1952 United States gubernatorial elections
November 4, 1952;
September 8, 1952 (ME)
30 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 25 23
Seats after 30 18
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Seats up 15 15
Seats won 20 10
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election

United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1952, in 30 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and the presidential election, on November 4, 1952. Elections took place on September 8 in Maine.

Results

StateIncumbentPartyStatusOpposing candidates
ArizonaJohn Howard PyleRepublicanRe-elected, 60.16%Joe C. Haldiman (Democratic) 39.84%
[1]
ArkansasSid McMathDemocraticDefeated in primary, Democratic victoryFrancis Cherry (Democratic) 87.41%
Jefferson W. Speck (Republican) 12.59%
[2]
ColoradoDaniel I. J. ThorntonRepublicanRe-elected, 57.08%John W. Metzger (Democratic) 42.42%
Louis K. Stephens (Socialist Labor) 0.50%
[3]
DelawareElbert N. CarvelDemocraticDefeated, 47.89%J. Caleb Boggs (Republican) 52.11%
[4]
FloridaFuller WarrenDemocraticTerm limited, Democratic victoryDaniel T. McCarty (Democratic) 74.83%
Harry S. Swan (Republican) 25.17%
Scattering 0.01%
[5]
IllinoisAdlai Stevenson IIDemocraticWon primary but retired to run for U.S. President, Republican victoryWilliam Stratton (Republican) 52.48%
Sherwood Dixon (Democratic) 47.32%
Louis Fisher (Socialist Labor) 0.20%
[6]
IndianaHenry F. SchrickerDemocraticTerm limited, Republican victoryGeorge N. Craig (Republican) 55.68%
John A. Watkins (Democratic) 43.58%
Lester N. Abel (Prohibition) 0.65%
Samuel Boorda (Progressive) 0.05%
Charles Ginsberg (Socialist Labor) 0.04%
[7]
IowaWilliam S. BeardsleyRepublicanRe-elected, 51.90%Herschel C. Loveless (Democratic) 47.78%
Z. Everett Kellum (Prohibition) 0.23%
Ernest J. Seemann (Republican Vigilantes) 0.10%
[8]
KansasEdward F. ArnRepublicanRe-elected, 56.34%Charles Rooney (Democratic) 41.68%
David C. White (Prohibition) 1.76%
W. W. Tamplin (Socialist) 0.22%
[9]
Maine
(held, 8 September 1952)		Frederick G. PayneRepublicanRetired to run for U.S. Senate, Republican victoryBurton M. Cross (Republican) 51.74%
James C. Oliver (Democratic) 33.22%
Neil S. Bishop (Independent Republican) 14.38%
Henry W. Boyker (Independent) 0.66%
[10]
MassachusettsPaul A. DeverDemocraticDefeated, 49.29%Christian Herter (Republican) 49.91%
Florence H. Luscomb (Peace Progressive) 0.32%
Larence Gilfedder (Socialist Labor) 0.26%
Guy S. Williams (Prohibition) 0.22%
[11]
MichiganG. Mennen WilliamsDemocraticRe-elected, 49.96%Frederick M. Alger, Jr. (Republican) 49.66%
Earle Harold Munn (Prohibition) 0.31%
Theos A. Grove (Socialist Labor) 0.04%
Howard Lerner (Socialist Workers) 0.02%
[12]
MinnesotaC. Elmer AndersonRepublicanRe-elected, 55.34%Orville Freeman (DFL) 44.01%
Martin Frederickson (Progressive) 0.37%
Eldrid H. Bauers (Socialist Labor) 0.29%
[13]
MissouriForrest SmithDemocraticTerm limited, Democratic victoryPhil M. Donnelly (Democratic) 52.55%
Howard Elliott (Republican) 47.37%
Howard Edsell (Progressive) 0.05%
Maurice R. Wheeler (Socialist) 0.02%
Don Lohbeck (Christian Nationalist) 0.01%
Clara Hayes (Socialist Labor) 0.01%
[14]
MontanaJohn W. BonnerDemocraticDefeated, 49.04%J. Hugo Aronson (Republican) 50.96%
[15]
NebraskaVal PetersonRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryRobert B. Crosby (Republican) 61.44%
Walter R. Raecke (Democratic) 38.56%
[16]
New HampshireSherman AdamsRepublicanRetired, Republican victoryHugh Gregg (Republican) 63.15%
William H. Craig (Democratic) 36.85%
[17]
New MexicoEdwin L. MechemRepublicanRe-elected, 53.77%Everett Grantham (Democratic) 46.24%
[18]
North CarolinaW. Kerr ScottDemocraticTerm limited, Democratic victoryWilliam B. Umstead (Democratic) 67.50%
Herbert F. Seawell Jr. (Republican) 32.50%
[19]
North DakotaNorman BrunsdaleRepublicanRe-elected, 78.74%Ole C. Johnson (Democratic) 21.26%
[20]
OhioFrank LauscheDemocraticRe-elected, 55.90%Charles Phelps Taft II (Republican) 44.10%
[21]
Rhode IslandDennis J. RobertsDemocraticRe-elected, 52.62%Raoul Archambault Jr. (Republican) 47.38%
[22]
South DakotaSigurd AndersonRepublicanRe-elected, 70.15%Sherman A. Iverson (Democratic) 29.85%
[23]
TennesseeGordon BrowningDemocraticDefeated in primary, Democratic victoryFrank G. Clement (Democratic) 79.37%
R. Beecher Witt (Republican) 20.62%
Scattering 0.01%
[24]
TexasAllan ShiversDemocraticRe-elected, 98.05%Scattering 1.95%
[25]
UtahJ. Bracken LeeRepublicanRe-elected, 55.09%Earl J. Glade (Democratic) 44.91%
[26]
VermontLee E. EmersonRepublicanRe-elected, 51.93%Robert W. Larrow (Democratic) 39.81%
Henry D. Vail (Independent, write-in) 8.25%
Scattering 0.02%
[27]
WashingtonArthur B. LanglieRepublicanRe-elected, 52.65%Hugh Mitchell (Democratic) 47.35%
[28]
West VirginiaOkey PattesonDemocraticTerm limited, Democratic victoryWilliam C. Marland (Democratic) 51.54%
Rush Holt Sr. (Republican) 48.46%
[29]
WisconsinWalter J. Kohler Jr.RepublicanRe-elected, 62.50%William Proxmire (Democratic) 37.27%
Michael Essin (Independent Progressive) 0.23%
[30]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "AZ Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  2. ↑ "AR Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  3. ↑ "CO Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  4. ↑ "DE Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  5. ↑ "FL Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  6. ↑ "IL Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  7. ↑ "IN Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  8. ↑ "IA Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  9. ↑ "KS Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  10. ↑ "ME Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  11. ↑ "MA Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  12. ↑ "MI Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  13. ↑ "MN Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  14. ↑ "MO Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  15. ↑ "MT Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  16. ↑ "NE Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  17. ↑ "NH Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  18. ↑ "NM Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  19. ↑ "NC Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  20. ↑ "ND Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  21. ↑ "OH Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  22. ↑ "RI Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  23. ↑ "SD Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  24. ↑ "TN Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  25. ↑ "TX Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  26. ↑ "UT Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  27. ↑ "VT Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  28. ↑ "WA Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  29. ↑ "WV Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
  30. ↑ "WI Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved 14 February 2019.
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