1952 United States presidential election in Illinois

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1952 United States presidential election in Illinois
Flag of Illinois (1915-1969).svg
  1948 November 4, 1952 [1] 1956  

All 27 Illinois votes to the Electoral College
Turnout84.49%
  Dwight David Eisenhower 1952 crop.jpg Adlai Stevenson close-up.jpg
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York [2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote270
Popular vote2,457,3272,013,920
Percentage54.84%44.94%

Illinois Presidential Election Results 1952.svg
County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose 27 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [3]

Contents

Illinois was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RKansas), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 54.84% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 44.94% of the popular vote. Despite Stevenson’s popularity as Governor of his home state, he would lose Illinois twice by double digits and even lose his home county (Cook) – which no Democrat since except George McGovern in 1972 has lost. [4] Nonetheless, Illinois’ result was still 1% more Democratic than the nation-at-large.

Eisenhower was the first Republican presidential candidate ever to carry Dixie-leaning Union County, [4] which alongside his triumphs in Indiana’s Brown County and Dubois County [5] meant that every antebellum free state county had as of 1952 voted for a Republican presidential candidate at least once. [lower-alpha 1]

Primaries

Turnout

The primaries and general elections coincided with those for congress and those for state offices. [6]

The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 1,872,435. [6] [7]

Turnout during the general election was 84.49%, with 4,481,058 votes cast. [6] [8] [9] Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 8. [6] [7]

Democratic

1952 Illinois Democratic presidential primary
Flag of Illinois.svg
  1948 April 8, 1952 (1952-04-08) 1956  
  SenatorKefauver(D-TN).jpg AdlaiEStevenson1900-1965.jpg
Candidate Estes Kefauver Adlai Stevenson
Home state Tennessee Illinois
Popular vote526,30154,336
Percentage87.70%9.05%

The 1952 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 8, 1952, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1952 presidential election.

The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates. [6]

Estes Kefauver, the only declared candidate included in the Illinois primary, won in a landslide.

Incumbent president Harry S. Truman had already declared he would not be seeking reelection.

Adlai Stevenson II, the Governor of Illinois, was not a declared candidate at the time of the primary, and was, in fact, on the same day, running for renomination as Governor of Illinois. [6] [7] He would only become a candidate after being drafted at the Democratic National Convention. Nonetheless, he placed second in the Illinois primary. [6] [7]

1952 Illinois Democratic presidential primary [6] [7]
CandidateVotes%
Estes Kefauver 526,30187.70
Adlai E. Stevenson 54,3369.05
Harry S. Truman 9,0241.50
Dwight Eisenhower 6,6551.11
Write-ins 3,7980.63
Total600,114100

Republican

1952 Illinois Republican presidential primary
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  1948 April 8, 1952 (1952-04-08) 1956  
  Robert a taft (1).jpg HaroldStassenOfficialOil (1).jpg EisenhowerChiefofStaffPortrait (1).jpg
Candidate Robert A. Taft Harold Stassen Dwight D. Eisenhower
Home state Ohio Minnesota Kansas
Popular vote935,867 155,041147,518
Percentage73.56%12.19%11.59%

The 1952 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 8, 1952, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1952 presidential election.

The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates. [6]

1952 Illinois Republican presidential primary [6] [7]
CandidateVotes%
Robert A. Taft 935,86773.56
Harold E. Stassen 155,04112.19
Dwight Eisenhower 147,51811.59
Riley Alvin Bender 22,3211.75
Douglas MacArthur 7,5040.59
Earl Warren 2,8410.22
Write-ins 1,2290.10
Total1,272,321100

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Illinois [6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 2,457,327 54.84%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 2,013,92044.94%
Socialist Labor Eric Hass 9,3630.21%
Write-insVarious candidates4480.01%
Total votes4,481,058 100%

