1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota

1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota
	County results; Langer: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Senator before election; William Langer ; Republican	Elected Senator; William Langer ; Republican

Last updated May 20, 2025

The 1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1952, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota, concurrently with other Class 1 elections to the Senate and various other federal, state, and local elections.

Incumbent Republican-NPL Senator William Langer was re-elected to a third term with 66.35% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Harold A. Morrison with 23.26% of the vote and independent candidate Fred G. Aandahl with 10.40% of the vote.^[1] Aandahl, the 23rd Governor of North Dakota, ran as an independent after having failed to defeat Langer in the Republican primary.

General election

1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	William Langer (incumbent)	157,907	66.35%	+13.01%
	Democratic	Harold Morrison	55,347	23.26%	+0.06%
	Independent	Fred G. Aandahl	24,741	10.40%	+10.40%
Majority			102,560	43.09%	+13.21%
Total votes			237,995	100.00%	N/A
	Republican hold

Notes

↑ Earl Rockwood; Lyle O. Snader, eds. (May 12, 1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.

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[1] Earl Rockwood; Lyle O. Snader, eds. (May 12, 1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. Archived from the original (PDF) on November 14, 2006. Retrieved November 14, 2006.

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