The 1952 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, former Governor Phil M. Donnelly, over the Republican candidate, former Speaker of the Missouri House of Representatives Howard Elliott,[1] and candidates representing the Progressive, Socialist and Socialist Labor parties. Donnelly defeated representative Phil J. Welch for his party's nomination.
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 County results Donnelly: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Elliott: 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Phil M. Donnelly | 983,166 | 52.55 | -4.43 | |
| Republican | Howard Elliott | 886,370 | 47.37 | +4.62 | |
| Progressive | Howard Edsell | 911 | 0.05 | -0.13 | |
| Socialist | Maurice R. Wheeler | 316 | 0.02 | -0.05 | |
| Christian Nationalist | Don Lohbeck | 195 | 0.01 | +0.01 | |
| Socialist Labor | Clara "Mrs. Anthony" Hayes | 138 | 0.01 | ±0.00 | |
| Majority | 96,796 | 5.17 | -9.06 | ||
| Turnout | 1,871,096 | 47.31 | +5.90 | ||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||