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1952 United States Senate election in Nevada

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1952 United States Senate election in Nevada

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →
 
Nominee George W. Malone Thomas B. Mechling
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 41,906 39,184
Percentage 51.68% 48.32%

County results
Malone:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Mechling:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

George W. Malone
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

George W. Malone
Republican

The 1952 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George W. Malone was re-elected to a second term in office. George Wilson Malone defeated Thomas B. Mechling by a very narrow margin despite George Wilson Malone's fellow Republican Dwight David Eisenhower winning the state over Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada.

Primary elections

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Primary elections were held on September 2, 1952.[1]

Democratic primary

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Candidate

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Results

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Democratic primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas B. Mechling 15,914 50.76
Democratic Alan Bible 15,439 49.24
Total votes 31,353

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[3][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Malone (incumbent) 16,672 79.54
Republican Lawrence A. Ebert 4,288 20.46
Total votes 20,960

General election

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Results

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General election results[3][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Malone (incumbent) 41,906 51.68
Democratic Thomas B. Mechling 39,184 48.32
Majority 2,722 3.36
Turnout 81,090
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ a b c d "Nevada Voters Pick Nominees for House And Senate Today". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 2, 1952. p. A-6. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bay State Voters to Nominate Senate Candidates Tuesday". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1952. p. A-5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Political History of Nevada 2016, p. 498.
  4. ^ "NV US Senate, 1952 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "NV US Senate, 1952 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
  7. ^ "NV US Senate, 1952". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ 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.

Bibliography

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