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1952 United States Senate election in Nevada 
Summary
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 edit
Primary elections were held on September 2, 1952.[1]
Democratic primary edit
Candidate 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 edit
Candidates 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 edit
Results 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.