1952 United States Senate election in Missouri

1952 United States Senate election in Missouri
	County results; Symington: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%; Kem: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; James P. Kem; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Stuart Symington; Democratic

The 1952 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 4, 1952.

Incumbent Republican Senator James P. Kem ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Secretary of the Air Force Stuart Symington.

Republican primary

Candidates

Herman G. Grosby
James P. Kem, incumbent Senator since 1947
William McKinley Thomas, perennial candidate

Results

1952 Republican U.S. Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	James P. Kem (incumbent)	304,191	84.63%
	Republican	William McKinley Thomas	39,531	10.96%
	Republican	Herman G. Grosby	16,974	4.71%
Total votes			360,696	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

John A. Johnson, State Senator from Ellington
Stuart Symington, U.S. Secretary of the Air Force
J.E. "Buck" Taylor, Missouri Attorney General

Results

1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington	368,595	62.09%
	Democratic	Buck Taylor	180,849	30.46%
	Democratic	John A. Johnson	44,216	7.45%
Total votes			593,660	100.00%

General election

Results

1952 U.S. Senate election in Missouri^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Stuart Symington	1,008,521	53.99%	6.90
	Republican	James P. Kem (incumbent)	858,170	45.94%	6.77
	Progressive	Haven P. Perkins	883	0.05%	N/A
	Socialist	Joseph G. Hodges	219	0.01%	0.07
	Christian Nationalist	Christian Frederick	161	0.01%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Henry W. Genck	145	0.01%	0.02
Total votes			1,868,099	100.00%

References

^ "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.
^ "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.
^ "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[1] "MO US Senate – R Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 15, 2019.

[2] "MO US Senate – D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

[3] "MO US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 29, 2020.

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1952 United States Senate election in Missouri

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References