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
{{Reflist}}
External links
- [https://web.archive.org/web/20061114100435/http://clerk.house.gov/members/electionInfo/1952election.pdf 1952 North Dakota U.S. Senate Election results]
{{1952 United States elections}}
{{NDUSSenateElections}}
{{US Third Party Election}}
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