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1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

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1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

← 1950 (special) November 4, 1952 1958 →
 
Nominee John Pastore Bayard Ewing
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 225,128 185,850
Percentage 54.78% 45.22%

County results
Pastore:      50–60%
Ewing:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election

John Pastore
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John Pastore
Democratic

The 1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore was re-elected to a second term in office.

Primary elections

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The Republican primary was held on September 15, 1952, and the Democratic primary was held on September 24, 1952.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidate

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Results

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Democratic primary results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) unopposed

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Bayard Ewing unopposed

General election

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Results

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General election results[5][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John Pastore (Incumbent) 225,128 54.78
Republican Bayard Ewing 185,663
Clean Government Bayard Ewing 187
Total Bayard Ewing 185,850 45.22
Majority 39,278 9.56
Turnout 410,978
Democratic hold

References

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  1. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 1.
  2. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 11.
  3. ^ "Rhode Island Again Nominates Roberts". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 25, 1952. p. A-18. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  4. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 5.
  5. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 12, 1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  6. ^ "RI US Senate, 1952". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
  7. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
  8. ^ Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 24.

Bibliography

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