1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania
The 1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edward Martin successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating the Democratic nominee, Guy K. Bard.
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 U.S. Senate election results map. Red denotes those won by Martin. Blue denotes counties won by Bard.
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Major candidates
Republican
- Edward Martin, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
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| Republican | Edward Martin (inc.) | 2,331,034 | 51.58% | -7.68% | |
| Democratic | Guy K. Bard | 2,168,546 | 47.98% | +8.17% | |
| Prohibition | Ira S. Sassaman | 12,150 | 0.27% | -0.29% | |
| Socialist | William J. Van Essen | 3,538 | 0.08% | +0.08% | |
| Militant Workers | Anna Chester | 2,258 | 0.05% | +0.05% | |
| Independent Government | Frank Knotek | 1,897 | 0.04% | +0.04% | |
| Totals | 4,519,423 | 100.00% | |||
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gollark: Ugh, one of THOSE people.
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gollark: Honestly, I hope you never get into a position of power while you still hold these opinions.
References
- "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved 9 July 2014.
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