77%	32,521
Totals	90,059	51.75%	83,315	47.88%	651	0.37%	6,744	3.87%	174,025

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• New Castle

See also

• United States presidential elections in Delaware

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
2. "U.S. presidential election, 1952". Facts on File. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination
3. "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
4. "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Delaware". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
5. "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.