1952 United States presidential election in Maryland

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1952 United States presidential election in Maryland
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All 9 Maryland votes to the Electoral College
  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 vote90
Popular vote499,424395,337
Percentage55.36%43.83%
Maryland 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 Maryland took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. State voters chose nine representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president. [3]

Contents

Maryland was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 55.36% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 43.83% of the popular vote.

In this election, Maryland voted 0.69% to the right of the nation at-large. [4]

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Maryland [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 499,424 55.36%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 395,33743.83%
Progressive Vincent Hallinan 7,3130.81%
Total votes902,074 100%

Results by county

CountyDwight D. Eisenhower
Republican		Adlai Stevenson
Democratic		Vincent Hallinan
Progressive		MarginTotal votes cast
# %# %# %# %
Allegany 19,18656.83%14,52943.03%470.14%4,65713.80%33,762
Anne Arundel 23,27360.77%14,73938.48%2880.75%8,53422.29%38,300
Baltimore 81,89862.59%48,47637.04%4840.37%33,42225.55%130,858
Baltimore City 166,60547.62%178,46951.01%4,7841.37%-11,864-3.39%349,858
Calvert 2,76955.25%2,20944.07%340.68%56011.18%5,012
Caroline 4,15560.23%2,73339.61%110.16%1,42220.62%6,899
Carroll 11,56369.99%4,93429.86%250.15%6,62940.13%16,522
Cecil 6,48253.58%5,59046.21%260.21%8927.37%12,098
Charles 4,33456.13%3,33843.23%490.63%99612.90%7,721
Dorchester 5,52452.61%4,82345.94%1521.45%7016.67%10,499
Frederick 14,56264.86%7,85134.97%380.17%6,71129.89%22,451
Garrett 4,98068.42%2,28131.34%180.25%2,69937.08%7,279
Harford 10,77060.99%6,80938.56%800.45%3,96122.43%17,659
Howard 5,49759.09%3,69339.70%1121.20%1,80419.39%9,302
Kent 3,65659.24%2,50440.58%110.18%1,15218.66%6,171
Montgomery 47,80562.37%28,38137.03%4670.61%19,42425.34%76,653
Prince George's 38,06056.30%29,11943.07%4230.63%8,94113.23%67,602
Queen Anne's 3,17050.60%3,05848.81%370.59%1121.79%6,265
Somerset 4,11350.76%3,95148.76%390.48%1622.00%8,103
St. Mary's 4,27054.11%3,58845.57%330.42%6828.64%7,891
Talbot 5,35763.81%3,01935.96%190.23%2,33827.85%8,395
Washington 17,65358.08%12,65741.64%840.28%4,99616.44%30,094
Wicomico 9,06460.55%5,87839.28%260.17%3,18521.27%14,695
Worcester 4,68163.13%2,70836.52%260.35%1,97326.61%7,415
Totals499,42455.36%395,33743.83%7,3130.81%104,08711.53%902,074

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Results by congressional district

Eisenhower won 6 out of 7 of Maryland's congressional districts. [5] Candidate who won nationally is listed first.

District [5] EisenhowerStevenson
1st57.4%42.6%
2nd63.4%36.6%
3rd38.2%61.8%
4th53.7%46.3%
5th57.1%42.9%
6th61.3%38.7%
7th51.3%48.7%

See also

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. 1 2 "1952 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
  4. ↑ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. 1 2 "1952 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District". Western Washington University. Retrieved December 18, 2024.
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