United States Senate elections, 1952

United States Senate elections, 1952

1950 ← November 4, 1952 → 1954

36 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Robert Taft Ernest McFarland Party Republican Democratic Leader's seat Ohio Arizona (defeated) Last election 47 seats 49 seats Seats before 46(+1 Ind.) 49 Seats won 48(+1 Ind.) 47 Seat change 2 2 Popular vote 23,241,687 20,028,738 Percentage 51.9% 44.7% Swing 2.0% 2.5%

Republican hold   Republican gain   Democratic hold   Democratic gain

Majority Leader before election Ernest McFarland Democratic Elected Majority Leader Robert Taft Republican

Ernest McFarland
Democratic

Robert Taft
Republican

The United States Senate elections of 1952 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency by a large margin. The Republicans managed to make a net gain of two seats, which was reduced to one when Wayne Morse (R-OR) became an independent. The Republicans held a 49 to 47 seat majority after Morse's switch. This election was the second time in history (after 1932) that the party in power lost their majority and the Senate Majority Leader lost his own re-election bid. (In addition, this was the second consecutive election in which a sitting Senate leader lost his seat.)

*I₁@: Wayne Morse of Oregon, who was not up for election this year, changed parties from Republican to Independent in the next Congress.

All elections are for the Class 1 seats, unless otherwise indicated.

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