1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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The 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1952.
Incumbent Senator Joseph McCarthy was elected to a second term in office over Democrat Thomas E. Fairchild. McCarthy did not complete his term; he died on May 2, 1957, and was succeeded by William Proxmire in a special election.
As of 2023[update], this is the last time that a Republican has won the Class 1 Senate seat in Wisconsin.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Edward J. Finan
- Andrew G. Jacobson
- Edmund Kerwer
- Joseph McCarthy, incumbent senator since 1947
- Leonard Schmitt, attorney and candidate for governor in 1950
- Perry J. Stearns, candidate for Senate in 1944 and 1946
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Joseph McCarthy (incumbent) | 515,481 | 67.89% | |
| Republican | Leonard Schmitt | 213,701 | 28.15% | |
| Republican | Andrew G. Jacobson | 11,639 | 1.53% | |
| Republican | Perry J. Stearns | 10,353 | 1.36% | |
| Republican | Edmund Kerwer | 4,078 | 0.54% | |
| Republican | Edward J. Finan | 4,021 | 0.53% | |
| Total votes | 759,273 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, former Wisconsin attorney general, and nominee for governor in 1950
- Henry S. Reuss, Milwaukee County prosecutor and former anti-McCarthy Republican
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Thomas E. Fairchild | 97,321 | 50.77% | |
| Democratic | Henry S. Reuss | 94,379 | 49.23% | |
| Total votes | 191,700 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- James E. Boulton (Socialist Labor)
- Alfred L. Easterday (Honest Government)
- Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin (Democratic)
- Joseph McCarthy, incumbent senator since 1947 (Republican)
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | Joseph McCarthy (incumbent) | 870,444 | 54.23% |  7.05
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| Democratic | Thomas E. Fairchild | 731,402 | 45.57% |  8.16
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| Independent | Alfred L. Easterday | 1,879 | 0.12% | N/A | |
| Socialist Workers | James E. Boulton | 1,442 | 0.09% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 1,605,167 | 100.00% | |||
| Republican hold | |||||
The 1952 race was much closer than McCarthy's 1946 victory, and he trailed Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower by around 100,000 votes in the state.
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954" (PDF). p. 656. Retrieved June 17, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1952" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 16, 2019.
- ^ "The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954" (PDF). Our Campaigns. p. 671. Retrieved June 17, 2021.