1952 United States Senate election in California

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1952 United States Senate election in California
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  1946 November 4, 1952 1958  
  Portrait of California Senator William F. Knowland (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee William F. Knowland Reuben W. Borough
Party Republican Progressive
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote3,982,448542,270
Percentage87.79%11.95%

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County Results
Knowland:     80–90%     90-100%

U.S. senator before election

William F. Knowland
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

William F. Knowland
Republican

The 1952 United States Senate election in California was held on November 4, 1952.

Contents

By cross-filing and winning the Democratic nomination, incumbent Republican Senator William F. Knowland was able to cruise to a general election victory with only nominal opposition.

Until 1988, this was the last time a nominee from either party won re-election to this seat.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1952 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William F. Knowland (inc.) 1,341,170 87.68%
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon (cross-filing)140,5719.19%
Republican Robert D. Adams47,9693.14%
Total votes1,529,710 100.00

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William F. Knowland (inc.) (cross-filing) 966,881 55.54%
Democratic Clinton D. McKinnon 633,55636.39%
Democratic Arthur W. Watwood140,4068.07%
Total votes1,740,843 100.00

General election

Results

General election results [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican William Knowland (Incumbent) 3,982,448 87.79% +33.69%
Progressive Reuben W. Borough542,27011.95%N/A
Write-in Helen Gahagan Douglas 11,8120.26%N/A
Total votes4,536,530 100.00%
Republican hold Swing

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References

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  2. "Our Campaigns - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 19, 2020.
  3. "Our Campaigns - CA US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 12, 2019.