1952 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

1952 United States presidential election in Washington (state)
	November 4, 1952[1]
	November 4, 1952[1]
All 9 Washington votes to the Electoral College
Eisenhower 40-50% 50-60% 60-70%	Stevenson 40-50% 50-60%
President before election; Harry S. Truman; Democratic	Elected President ; Dwight D. Eisenhower; Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Washington took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election. Voters chose nine[3] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Washington was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with California Senator Richard Nixon, with 54.33% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–Illinois), running with Alabama Senator John Sparkman, with 44.69% of the popular vote.[4][5]

This was the last time the Republican Party carried Pacific County until Donald Trump did so in 2016.[6]

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Washington
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Dwight D. Eisenhower	599,107	54.33%
	Democratic	Adlai Stevenson	492,845	45.69%
	Constitution	Douglas MacArthur	7,290	0.65%
	Progressive	Vincent Hallinan	2,460	0.22%
	Socialist Labor	Eric Hass	633	0.06%
	Socialist	Darlington Hoopes	254	0.02%
	Socialist Workers	Farrell Dobbs	119	0.01%
Total votes			1,102,708	100%

Results by county

County	Dwight David Eisenhower Republican		Adlai Stevenson II Democratic		Various candidates Other parties		Margin		Total votes cast[7]
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total votes cast[7]
Adams	2,181	66.29%	1,104	33.56%	5	0.15%	1,077	32.74%	3,290
Asotin	2,722	55.62%	2,160	44.14%	12	0.25%	562	11.48%	4,894
Benton	13,412	57.40%	9,889	42.33%	63	0.27%	3,523	15.08%	23,364
Chelan	11,164	61.73%	6,867	37.97%	53	0.29%	4,297	23.76%	18,084
Clallam	6,442	53.96%	5,390	45.15%	106	0.89%	1,052	8.81%	11,938
Clark	18,973	50.83%	18,153	48.63%	202	0.54%	820	2.20%	37,328
Columbia	1,511	66.18%	765	33.51%	7	0.31%	746	32.68%	2,283
Cowlitz	12,366	52.08%	11,242	47.34%	138	0.58%	1,124	4.73%	23,746
Douglas	2,954	55.43%	2,361	44.30%	14	0.26%	593	11.13%	5,329
Ferry	687	47.38%	754	52.00%	9	0.62%	-67	-4.62%	1,450
Franklin	3,291	53.89%	2,798	45.82%	18	0.29%	493	8.07%	6,107
Garfield	1,157	66.76%	559	32.26%	17	0.98%	598	34.51%	1,733
Grant	4,512	50.61%	4,381	49.14%	22	0.25%	131	1.47%	8,915
Grays Harbor	12,168	49.30%	12,317	49.90%	198	0.80%	-149	-0.60%	24,683
Island	2,901	61.68%	1,772	37.68%	30	0.64%	1,129	24.01%	4,703
Jefferson	2,355	54.70%	1,933	44.90%	17	0.39%	422	9.80%	4,305
King	200,507	53.93%	165,583	44.54%	5,681	1.53%	34,924	9.39%	371,771
Kitsap	16,876	44.89%	20,531	54.61%	189	0.50%	-3,655	-9.72%	37,596
Kittitas	5,201	56.69%	3,937	42.91%	36	0.39%	1,264	13.78%	9,174
Klickitat	2,845	56.78%	2,140	42.71%	26	0.52%	705	14.07%	5,011
Lewis	12,287	62.78%	7,115	36.35%	169	0.86%	5,172	26.43%	19,571
Lincoln	3,422	63.31%	1,974	36.52%	9	0.17%	1,448	26.79%	5,405
Mason	3,827	49.70%	3,830	49.74%	43	0.56%	-3	-0.04%	7,700
Okanogan	6,085	55.57%	4,817	43.99%	48	0.44%	1,268	11.58%	10,950
Pacific	3,846	50.19%	3,778	49.30%	39	0.51%	68	0.89%	7,663
Pend Oreille	1,566	52.87%	1,380	46.59%	16	0.54%	186	6.28%	2,962
Pierce	56,515	49.66%	56,132	49.32%	1,164	1.02%	383	0.34%	113,811
San Juan	1,133	64.16%	619	35.05%	14	0.79%	514	29.11%	1,766
Skagit	11,446	57.37%	8,321	41.71%	185	0.93%	3,125	15.66%	19,952
Skamania	1,072	52.29%	978	47.71%	0	0.00%	94	4.59%	2,050
Snohomish	26,749	47.94%	28,518	51.11%	534	0.96%	-1,769	-3.17%	55,801
Spokane	56,958	55.17%	45,827	44.39%	451	0.44%	11,131	10.78%	103,236
Stevens	4,458	56.54%	3,355	42.55%	72	0.91%	1,103	13.99%	7,885
Thurston	13,904	58.32%	9,764	40.96%	172	0.72%	4,140	17.37%	23,840
Wahkiakum	815	46.31%	928	52.73%	17	0.97%	-113	-6.42%	1,760
Walla Walla	11,987	67.28%	5,738	32.21%	92	0.52%	6,249	35.07%	17,817
Whatcom	17,590	57.06%	12,877	41.77%	361	1.17%	4,713	15.29%	30,828
Whitman	8,905	65.67%	4,611	34.00%	44	0.32%	4,294	31.67%	13,560
Yakima	32,317	64.06%	17,647	34.98%	483	0.96%	14,670	29.08%	50,447
Totals	599,107	54.33%	492,845	44.69%	10,756	0.98%	106,262	9.64%	1,102,708

References

"United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
"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
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http://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/pacific/
Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 491 ISBN 0405077114

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[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] "1952 Election for the Forty-Second Term (1953-57)". Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[4] "1952 Presidential General Election Results - Washington". Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[5] "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1952". Retrieved July 25, 2017.

[6] ttp://results.vote.wa.gov/results/20161108/pacific/

[Polls-7] Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 491 ISBN 0405077114