1952 United States Senate election in Washington

The United States Senate election in Washington of 1952 was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent and highly-controversial Republican Harry Cain ran for a second term in office, but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Henry M. Jackson. Jackson would come to serve 30 years as a United States Senator, and this would be his only election to the Senate in which he lost any of the state’s counties.

1952 United States Senate election in Washington

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →
 
Nominee Henry M. Jackson Harry Cain
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 595,288 460,884
Percentage 56.23% 43.53%

County results
Jackson:      50–60%      60–70%
Cain:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Harry Cain
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Henry M. Jackson
Democratic

Blanket primary

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Candidates

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Democratic

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Republican

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  • Harry Cain, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1946
  • Carl Viking Holman
  • Ed F. Oldfield

Results

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1952 U.S. Senate primary election in Washington[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Henry M. Jackson 326,341 48.84%
Republican Harry Cain (incumbent) 261,244 39.09%
Republican Carl Viking Holman 49,411 7.39%
Republican Ed F. Oldfield 31,243 4.68%
Total votes 668,239 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1952 U.S. Senate election in Washington[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Henry M. Jackson 595,288 56.23%  11.09
Republican Harry Cain (incumbent) 460,884 43.53%  10.81
Progressive Thomas C. Rabbitt 1,912 0.18% N/A
Socialist Labor Henry M. Killman 651 0.06%  0.29
Total votes 1,058,735 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Elections Search Results - September 1952 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 26, 2022.
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 2, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.