United States presidential election, 1952
President Truman had decided not to run for the Presidency again. General Dwight D. Eisenhower was popular as a candidate for which the Republicans were desperate. He got nominated easily on the Republican party ticket,[1] while Adlai Stevenson won the Democratic nomination. The Republicans who had not won a presidential election since 1928 decisively won the 1952 election.[2]
Eisenhower competed with the more conservative Ohio U.S. senator Robert A. Taft for the GOP nomination. As correctly predicted by Tennessee congressman Carroll Reece,[3] Taft gained the strong support of Southern states, whose delegations at the time were "black and tan" factions representing the party's pro-civil rights roots.[4] One example was Mississippi's GOP delegation led by prominent black leader Perry W. Howard, II, which solidly backed the anti-establishment senator.[5]
General election results
| Candidates | Popular vote | Electoral vote |
|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | 33,936,234 | 442 |
| Adlai E. Stevenson | 27,314,992 | 89 |
| Vincent Hallinan | 140,023 | 0 |
| Stuart Hamblen | 72,949 | 0 |
| Eric Haas | 30, 267 | 0 |
| Darlington Hoopes | 20,203 | 0 |
| Douglas MacArthur | 17,205 | 0 |
References
- ↑ A popular slogan for Eisenhower was 'I like Ike.'
- ↑ Encyclopedia of Presidents, Dwight D. Eisenhower, by Jim Hargrove, Chilren's Press, 1987, pp. 61-55.
- ↑ December 17, 1951. G.O.P. IN SOUTH SOLID FOR TAFT, SAYS REECE. The New York Times. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ Rothbard, Murray N. (June 21, 2011). Swan Song of the Old Right. Mises Institute. Retrieved October 15, 2021.
- ↑ Apple, Jr., R.W. (August 31, 2004). THE REPUBLICANS: THE CONVENTION IN NEW YORK -- APPLE'S ALMANAC; Father of the Southern Strategy, at 76, Is Here for His 11th Convention. The New York Times. Retrieved October 14, 2021.
Further reading
- A Pictoral History of the U.S. Presidents, by Clare Gibson, Gramercy Books, 2001, p. 125.
