1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

The 1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Edward Martin successfully sought re-election to another term, defeating the Democratic nominee, Guy K. Bard.

1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

← 1946 November 4, 1952 1958 →
 
Nominee Edward Martin Guy K. Bard
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 2,331,034 2,168,546
Percentage 51.58% 47.98%

County results

Martin:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Bard:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Edward Martin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Edward Martin
Republican

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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General election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Edward Martin (inc.) 2,331,034 51.58% −7.68%
Democratic Guy K. Bard 2,168,546 47.98% +8.17%
Prohibition Ira S. Sassaman 12,150 0.27% −0.29%
Socialist William J. Van Essen 3,538 0.08% +0.08%
Militant Workers Anna Chester 2,258 0.05% +0.05%
Independent Government Frank Knotek 1,897 0.04% +0.04%
Total votes 4,519,423 100.00%
Republican hold

References

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 4, 1952" (PDF). Office of the Clerk of the U.S. House. Retrieved July 9, 2014.