Election in Connecticut
1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut![](//upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/9/96/Flag_of_Connecticut.svg/50px-Flag_of_Connecticut.svg.png)
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| | | Nominee | Dwight D. Eisenhower | Adlai Stevenson | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Home state | New York[1] | Illinois | Running mate | Richard Nixon | John Sparkman | Electoral vote | 8 | 0 | Popular vote | 611,012 | 481,649 | Percentage | 55.70% | 43.91% | |
County Results Municipality Results Eisenhower 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% 90-100% | Stevenson 50-60% 60-70% | Tie 40-50% | |
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic | Elected President Dwight Eisenhower Republican | |
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The 1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, General Dwight D. Eisenhower of New York, over the Democratic nominee, former Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois. Eisenhower ran with Senator Richard Nixon of California, while Stevenson's running mate was Senator John Sparkman of Alabama.
Eisenhower won Connecticut by a margin of 11.79%.
Results
By county
1952 United States presidential election in Connecticut (by county) [3] |
County | Eisenhower % | Eisenhower # | Stevenson % | Stevenson # | Others % | Others # | Total # |
Fairfield | 60.7% | 167,278 | 38.6% | 106,403 | 0.7% | 1,812 | 275,493 |
Hartford | 50.5% | 150,332 | 49.2% | 146,551 | 0.3% | 831 | 297,714 |
Litchfield | 63.8% | 35,735 | 36.0% | 20,163 | 0.2% | 107 | 56,005 |
Middlesex | 58.4% | 22,157 | 41.4% | 15,722 | 0.2% | 73 | 37,952 |
New Haven | 54.7% | 165,917 | 45.0% | 136,476 | 0.4% | 1,148 | 303,541 |
New London | 54.8% | 38,148 | 45.0% | 31,374 | 0.2% | 148 | 69,670 |
Tolland | 58.7% | 13,466 | 41.1% | 9,425 | 0.2% | 52 | 22,943 |
Windham | 53.5% | 17,979 | 46.3% | 15,535 | 0.2% | 74 | 33,588 |
See also
References
- ^ "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
- ^ "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Connecticut".
- ^ "1952 Statement of Vote" (PDF). CT.gov - Connecticut's Official State Website. p. 13. Retrieved January 8, 2023.