1952 United States gubernatorial elections

1952 United States gubernatorial elections
November 4, 1952;
September 8, 1952 (ME)
30 governorships
  Majority party Minority party
 
Party Republican Democratic
Seats before 25 23
Seats after 30 18
Seat change Increase5 Decrease5
Seats up 15 15
Seats won 20 10
1952 Rhode Island gubernatorial election1952 Illinois gubernatorial election1952 Wisconsin gubernatorial election1952 Iowa gubernatorial election1952 Arkansas gubernatorial election1952 Kansas gubernatorial election1952 Texas gubernatorial election1952 New Mexico gubernatorial election1952 Arizona gubernatorial election1952 Florida gubernatorial election1952 Massachusetts gubernatorial election1952 Michigan gubernatorial election1952 Nebraska gubernatorial election1952 South Dakota gubernatorial election1952 Minnesota gubernatorial election1952 Maine gubernatorial election1952 Colorado gubernatorial election1952 Ohio gubernatorial election1952 Tennessee gubernatorial election1952 Delaware gubernatorial election1952 Indiana gubernatorial election1952 Missouri gubernatorial election1952 Montana gubernatorial election1952 New Hampshire gubernatorial election1952 North Carolina gubernatorial election1952 North Dakota gubernatorial election1952 Utah gubernatorial election1952 Vermont gubernatorial election1952 Washington gubernatorial election1952 West Virginia gubernatorial election
     Democratic hold
     Republican hold      Republican gain
     No election


United States gubernatorial elections were held in 1952, in 30 states, concurrent with the House, Senate elections and the presidential election, on November 4, 1952. Elections took place on September 8 in Maine. This was the last 2-year gubernatorial election Tennessee held, as they would switch from 2-year to 4-year terms in 1954.

Race summary

State Governor Party First
elected		 Status Candidates
Arizona J. Howard Pyle Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Arkansas Sid McMath Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Colorado Daniel I. J. Thornton Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Delaware Elbert N. Carvel Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Florida Fuller Warren Democratic 1948 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Illinois Adlai Stevenson II Democratic 1948 Incumbent retired after winning primary.
Republican gain.
Indiana Henry F. Schricker Democratic 1948 Incumbent term-limited.
Republican gain.
  • ▌Green tickY George N. Craig (Republican) 55.7%
  • ▌ John A. Watkins (Democratic) 43.6%
  • ▌ Lester N. Abel (Prohibition) 0.65%
  • ▌ Samuel Boorda (Progressive) 0.05%
  • ▌ Charles Ginsberg (Socialist Labor) 0.04%[7]
Iowa William S. Beardsley Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Kansas Edward F. Arn Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
  • ▌Green tickY Edward F. Arn (Republican) 56.3%
  • ▌ Charles Rooney (Democratic) 41.7%
  • ▌ David C. White (Prohibition) 1.8%
  • ▌ W.W. Tamplin (Socialist) 0.22%[9]
Maine Frederick G. Payne Republican 1948 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
Massachusetts Paul A. Dever Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Michigan G. Mennen Williams Democratic 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Minnesota C. Elmer Anderson Republican 1951[a] Incumbent re-elected.
Missouri Forrest Smith Democratic 1948 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Phil M. Donnelly (Democratic) 52.6%
  • ▌ Howard Elliott (Republican) 47.4%
  • ▌ Howard Edsell (Progressive) 0.05%
  • ▌ Maurice R. Wheeler (Socialist) 0.02%
  • ▌ Don Lohbeck (Christian Nationalist) 0.01%
  • ▌ Clara Hayes (Socialist Labor) 0.01%[14]
Montana John W. Bonner Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost re-election.
Republican gain.
Nebraska Val Peterson Republican 1946 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
New Hampshire Sherman Adams Republican 1948 Incumbent retired.
Republican hold.
  • ▌Green tickY Hugh Gregg (Republican) 63.2%
  • ▌ William H. Craig (Democratic) 36.9%[17]
New Mexico Edwin L. Mechem Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
North Carolina W. Kerr Scott Democratic 1948 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
North Dakota Norman Brunsdale Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Ohio Frank Lausche Democratic 1944
1946 (lost)
1948		 Incumbent re-elected.
Rhode Island Dennis J. Roberts Democratic 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
South Dakota Sigurd Anderson Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Tennessee Gordon Browning Democratic 1948 Incumbent lost renomination.
Democratic hold.
Texas Allan Shivers Democratic 1949[b] Incumbent re-elected.
Utah J. Bracken Lee Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
Vermont Lee E. Emerson Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.
Washington Arthur B. Langlie Republican 1948 Incumbent re-elected.
West Virginia Okey Patteson Democratic 1948 Incumbent term-limited.
Democratic hold.
Wisconsin Walter J. Kohler Jr. Republican 1950 Incumbent re-elected.

Closest races

States where the margin of victory was under 1%:

  1. Michigan, 0.30%
  2. Massachusetts, 0.62%

States where the margin of victory was under 5%:

  1. Montana, 1.92%
  2. West Virginia, 3.09%
  3. Iowa, 4.12%
  4. Delaware, 4.22%
  5. Illinois, 4.96%

States where the margin of victory was under 10%:

  1. Missouri, 5.18%
  2. Rhode Island, 5.24%
  3. Washington, 5.30%
  4. New Mexico, 7.52%

Red denotes states won by Republicans. Blue denotes states won by Democrats.

Notes

  1. ↑ Anderson became governor in 1951 when predecessor (Luther Youngdahl) resigned.
  2. ↑ Shivers became governor in 1949 when predecessor (Beauford H. Jester) died.


See also

References

  1. ↑ "AZ Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  2. ↑ "AR Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  3. ↑ "CO Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  4. ↑ "DE Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  5. ↑ "FL Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  6. ↑ "IL Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  7. ↑ "IN Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  8. ↑ "IA Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  9. ↑ "KS Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  10. ↑ "ME Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  11. ↑ "MA Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  12. ↑ "MI Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  13. ↑ "MN Governor, 1950". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 27, 2019.
  14. ↑ "MO Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  15. ↑ "MT Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  16. ↑ "NE Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  17. ↑ "NH Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  18. ↑ "NM Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  19. ↑ "NC Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  20. ↑ "ND Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  21. ↑ "OH Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  22. ↑ "RI Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  23. ↑ "SD Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  24. ↑ "TN Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  25. ↑ "TX Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  26. ↑ "UT Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  27. ↑ "VT Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  28. ↑ "WA Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  29. ↑ "WV Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
  30. ↑ "WI Governor, 1952". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 14, 2019.
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