1952 Missouri gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1952 United States gubernatorial elections.

1952 Missouri gubernatorial election

←  1948 November 4, 1952 1956  →

Nominee Phil M. Donnelly Howard Elliott Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 983,166 886,370 Percentage 52.5% 47.4%

County results Donnelly:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90% Elliott:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

Governor before election Forrest Smith Democratic Elected Governor Phil M. Donnelly Democratic

The 1952 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Phil M. Donnelly, over the Republican candidate, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Howard Elliott, ^[1] and candidates representing the Progressive, Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Donnelly defeated representative Phil J. Welch for his party's nomination.

Results

1952 gubernatorial election, Missouri ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Phil M. Donnelly	983,166	52.55	−4.43
	Republican	Howard Elliott	886,370	47.37	+4.62
	Progressive	Howard Edsell	911	0.05	−0.13
	Socialist	Maurice R. Wheeler	316	0.02	−0.05
	Christian Nationalist	Don Lohbeck	195	0.01	+0.01
	Socialist Labor	Clara "Mrs. Anthony" Hayes	138	0.01	±0.00
Majority			96,796	5.17	−9.06
Turnout			1,871,096	47.31	+5.90
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Elliott, Howard". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 7, 2013.
2. "MO Governor Race – Nov 04, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 7, 2013.