1952 United States Senate election in Nevada

1952 United States Senate election in Nevada

←  1946 November 4, 1952 1958  →

Nominee George W. Malone Thomas B. Mechling Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 41,906 39,184 Percentage 51.68% 48.32%

County results Malone:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Mechling:      50–60%     60–70%

U.S. senator before election George W. Malone Republican Elected U.S. Senator George W. Malone Republican

The 1952 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George W. Malone was re-elected to a second term in office. George Wilson Malone defeated Thomas B. Mechling by a very narrow margin despite George Wilson Malone's fellow Republican Dwight David Eisenhower winning the state over Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 2, 1952. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidate

• Alan Bible, attorney, former Attorney General of Nevada ^[1]
• Thomas B. Mechling, former Washington, D.C. newspaper writer ^{[1] [2]}

Results

Democratic primary results ^{[3] [4]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Thomas B. Mechling	15,914	50.76
	Democratic	Alan Bible	15,439	49.24
Total votes			31,353

Republican primary

Candidates

• Lawrence A. Ebert, gas station owner ^[1]
• George W. Malone, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Republican primary results ^{[3] [5]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Malone (incumbent)	16,672	79.54
	Republican	Lawrence A. Ebert	4,288	20.46
Total votes			20,960

General election

Results

General election results ^{[3] [6] [7] [8]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	George W. Malone (incumbent)	41,906	51.68
	Democratic	Thomas B. Mechling	39,184	48.32
Majority			2,722	3.36
Turnout			81,090
	Republican hold

References

1. "Nevada Voters Pick Nominees for House And Senate Today". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 2, 1952. p. A-6. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
2. "Bay State Voters to Nominate Senate Candidates Tuesday". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1952. p. A-5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
3. Political History of Nevada 2016, p. 498.
4. "NV US Senate, 1952 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
5. "NV US Senate, 1952 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
6. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
7. "NV US Senate, 1952". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
8. 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.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN   1-56802-248-4.
• Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). "Chapter 9: Election Results". Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 456.