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1952 Governor

31 contests

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GOVERNOR

Governor · 1952

Republican Gain

DEM

26 needed

REP

IND

Before

23

25

After

18

30

Net change:D −5·R +5·31 seats contested

Chamber Control

Democratic18

RepublicanMajority30

Threshold:26 seats

D 18 – R 30

31 contests|D won 11|R won 20

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Arizona	PyleREP	60.2%	156,592	HaldimanDEM	39.8%	103,693	R+20.3	↓ R+39.4
▶	Arkansas	CherryDEM	87.4%	342,292	SpeckREP	12.6%	49,292	D+74.8	↓ R+3.5
▶	Colorado	ThorntonREP	57.1%	349,925	MetzgerDEM	42.4%	260,044	R+14.7	↓ R+47.3
▶	Delaware	BoggsREP	52.1%	88,977	CarvelDEM	47.9%	81,772	R+4.2	↓ R+11.6
▶	Florida	McCartyDEM	74.8%	624,463	SwanREP	25.2%	210,009	D+49.7	↓ R+17.1
▶	Illinois	StrattonREP	52.5%	2,317,363	DixonDEM	47.3%	2,089,721	R+5.2	↓ R+19.7
▶	Indiana	CraigREP	55.7%	1,075,685	WatkinsDEM	43.6%	841,984	R+12.1	↓ R+20.5
▶	Iowa	BeardsleyREP	51.9%	638,388	LovelessDEM	47.8%	587,671	R+4.1	↑ D+7.9
▶	Kansas	ArnREP	56.3%	491,338	RooneyDEM	41.7%	363,482	R+14.7	↑ D+1.9
▶	Louisiana	KennonDEM	100.0%	118,723	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	CrossREP	52.1%	128,532	OtherOTH	30.9%	76,147	R+35.0	↓ R+3.8
▶	Massachusetts	HerterREP	49.9%	1,175,955	DeverDEM	49.3%	1,161,499	R+0.6	↓ R+19.2
▶	Michigan	WilliamsDEM	50.0%	1,431,893	AlgerREP	49.7%	1,423,275	D+0.3	↓ R+7.5
▶	Minnesota	AndersonREP	55.3%	785,125	FreemanDEM	44.0%	624,480	R+11.3	↓ R+3.2
▶	Missouri	DonnellyDEM	53.8%	1,209,900	ElliottREP	46.1%	1,035,947	D+7.7	↓ R+8.5
▶	Montana	AronsonREP	51.0%	134,423	BonnerDEM	49.0%	129,369	R+1.9	↓ R+13.8
▶	Nebraska	CrosbyREP	61.4%	365,409	RaeckeDEM	38.6%	229,400	R+22.9	↓ R+2.7
▶	New Hampshire	GreggREP	63.1%	167,791	CraigDEM	36.9%	97,924	R+26.3	↓ R+21.4
▶	New Mexico	MechemREP	43.0%	103,220	GranthamDEM	34.9%	83,904	R+8.0	↓ R+11.8
▶	North Carolina	UmsteadDEM	67.5%	796,306	SeawellREP	32.5%	383,329	D+35.0	↓ R+12.0
▶	North Dakota	BrunsdaleREP	78.7%	199,944	JohnsonDEM	21.3%	53,990	R+57.5	↓ R+33.7
▶	Ohio	LauscheDEM	55.9%	2,015,110	TaftREP	44.1%	1,590,058	D+11.8	↑ D+4.5
▶	Rhode Island	RobertsDEM	52.6%	215,587	ArchambaultREP	47.4%	194,102	D+5.2	↓ R+17.5
▶	South Dakota	AndersonREP	70.2%	203,102	IversonDEM	29.9%	86,412	R+40.3	↓ R+18.1
▶	Tennessee	ClementDEM	79.4%	640,290	WittREP	20.6%	166,377	D+58.7	↑ D+24.9
▶	Texas	ShiversDEM	100.0%	1,385,544	OtherOTH	0.1%	664	D+100.0	↑ D+29.9
▶	Utah	LeeREP	55.1%	180,516	GladeDEM	44.9%	147,188	R+10.2	↓ R+0.2
▶	Vermont	EmersonREP	51.9%	78,338	LarrowDEM	39.8%	60,051	R+12.1	↑ D+31.8
▶	Washington	LanglieREP	52.6%	567,822	MitchellDEM	47.4%	510,675	R+5.3	↓ R+2.0
▶	West Virginia	MarlandDEM	51.5%	454,898	HoltREP	48.5%	427,629	D+3.1	↓ R+11.2
▶	Wisconsin	KohlerREP	62.5%	1,009,171	ProxmireDEM	37.3%	601,844	R+25.2	↓ R+15.3

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