United States presidential election in Texas, 1952

United States presidential election in Texas, 1952

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Nominee Dwight Eisenhower Adlai Stevenson Party Republican Democratic Home state New York Illinois Running mate Richard Nixon John Sparkman Electoral vote 24 0 Popular vote 1,102,878 969,228 Percentage 53.13% 46.69%
County results   Stevenson—>90%   Stevenson—80-90%   Stevenson—70-80%   Stevenson—60-70%   Stevenson—50-60%   Eisenhower—50-60%   Eisenhower—60-70%   Eisenhower—70-80%   Eisenhower—80-90%   Eisenhower—>90%
President before election Harry S. Truman Democratic Elected President Dwight Eisenhower Republican

Harry S. Truman
Democratic

Dwight Eisenhower
Republican

The 1952 United States presidential election in Texas was held on November 4, 1952 as part of the 1952 United States Presidential Election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 24 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

The Republican Party candidate, former General of the Army and Supreme Allied Commander Europe Dwight D. Eisenhower, won his birth state Texas with 53% of the vote against Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson, carrying the state's 24 electoral votes. Despite losing most southern of the states to Stevenson, Eisenhower managed to carry Texas by a margin of 6.44 points. Eisenhower's victory in the state made him only the second Republican to carry the state during a presidential election, with the first Republican candidate being Herbert Hoover back in 1928, along with being the first presidential candidate to win over a million votes in Texas. Notably, Eisenhower lost Grayson County, the home of his birthplace, Denison.