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1952 United States Senate elections in Michigan

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The 1952 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 4, 1952 alongside a special election to the same seat.

1952 United States Senate election in Michigan
← 1946November 4, 19521958 →
 
NomineeCharles E. PotterBlair Moody
PartyRepublicanDemocratic
Popular vote1,428,3521,383,416
Percentage50.63%49.04%
County results
Potter:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Moody:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Blair Moody
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Charles E. Potter
Republican

Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg died in office in April 1951. Governor G. Mennen Williams appointed journalist Blair Moody to fill Vandenberg's seat until a successor could be duly elected. Moody then lost the special election to complete Vandenberg's term and the regularly scheduled 1952 election to U.S. Representative Charles E. Potter, both held on November 4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Blair Moody, interim appointee Senator
  • Louis C. Schwinger

Schwinger did not run in the special election.

Results

Regular

1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBlair Moody (incumbent) 465,379 88.36%
DemocraticLouis C. Schwinger61,30911.64%
Write-in130.00%
Total votes526,701 100.00%

Special

1952 Democratic special U.S. Senate primary[2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
DemocraticBlair Moody (incumbent) 431,994 99.98%
Write-in950.02%
Total votes432,089 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Keyes and Prevost were not candidates for the special election to finish Vandenberg's term.

Results

Regular

1952 Republican U.S. Senate primary[3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles E. Potter 413,244 48.95%
RepublicanJohn B. Martin Jr.219,76526.03%
RepublicanEugene C. Keyes187,61922.23%
RepublicanClifford Provost23,5422.79%
Write-in60.00%
Total votes844,176 100.00%

Special

1952 Republican special U.S. Senate primary[4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles E. Potter 468,214 59.83%
RepublicanJohn B. Martin Jr.314,12840.14%
Write-in2460.03%
Total votes782,588 100.00%

General election

Results

Regular

1952 U.S. Senate election in Michigan[5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles E. Potter 1,428,352 50.63%
DemocraticBlair Moody (incumbent)1,383,41649.04%
ProhibitionLeRoy M. Lowell7,4350.26%
Socialist LaborJames Sim1,2020.04%
Socialist WorkersGenora Dollinger7260.03%
Total votes2,821,131 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

Special

Special election results by county
  Potter
  •      50–60%
  •      60–70%
  •      70–80%
  •      80–90%
  Moody
  •      50–60%
  •      60–70%
1952 U.S. Senate special election in Michigan[6]
PartyCandidateVotes%
RepublicanCharles E. Potter 1,417,032 51.24%
DemocraticBlair Moody (incumbent)1,347,70548.73%
Socialist WorkersGenora Dollinger8190.03%
Total votes2,765,556 100.00%
Republican gain from Democratic

See also

References

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