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United States presidential election, 1952

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All 538 electoral votes of the Electoral College
268 electoral votes needed to win
 
Nominee Nelson Rockefeller Douglas MacArthur Adlai E. Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic Progressive
Home state Maine Arkansas California
Running mate John F Kennedy Joseph R. McCarthy Alben W. Barkley
Electoral vote 361 51 15
States carried 35 + DC 5 0
Popular vote 62,040,610 59,028,444 59,028,444
Percentage 50.7% 48.3% 48.3%

 
Nominee Marion M. Morrison
Party States' Rights
Home state Iowa
Running mate Ronald Reagan
Electoral vote 103
States carried 9
Popular vote 59,028,444
Percentage 48.3%

Presidential election results map

President before election

Richard Russell Jr
Democratic

Elected President

Nelson Rockefeller
Republican