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Parents > United States > U.S. Executive
OfficePresident
HonorificPresident - Abbr: President
TypeDemocratic Primary Election
Filing Deadline July 01, 1952 - 12:00pm Central
Polls Open July 21, 1952 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close July 26, 1952 - 08:00pm Central
Term Start January 20, 1953 - 12:00pm
Term End January 20, 1957 - 12:00pm
ContributorThomas Walker
Last ModifiedRBH January 23, 2019 04:27pm
Data Sources[Link]
Congressional Quarterly Guide to U. S. Elections
New York Times
Convention Decisions and Voting Records - Bain & Parris
USA Today
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Most votes received by candidates for party presidential nomination, up to the point where a nominee was determined. Vote totals are rounded up to the next whole number.
Description Adlai E. Stevenson was nominated for President on the third ballot.
Presidential Balloting, DNC 1952
Contender: Ballot1 23
Adlai E. Stevenson 273 324.5 617.5
Estes Kefauver 340 362.5 275.5
Richard B. Russell 268 294 261
W. Averill Harriman 123.5 121 0
Alben W. Barkley 48.5 78.5 67.5
Robert S. Kerr 65 5.5 0
Paul A. Dever 37.5 30.5 0.5
Hubert H. Humphrey 26 0 0
J. William Fulbright 22 0 0
Scattering 26.5 13.5 8
LAST GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyDemocratic Won12/13/1948
NameHarry S. Truman Votes303 (57.06%)
Term01/20/1949 - 01/20/1953 Margin114 (+21.47%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
  PartyRepublican Won12/15/1952
NameDwight D. Eisenhower Votes442 (83.24%)
Term01/20/1953 - 01/20/1957 Margin353 (+66.48%)
NEXT GENERAL ELECTION
RaceUS President 12/15/1952

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Name Gov. Adlai E. Stevenson II Sen. C. Estes Kefauver Sen. Richard B. Russell, Jr. Secretary of Commerce W. Averell Harriman Vice President Alben W. Barkley Sen. Robert S. Kerr Gov. Paul A. Dever
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 618 (37.39%) 361 (21.84%) 294 (17.79%) 124 (7.50%) 79 (4.78%) 65 (3.93%) 38 (2.30%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -257 (-15.55%) -324 (-19.60%) -494 (-29.89%) -539 (-32.61%) -553 (-33.45%) -580 (-35.09%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 3 618 (50.24%) 276 (22.44%) 261 (21.22%) 0 (0.00%) 68 (5.53%) 0 (0.00%) 1 (0.08%)  
Ballot Round 2 325 (26.38%) 361 (29.30%) 294 (23.86%) 122 (9.90%) 81 (6.58%) 6 (0.49%) 31 (2.52%)  
Ballot Round 1 273 (22.18%) 340 (27.62%) 268 (21.77%) 124 (10.07%) 49 (3.98%) 65 (5.28%) 38 (3.09%)  
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Name Sen. Hubert H. Humphrey, Jr. Sen. J. William Fulbright Sen. James Edward Murray (I) President Harry S. Truman Oscar R. Ewing Sen. Paul H. Douglas Supreme Court Justice William O. Douglas
PartyDemocratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic Democratic
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Uncertified Votes 26 (1.57%) 22 (1.33%) 12 (0.73%) 6 (0.36%) 4 (0.24%) 3 (0.18%) 1 (0.06%)
Margin-592 (-35.81%) -596 (-36.06%) -606 (-36.66%) -612 (-37.02%) -614 (-37.14%) -615 (-37.21%) -617 (-37.33%)
Predict Avg.0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00% 0.00%
Ballot Round 3 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 3 (0.24%) 3 (0.24%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 2 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 0 (0.00%) 6 (0.49%) 3 (0.24%) 3 (0.24%) 0 (0.00%)  
Ballot Round 1 26 (2.11%) 22 (1.79%) 12 (0.98%) 6 (0.49%) 4 (0.33%) 3 (0.24%) 1 (0.08%)  
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