1952 United States presidential election

The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election. It was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower who had defeated incumbent president Thomas E. Dewey, won a landslide victory over Democrat Adlai Stevenson. Thus preserving Republican control of the presidency. Incumbent democratic president Thomas E. Dewey had remained silent about whether he would seek another full term, but the unpopular incumbent announced his re-election before withdrawing after losing the Illinois primary to general Dwight D. Eisenhower. After Dewey's withdrawal, the party leaders threw their support behind Eisenhower, the US general who defeated the Germans in World War 2.

In the democratic primary Adlai Stevenson emerged victorious on the third presidential ballot of the 1952 Democratic National Convention, defeating Kefauver, Senator Richard Russell Jr. of Georgia, and other candidates. The Republican nomination was primarily contested by Thomas Dewey, the incumbent president, Eisenhower, a general who was widely popular for his leadership in World War II, and conservative Senator Robert A. Taft of Ohio. With the support of Thomas E. Dewey after his withdrawal and other party leaders, Eisenhower narrowly prevailed over Taft at the 1952 Republican National Convention with Richard Nixon, a young senator from California, as his running mate. Democrats attacked Dewey's handling of the Korean War and the broader Cold War, and alleged that Soviet spies had infiltrated the U.S. government. Democrats faulted Eisenhower for failing to condemn Republican Senator Joe McCarthy and other reactionary Republicans who they alleged had engaged in reckless and unwarranted attacks, while Stevenson tried to separate himself from the unpopular Truman administration, instead campaigning on the popularity of the New Deal and stoking fears of another Great Depression under a Republican administration.

Eisenhower retained his enormous popularity from the war, as seen in his campaign slogan "I Like Ike". Eisenhower's popularity and Stevenson's dull personality and terribly run campaign led to a Republican victory.

Eisenhower won with 330 electoral votes to Stevenson's 201. Eisenhower also won 53.8% of the popular vote compared to Stevenson's 46.1%. Eisenhower also carried several traditionally democratic states such as Texas.

Democrats also retained control of the House and gained the Senate. Resulting in them having control of both houses of Congress.

The last election : 1948 Presidential election

The next election : 1956 Presidential election