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]
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Maryland was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R–New York), running with Senator Richard Nixon, with 55.36% of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D–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
edit| 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
edit| 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
editResults by congressional district
editEisenhower 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
editReferences
edit- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1952 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved July 25, 2017.
- ^ "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
- ^ a b "1952 Presidential Election Results Maryland".
- ^ "Dave Leip's Atlas of U.S. Presidential Elections". uselectionatlas.org. Retrieved June 22, 2023.
- ^ a b "1952 United States Presidential Election, Results by Congressional District". Western Washington University. Retrieved December 18, 2024.