1952 United States presidential election in Arizona

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1952 United States presidential election in Arizona

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All 4 Arizona votes to the Electoral College
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state New York [2] Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman Electoral vote 4 0 Popular vote 152,042 108,528 Percentage 58.35% 41.65%
County results Eisenhower   50–60%   60–70% Stevenson   50–60%   60–70%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Arizona took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose four ^[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Arizona was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with California Senator Richard Nixon, with 58.35% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Alabama Senator John Sparkman, with 41.65% of the popular vote. ^{[4] [5]}

With his win in the state, Eisenhower became the first Republican presidential candidate since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win the state, or to even carry any counties.

This election would signal the beginning of a long Republican dominance in elections in Arizona; Republicans would go on to carry the state in every single presidential election except 1996 and 2020, and would maintain control of at least one of the state's Senate seats until the latter election.

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Arizona ^[6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	152,042	58.35%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	108,528	41.65%
Majority			43,514	16.70%
Total votes			260,570	100.00%

Results by county

County [6]	Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson Democratic		Margin		Total votes cast
	#	%	#	%	#	%
Apache	1,767	59.70%	1,193	40.30%	574	19.40%	2,960
Cochise	6,495	53.52%	5,640	46.48%	855	7.04%	12,135
Coconino	3,827	61.38%	2,408	38.62%	1,419	22.76%	6,235
Gila	3,770	43.34%	4,928	56.66%	-1,158	-13.32%	8,698
Graham	2,191	49.90%	2,200	50.10%	-9	-0.20%	4,391
Greenlee	1,377	31.32%	3,019	68.68%	-1,642	-37.36%	4,396
Maricopa	77,249	60.57%	50,285	39.43%	26,964	21.14%	127,534
Mohave	1,746	62.09%	1,066	37.91%	680	24.18%	2,812
Navajo	3,478	57.29%	2,593	42.71%	885	14.58%	6,071
Pima	32,113	60.19%	21,237	39.81%	10,876	20.38%	53,350
Pinal	4,985	52.44%	4,522	47.56%	463	4.88%	9,507
Santa Cruz	1,716	55.70%	1,365	44.30%	351	11.40%	3,081
Yavapai	6,567	64.41%	3,628	35.59%	2,939	28.82%	10,195
Yuma	4,761	51.72%	4,444	48.28%	317	3.44%	9,205
Totals	152,042	58.35%	108,528	41.65%	43,514	16.70%	260,570

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

• Apache
• Cochise
• Coconino
• Maricopa
• Mohave
• Navajo
• Pima
• Pinal
• Santa Cruz
• Yavapai
• Yuma

Electors

Electors were chosen by their party's voters in primary elections held on September 9, 1952. ^[7]

Adlai Stevenson & John Sparkman Democratic Party	Dwight D. Eisenhower & Richard Nixon Republican Party
Ana Frohmiller Howard D. Grant Joe Hunt L. Alton Riggs	Sam Dick Guy Anderson Laurens L. Henderson F. B. Patterson

See also

• United States presidential elections in Arizona

References

1. "United States Presidential election of 1952 – Encyclopædia Britannica" . Retrieved July 25, 2017.
2. "U.S. presidential election, 1952". Facts on File. Archived from the original on October 29, 2013. Retrieved October 24, 2013. Eisenhower, born in Texas, considered a resident of New York, and headquartered at the time in Paris, finally decided to run for the Republican nomination
3. "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953–57)" . Retrieved July 25, 2017.
4. "1952 Presidential General Election Results – Arizona" . Retrieved July 25, 2017.
5. "The American Presidency Project – Election of 1952" . Retrieved July 25, 2017.
6. "Official Canvass General Election - November 4, 1952". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.
7. "Primary Election Returns, State of Arizona, September 9, 1952". Arizona Secretary of State. Retrieved July 30, 2024.