1952 United States Senate election in Mississippi

1952 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

←  1947 (special) August 26, 1952 1958  →

Nominee John C. Stennis William P. Davis Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 191,380 22,802 Percentage 89.35% 10.65%

County results Stennis:      70–80%     80–90%     >90%

U.S. senator before election John C. Stennis Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John C. Stennis Democratic

The 1952 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was re-elected to his second (his first full) term in office.

Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the August 26 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated William P. Davis in a landslide.

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary election was held on August 26, 1952. ^{[1] [2]}

Candidates

• William P. Davis, undertaker ^{[1] [3]}
• John C. Stennis, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^{[4] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	191,380	89.35%
	Democratic	William P. Davis	22,802	10.65%
Total votes			214,182	100.00%

General election

Results

1952 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi ^{[6] [7] [8] [9]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	John C. Stennis (incumbent)	233,919	100.00%
Turnout			233,919
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

1. "Mississippi Voting Tomorrow on Liquor And 5 Congress Seats". Evening star. Washington, D.C. August 25, 1952. p. A-3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
2. "Presidential Race". The Key West Citizen. Key West, Fla. August 27, 1952. p. 3. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
3. "Rankin". The Daily Record. Dunn, N.C. August 27, 1952. p. 5. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
4. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 130.
5. "Bill Colmer Gets 35,278 Ballots In Official Count". Pascagoula Chronicle star and Moss Point advertiser. Pascagoula and Moss Point, Miss. September 5, 1952. p. 1. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
6. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 90.
7. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 12, 1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
8. "MS US Senate, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved August 17, 2021.
9. America Votes 5, p. 213.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Scammon, Richard M., ed. (1964). America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962. Washington, D.C.: Governmental Affairs Institute.