Results by county

CountyDwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Various candidates
Other parties
MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Adams 19,65259.60%13,30140.34%210.06%6,35119.26%32,974
Alexander 5,21954.63%4,30545.06%290.30%9149.57%9,553
Bond 4,56562.03%2,77637.72%180.24%1,78924.31%7,359
Boone 6,62874.21%2,28725.60%170.19%4,34148.61%8,932
Brown 2,13757.77%1,55742.09%50.14%58015.68%3,699
Bureau 14,30069.76%6,17330.12%250.12%8,12739.64%20,498
Calhoun 1,91556.81%1,45443.13%20.06%46113.68%3,371
Carroll 6,97872.87%2,58426.98%140.15%4,39445.89%9,576
Cass 4,15254.88%3,40545.01%80.11%7479.87%7,565
Champaign 27,18865.91%13,95133.82%1120.27%13,23732.09%41,251
Christian 9,90650.11%9,84449.80%170.09%620.31%19,767
Clark 5,70061.12%3,62138.83%50.05%2,07922.29%9,326
Clay 5,25460.38%3,43239.44%150.17%1,82220.94%8,701
Clinton 6,76058.18%4,85341.76%70.06%1,90716.42%11,620
Coles 12,66061.59%7,87638.31%200.10%4,78423.28%20,556
Cook 1,188,97350.21%1,172,45449.51%6,5120.28%16,5190.70%2,367,939
Crawford 6,76863.11%3,94736.81%90.08%2,82126.30%10,724
Cumberland 3,30259.88%2,20039.90%120.22%1,10219.98%5,514
DeKalb 14,80774.23%5,11025.62%300.15%9,69748.61%19,947
DeWitt 5,21261.78%3,22138.18%30.04%1,99123.60%8,436
Douglas 5,53067.10%2,70632.84%50.06%2,82434.26%8,241
DuPage 71,13475.80%22,48923.97%2170.23%48,64551.83%93,840
Edgar 8,32364.56%4,55835.36%100.08%3,76529.20%12,891
Edwards 3,50275.01%1,16224.89%50.11%2,34050.12%4,669
Effingham 6,53057.79%4,74541.99%250.22%1,78515.80%11,300
Fayette 7,02856.96%5,29942.95%120.10%1,72914.01%12,339
Ford 6,21674.49%2,12125.42%80.10%4,09549.07%8,345
Franklin 11,72349.33%11,98150.41%620.26%-258-1.08%23,766
Fulton 13,30261.13%8,41438.67%440.20%4,88822.46%21,760
Gallatin 2,30051.56%2,15348.26%80.18%1473.30%4,461
Greene 5,01954.96%4,10644.96%70.08%91310.00%9,132
Grundy 7,34770.12%3,11829.76%130.12%4,22940.36%10,478
Hamilton 4,04760.25%2,66239.63%80.12%1,38520.62%6,717
Hancock 9,18166.14%4,68133.72%190.14%4,50032.42%13,881
Hardin 1,98455.84%1,56343.99%60.17%42111.85%3,553
Henderson 2,83965.98%1,45833.88%60.14%1,38132.10%4,303
Henry 16,30165.49%8,55834.38%330.13%7,74331.11%24,892
Iroquois 12,45672.81%4,63427.09%170.10%7,82245.72%17,107
Jackson 10,19357.67%7,45742.19%240.14%2,73615.48%17,674
Jasper 3,75357.82%2,72842.03%100.15%1,02515.79%6,491
Jefferson 9,84153.03%8,69846.87%190.10%1,1436.16%18,558
Jersey 4,03154.03%3,42445.89%60.08%6078.14%7,461
Jo Daviess 7,13271.30%2,85828.57%130.13%4,27442.73%10,003
Johnson 3,32767.25%1,61432.63%60.12%1,71334.62%4,947
Kane 50,80167.78%24,05832.10%960.13%26,74335.68%74,955
Kankakee 20,27961.44%12,63638.29%900.27%7,64323.15%33,005
Kendall 4,98277.11%1,47622.84%30.05%3,50654.27%6,461
Knox 18,56964.16%10,35435.78%170.06%8,21528.38%28,940
Lake 54,92962.83%32,35337.01%1450.17%22,57625.82%87,427
LaSalle 32,85760.54%21,32139.28%990.18%11,53621.26%54,277
Lawrence 6,20761.54%3,87538.42%40.04%2,33223.12%10,086
Lee 11,94171.71%4,70028.23%100.06%7,24143.48%16,651
Livingston 14,09571.45%5,61228.45%200.10%8,48343.00%19,727
Logan 9,16264.39%5,04835.48%190.13%4,11428.91%14,229
