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.
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 County results Malone: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Mechling: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections
editPrimary elections were held on September 2, 1952.[1]
Democratic primary
editCandidate
edit- Alan Bible, attorney, former Attorney General of Nevada[1]
- Thomas B. Mechling, former Washington, D.C. newspaper writer[1][2]
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas B. Mechling | 15,914 | 50.76 | |
| Democratic | Alan Bible | 15,439 | 49.24 | |
| Total votes | 31,353 | |||
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Lawrence A. Ebert, gas station owner[1]
- George W. Malone, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
edit| 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
editResults
edit| 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
edit- ^ 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.
- ^ "Bay State Voters to Nominate Senate Candidates Tuesday". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1952. p. A-5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ a b c Political History of Nevada 2016, p. 498.
- ^ "NV US Senate, 1952 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ "NV US Senate, 1952 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
- ^ "NV US Senate, 1952". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
- ^ 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
edit- Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Secretary of State of Nevada; Research Division of the Legislative Counsel Bureau (2016). "Chapter 9: Election Results". Political History of Nevada (PDF) (12th ed.). Carson City: Barbara Cegavske. p. 456.