1952 United States presidential election in Maryland

1952 United States presidential election in Maryland

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All 9 Maryland 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 499,424 395,337
Percentage 55.36% 43.83%

County Results

President before election

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Elected President

Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican

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

Maryland was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (Rโ€“New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 55.36% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (Dโ€“Illinois), running with Senator John Sparkman, with 43.83% of the popular vote.

In this election, Maryland voted 0.69% to the right of the nation at-large.[4]

Results

1952 United States presidential election in Maryland[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower 499,424 55.36%
Democratic Adlai Stevenson 395,337 43.83%
Progressive Vincent Hallinan 7,313 0.81%
Total votes 902,074 100%

Results by county

County Dwight D. Eisenhower
Republican
Adlai Stevenson
Democratic
Vincent Hallinan
Progressive
Margin Total votes cast
# % # % # % # %
Allegany 19,186 56.83% 14,529 43.03% 47 0.14% 4,657 13.80% 33,762
Anne Arundel 23,273 60.77% 14,739 38.48% 288 0.75% 8,534 22.29% 38,300
Baltimore 81,898 62.59% 48,476 37.04% 484 0.37% 33,422 25.55% 130,858
Baltimore City 166,605 47.62% 178,469 51.01% 4,784 1.37% -11,864 -3.39% 349,858
Calvert 2,769 55.25% 2,209 44.07% 34 0.68% 560 11.18% 5,012
Caroline 4,155 60.23% 2,733 39.61% 11 0.16% 1,422 20.62% 6,899
Carroll 11,563 69.99% 4,934 29.86% 25 0.15% 6,629 40.13% 16,522
Cecil 6,482 53.58% 5,590 46.21% 26 0.21% 892 7.37% 12,098
Charles 4,334 56.13% 3,338 43.23% 49 0.63% 996 12.90% 7,721
Dorchester 5,524 52.61% 4,823 45.94% 152 1.45% 701 6.67% 10,499
Frederick 14,562 64.86% 7,851 34.97% 38 0.17% 6,711 29.89% 22,451
Garrett 4,980 68.42% 2,281 31.34% 18 0.25% 2,699 37.08% 7,279
Harford 10,770 60.99% 6,809 38.56% 80 0.45% 3,961 22.43% 17,659
Howard 5,497 59.09% 3,693 39.70% 112 1.20% 1,804 19.39% 9,302
Kent 3,656 59.24% 2,504 40.58% 11 0.18% 1,152 18.66% 6,171
Montgomery 47,805 62.37% 28,381 37.03% 467 0.61% 19,424 25.34% 76,653
Prince George's 38,060 56.30% 29,119 43.07% 423 0.63% 8,941 13.23% 67,602
Queen Anne's 3,170 50.60% 3,058 48.81% 37 0.59% 112 1.79% 6,265
Somerset 4,113 50.76% 3,951 48.76% 39 0.48% 162 2.00% 8,103
St. Mary's 4,270 54.11% 3,588 45.57% 33 0.42% 682 8.64% 7,891
Talbot 5,357 63.81% 3,019 35.96% 19 0.23% 2,338 27.85% 8,395
Washington 17,653 58.08% 12,657 41.64% 84 0.28% 4,996 16.44% 30,094
Wicomico 9,064 60.55% 5,878 39.28% 26 0.17% 3,185 21.27% 14,695
Worcester 4,681 63.13% 2,708 36.52% 26 0.35% 1,973 26.61% 7,415
Totals 499,424 55.36% 395,337 43.83% 7,313 0.81% 104,087 11.53% 902,074

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican

Results by congressional district

Eisenhower won 6 out of 7 of Maryland's congressional districts.[5] Candidate who won nationally is listed first.

District[5] Eisenhower Stevenson
1st 57.4% 42.6%
2nd 63.4% 36.6%
3rd 38.2% 61.8%
4th 53.7% 46.3%
5th 57.1% 42.9%
6th 61.3% 38.7%
7th 51.3% 48.7%

See also

References

  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopรฆdia 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. ^ a b "1952 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
  4. ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
  5. ^ a b "1952 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District". Western Washington University. Retrieved December 18, 2024.