Macon 25,74453.56%22,27746.35%450.09%3,4677.21%48,066
Macoupin 12,33648.67%12,94451.07%680.27%-608-2.40%25,348
Madison 36,20641.60%50,73458.29%990.11%-14,528-16.69%87,039
Marion 10,80453.64%9,31746.26%190.09%1,4877.38%20,140
Marshall 4,85067.35%2,34332.54%80.11%2,50734.81%7,201
Mason 4,98261.91%3,06138.04%40.05%1,92123.87%8,047
Massac 4,21260.78%2,71139.12%70.10%1,50121.66%6,930
McDonough 10,12672.06%3,92227.91%50.04%6,20444.15%14,053
McHenry 20,97574.23%7,21825.54%640.23%13,75748.69%28,257
McLean 24,49464.75%13,29635.15%360.10%11,19829.60%37,826
Menard 3,30762.92%1,94637.02%30.06%1,36125.90%5,256
Mercer 6,41670.53%2,67929.45%20.02%3,73741.08%9,097
Monroe 4,52865.07%2,43034.92%10.01%2,09830.15%6,959
Montgomery 10,01454.95%8,19544.97%160.09%1,8199.98%18,225
Morgan 10,40561.04%6,63738.94%40.02%3,76822.10%17,046
Moultrie 3,88059.12%2,67540.76%80.12%1,20518.36%6,563
Ogle 13,35177.79%3,79622.12%160.09%9,55555.67%17,163
Peoria 49,24559.09%33,95540.74%1390.17%15,29018.35%83,339
Perry 6,58055.19%5,34044.79%30.03%1,24010.40%11,923
Piatt 4,70167.82%2,22032.03%110.16%2,48135.79%6,932
Pike 6,38254.97%5,21944.95%100.09%1,16310.02%11,611
Pope 1,94767.53%93332.36%30.10%1,01435.17%2,883
Pulaski 3,44758.88%2,39740.95%100.17%1,05017.93%5,854
Putnam 1,69162.56%1,01037.37%20.07%68125.19%2,703
Randolph 8,42754.59%6,99845.33%130.08%1,4299.26%15,438
Richland 5,56968.42%2,56531.51%50.06%3,00436.91%8,139
Rock Island 32,93354.07%27,87945.77%1000.16%5,0548.30%60,912
Saline 9,20654.13%7,77145.70%290.17%1,4358.43%17,006
Sangamon 39,39253.99%33,52645.95%500.07%5,8668.04%72,968
Schuyler 3,29561.30%2,07638.62%40.07%1,21922.68%5,375
Scott 2,29860.36%1,50639.56%30.08%79220.80%3,807
Shelby 7,18957.65%5,26842.25%120.10%1,92115.40%12,469
St. Clair 39,71339.51%60,31160.01%4790.48%-20,598-20.50%100,503
Stark 3,39875.51%1,10024.44%20.04%2,29851.07%4,500
Stephenson 14,44668.51%6,60531.32%350.17%7,84137.19%21,086
Tazewell 20,76355.14%16,86244.78%280.07%3,90110.36%37,653
Union 4,65851.97%4,29647.93%90.10%3624.04%8,963
Vermilion 25,36757.36%18,77142.44%880.20%6,59614.92%44,226
Wabash 4,24661.38%2,66138.47%100.14%1,58522.91%6,917
Warren 8,02072.88%2,97327.02%110.10%5,04745.86%11,004
Washington 5,54666.17%2,82433.70%110.13%2,72232.47%8,381
Wayne 6,49562.34%3,91137.54%120.12%2,58424.80%10,418
White 6,14158.87%4,28441.07%60.06%1,85717.80%10,431
Whiteside 17,29473.28%6,23826.43%670.28%11,05646.85%23,599
Will 38,53356.34%29,74943.50%1100.16%8,78412.84%68,392
Williamson 13,34855.10%10,83844.74%370.15%2,51010.36%24,223
Winnebago 43,46857.95%31,40941.88%1270.17%12,05916.07%75,004
Woodford 8,02270.94%3,27328.94%130.11%4,74942.00%11,308
Totals2,457,32754.84%2,013,92044.94%9,8110.22%443,4079.90%4,481,058

See also

Notes

  1. These three counties, Wells County, Indiana which flipped Republican in 1944, and Franklin County, Indiana, which flipped in 1940 were the only antebellum free state counties to vote Democratic in all three landslide losses in 1920 (only 41 counties outside antebellum slave states voted for Cox), 1924 and 1928.

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