1952 United States presidential election in Nebraska

1952 United States presidential election in Nebraska

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All 6 Nebraska votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson
Party Republican Democratic
Home state New York[2] Illinois
Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman
Electoral vote 6 0
Popular vote 421,603 188,057
Percentage 69.15% 30.85%

County Results
Eisenhower
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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

Nebraska was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (RNew York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 69.15% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 30.85% of the popular vote.

With 69.15% of the popular vote, Nebraska would be Eisenhower's fourth strongest state after Vermont, North Dakota and South Dakota[4]

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
  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 Presidential Election Results Nebraska".
  4. ^ "1952 Presidential Election Statistics". Dave Leip’s Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections. Retrieved March 5, 2018.