United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1952

United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1952
Arkansas
November 4, 1952[1]
All 8 Arkansas votes to the Electoral College

 
Nominee Adlai Stevenson Dwight D. Eisenhower
Party Democratic Republican
Home state Illinois New York
Running mate John Sparkman Richard Nixon
Electoral vote 8 0
Popular vote 226,300 177,155
Percentage 55.9% 43.8%
President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

 Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Arkansas took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Arkansas voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Arkansas was won by Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 55.90% of the popular vote, against Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 43.76% of the popular vote.[3][4]

Results

United States presidential election in Arkansas, 1952
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 226,300 55.90%
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 177,155 43.76%
Write-in 1,345 0.33%
Total votes 404,800 100%

References

  1. ↑ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  2. ↑ "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  3. ↑ "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Arkansas". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  4. ↑ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
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