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The 1952 United States Senate election in Nevada took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator George W. Malone was re-elected to a second term in office. George Wilson Malone defeated Thomas B. Mechling by a very narrow margin despite George Wilson Malone's fellow Republican Dwight David Eisenhower winning the state over Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide in the concurrent presidential election in Nevada.

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on September 2, 1952.[1]

Democratic primary

Candidate

Results

Democratic primary results[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Thomas B. Mechling 15,914 50.76
Democratic Alan Bible 15,439 49.24
Total votes 31,353

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results[3][5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Malone (incumbent) 16,672 79.54
Republican Lawrence A. Ebert 4,288 20.46
Total votes 20,960

General election

Results

General election results[3][6][7][8]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican George W. Malone (incumbent) 41,906 51.68
Democratic Thomas B. Mechling 39,184 48.32
Majority 2,722 3.36
Turnout 81,090
Republican hold

References

  1. ^ a b c d "Nevada Voters Pick Nominees for House And Senate Today". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 2, 1952. p. A-6. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  2. ^ "Bay State Voters to Nominate Senate Candidates Tuesday". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 14, 1952. p. A-5. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  3. ^ a b c Political History of Nevada 2016, p. 498.
  4. ^ "NV US Senate, 1952 - D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  5. ^ "NV US Senate, 1952 - R Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  6. ^ Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 91.
  7. ^ "NV US Senate, 1952". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 31, 2022.
  8. ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (May 12, 1953). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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