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U.S. Senate election, 1952
The U.S. Senate election, 1952 was an election for the United States Senate which
coincided with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency by a large margin. The Republicans managed to make a net gain of two seats, which was reduced to one when Wayne L. Morse (R-OR) became an independent after his pro-New Deal positions and support for Adlai Stevenson alienated Republican leaders.
Republicans defeated incumbents Ernest W. McFarland (D-AZ and the Majority Leader), William Benton (D-CT), Thomas R. Underwood (D-KY), Blair Moody (D-MI), and Joseph C. O'Mahoney (D-WY), as well as taking the open seat in Maryland. Democrats defeated incumbents Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (R-MA), James P. Kem (R-MO), Zales N. Ecton (R-MT), and Harry P. Cain (R-WA).
Senate contests in 1952
| State | Incumbent | Party | Status | Opposing Candidates |
| Arizona | Ernest W. McFarland | Democrat | Defeated, 51.3 - 48.7 | Barry Goldwater (Republican) |
| California | William F. Knowland | Republican | Re-elected, 87.7 - 11.9 | Reuben W. Borough (Independent) |
| Connecticut | William Benton | Democrat | Defeated, 52.5 - 44.4 | William A. Purtell (Republican) |
| Connecticut1 | William A. Purtell | Republican | Retired: Republican victory, 51.2 - 48.5 | Prescott S. Bush (Republican) Abraham A. Ribicoff (Democrat) |
| Delaware | John J. Williams | Republican | Re-elected, 54.5 - 45.5 | A. I. du Pont Bayard (Democrat) |
| Florida | Spessard L. Holland | Democrat | Re-elected, 99.8 | |
| Indiana | William E. Jenner | Republican | Re-elected, 52.4 - 46.8 | Henry F. Schrecker (Democrat) |
| Kentucky2 | Thomas R. Underwood | Democrat | Defeated, 51.5 - 48.5 | John S. Cooper (Republican) |
| Maine | Ralph O. Brewster | Republican | Retired: Republican victory, 58.7 - 34.9 - 6.4 | Frederick G. Payne (Republican) Roger P. Dube (Democrat) Earl S. Grant (Independent) |
| Maryland | Herbert R. O'Conor | Democrat | Retired: Republican victory, 52.5 - 47.5 | James Glenn Beall (Republican) George P. Mahoney (Democrat) |
| Massachusetts | Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. | Republican | Defeated, 51.4 - 48.4 | John F. Kennedy (Democrat) |
| Michigan | Blair Moody | Democrat | Defeated, 50.6 - 49.0 | Charles E. Potter (Republican) |
| Minnesota | Edward J. Thye | Republican | Re-elected, 56.6 - 42.5 | William E. Carlson (Democrat) |
| Mississippi | John C. Stennis | Democrat | Re-elected, unopposed | |
| Missouri | James P. Kem | Republican | Defeated, 54.0 - 45.9 | Stuart Symington (Democrat) |
| Montana | Zales N. Ecton | Republican | Defeated, 50.8 - 48.6 | Mike Mansfield (Democrat) |
| Nebraska | Hugh Butler | Republican | Re-elected, 69.1 - 27.8 | Stanley D. Long (Democrat) |
| Nebraska3 | Fred Andrew Seaton | Republican | Retired: Republican victory, 63.6 - 36.4 | Dwight Griswold (Republican) William Ritchie (Democrat) |
| Nevada | George W. Malone | Republican | Re-elected, 51.7 - 48.3 | Thomas B. Mechling (Democrat) |
| New Jersey | H. Alexander Smith | Republican | Re-elected, 55.5 - 43.6 | Archibald S. Alexander (Democrat) |
| New Mexico | Dennis Chavez | Democrat | Re-elected, 51.1 - 48.9 | Patrick J. Hurley (Republican) |
| New York | Irving M. Ives | Republican | Re-elected, 55.2 - 36.1 - 7.0 | John Cashmore (Democrat) George S. Counts (Liberal) |
| North Dakota | William Langer | Republican | Re-elected, 66.4 - 23.3 - 10.4 | Harold A. Morrison (Democrat) Fred G. Aandahl (Independent) |
| Ohio | John W. Bricker | Republican | Re-elected, 54.6 - 45.4 | Michael V. DiSalle (Democrat) |
| Pennsylvania | Edward Martin | Republican | Re-elected, 51.6 - 48.0 | Guy K. Bard (Democrat) |
| Rhode Island | John O. Pastore | Democrat | Re-elected, 54.8 - 45.2 | Bayard Ewing (Republican) |
| Tennessee | Kenneth D. McKellar | Democrat | Defeated in primary: Democrat victory, 74.2 - 20.9 | Albert Gore, Sr. (Democrat) Hobart F. Atkins (Republican) |
| Texas | Tom Connally | Democrat | Retired: Democrat victory, unopposed | Price Daniel (Democrat) |
| Utah | Arthur V. Watkins | Republican | Re-elected, 54.3 - 45.7 | Walter K. Granger (Democrat) |
| Vermont | Ralph E. Flanders | Republican | Re-elected, 72.3 - 27.7 | Allan R. Johnston (Democrat) |
| Virginia | Harry F. Byrd | Democrat | Re-elected, 73.4 - 12.7 - 12.4 | H. M. Vise, Sr. (Independent) Clarke T. Robb (Independent) |
| Washington | Harry P. Cain | Republican | Defeated, 56.2 - 43.5 | Henry M. Jackson (Democrat) |
| West Virginia | Harley M. Kilgore | Democrat | Re-elected, 53.6 - 46.4 | Chapman Revercomb (Republican) |
| Wisconsin | Joseph R. McCarthy | Republican | Re-elected, 54.2 - 45.6 | Thomas E. Fairchild (Democrat) |
| Wyoming | Joseph C. O'Mahoney | Democrat | Defeated, 51.6 - 48.4 | Frank A. Barrett (Republican) |
1 special election held due to death of Brien McMahon (D-CT). Interim Senator William A. Purtell was successfully elected to Connecticut's other Senate seat, and did not for re-election in the special election.
2 special election held due to death of Virgil M. Chapman (D-KY)
3 special election held due to death of Kenneth S. Wherry (R-NE)
See also
- U.S. Senate election, 1950
- U.S. Senate election, 1954
- U.S. presidential election, 1952
- U.S. House election, 1952
Senate composition before and after elections
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