1952 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

1952 United States presidential election in Washington (state)

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All 9 Washington 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 9 0
Popular vote 599,107 492,845
Percentage 54.33% 44.69%

County Results

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 (RNew York), running with California Senator Richard Nixon, with 54.33% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (DIllinois), 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] and the last time that a Republican won a majority of the vote in Pacific County, as Trump only received pluralities in 2016 and 2020.

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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. ^ "Pacific County November 8, 2016 General Election".