1952 United States Senate election in Delaware

1952 United States Senate election in Delaware

←  1946 November 4, 1952 1958  →

Nominee John J. Williams Alexis I. du Pont Bayard Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 93,020 77,685 Percentage 54.49% 45.51%

County results Williams:     50–60%

U.S. senator before election John J. Williams Republican Elected U.S. Senator John J. Williams Republican

The 1952 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John J. Williams was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Lieutenant Governor Alexis I. du Pont Bayard, the son of former Senator Thomas F. Bayard, Jr. and descendant of two of Delaware's most powerful families, the du Ponts and the Bayards.

General election

Candidates

• Alexis I. du Pont Bayard, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (Democratic)
• John J. Williams, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1947 (Republican)

Results

1952 U.S. Senate election in Delaware ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	John J. Williams (inc.)	93,020	54.49%	0.66
	Democratic	Alexis I. du Pont Bayard	77,685	45.51%	0.66
Total votes			170,705	100.00%
	Republican hold

See also

• 1952 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics Of The Presidential And Congressional Election Of November 4, 1952" (PDF). house.gov. United States Government Printing Office.
2. "Voting Statistics: Elections of 1940 -- 1952, incl" (PDF). Delaware.gov.