The United States Senate election of 1952 in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1952.
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Incumbent Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith was re-elected to a second term against Undersecretary of the Army Archibald S. Alexander. Both men were residents of Princeton.
As of 2023, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in New Jersey or simultaneously held both seats in the state.
Republican primary
editCandidates
editDeclared
edit- Carl E. Ring, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1950
- H. Alexander Smith, incumbent Senator
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) | 419,376 | 86.52% | |
| Republican | Carl E. Ring | 65,330 | 13.48% | |
| Total votes | 484,706 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Archibald S. Alexander, United States Under Secretary of the Army and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1948
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Archibald S. Alexander | 194,412 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 194,412 | 100.00% | ||
General election
editCandidates
edit- Archibald S. Alexander (Democrat), United States Under Secretary of the Army and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1948
- George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant
- Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)
- H. Alexander Smith (Republican), incumbent Senator
- A. N. Smith (Prohibition)
- Katharine A. Van Orden (Progressive)
Results
edit| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Alexander Smith (Incumbent) | 1,286,782 | 55.51 | |
| Democratic | Archibald S. Alexander | 1,011,187 | 43.62 | |
| Progressive | Katharine A. Van Orden | 7,195 | 0.31 | |
| Prohibition | A. N. Smith | 6,815 | 0.29 | |
| Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 5,088 | 0.22 | |
| Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 1,165 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | 275,595 | 11.89 | ||
| Turnout | 2,318,232 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held April 15th, 1952" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1952" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952".
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