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The 1952 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Republican nominee George N. Craig defeated Democratic nominee John A. Watkins with 55.68% of the vote. Craig and Handley became the first gubernatorial ticket in Indiana history to receive more than one million votes.
Major party candidates
Other candidates
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | George N. Craig | 1,075,685 | 55.68% | ||
| Democratic | John A. Watkins | 841,984 | 43.58% | ||
| Prohibition | Lester N. Abel | 12,554 | 0.65% | ||
| Progressive | Samuel Boorda | 920 | 0.05% | ||
| Socialist Labor | Charles Ginsberg | 726 | 0.04% | ||
| Majority | 233,701 | ||||
| Turnout | 1,931,869 | ||||
| Republican gain from Democratic | Swing | ||||
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