1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota

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{{Infobox election

| election_name = 1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota

| country = North Dakota

| type = presidential

| ongoing = no

| previous_election = 1946 United States Senate election in North Dakota

| previous_year = 1946

| next_election = 1958 United States Senate election in North Dakota

| next_year = 1958

| election_date = November 4, 1952

| image_size = x180px

| image1 = William Langer.jpg

| nominee1 = William Langer

| party1 = Republican Party (US)

| popular_vote1 = 157,907

| percentage1 = 66.35%

| nominee2 = Harold Morrison

| party2 = Democratic Party (US)

| popular_vote2 = 55,347

| percentage2 = 23.26%

| nominee3 = Fred G. Aandahl

| party3 = Independent

| popular_vote3 = 24,741

| percentage3 = 10.40%

| map_image = 1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg

| map_size = 250px

| map_caption = County results
Langer: {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}} {{legend0|#d75d5d|60–70%}} {{legend0|#d72f30|70–80%}} {{legend0|#c21b18|80–90%}}

| title = Senator

| before_election = William Langer

| before_party = Republican Party (US)

| after_election = William Langer

| after_party = Republican Party (US)

}}

{{Elections in North Dakota}}

The 1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 4, 1952, to elect a member of the United States Senate to represent the State of North Dakota, concurrently with other Class 1 elections to the Senate and various other federal, state, and local elections.

Incumbent Republican-NPL Senator William Langer was re-elected to a third term with 66.35% of the vote, defeating Democratic candidate Harold A. Morrison with 23.26% of the vote and independent candidate Fred G. Aandahl with 10.40% of the vote.{{Cite web|date=May 12, 1953 |editor1=Earl Rockwood |editor2=Lyle O. Snader |title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952|url=http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/1952election.pdf|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20061114100435/http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/1952election.pdf|archive-date=November 14, 2006|access-date=November 14, 2006|publisher=Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives}} Aandahl, the 23rd Governor of North Dakota, ran as an independent after having failed to defeat Langer in the Republican primary.

General election

{{Election box begin|title=1952 United States Senate election in North Dakota}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|party=Republican Party (United States)|candidate=William Langer (incumbent)|votes=157,907|percentage=66.35%|change=+13.01%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Democratic Party (United States)|candidate=Harold Morrison|votes=55,347|percentage=23.26%|change=+0.06%}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|party=Independent|candidate=Fred G. Aandahl|votes=24,741|percentage=10.40%|change=+10.40%}}

{{Election box majority|votes=102,560|percentage=43.09%|change=+13.21%}}{{Election box total|votes=237,995|percentage=100.00%|change=N/A}}

{{Election box hold with party link no swing|winner=Republican Party (US)}}{{Election box end}}

Notes

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