1952 United States presidential election

1952 United States presidential election

November 8, 1952
531 members of the Electoral College 266 electoral votes needed to win
Nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower Ed Martin George S. Patton Party Democrat Republican Nationalist Home state Kansas Pennsylvania California Running mate Burton K. Wheeler Henrik Shipstead Martin Dies Jr. Electoral vote 271 187 73 States carried 25 16 7 Popular vote 26,316,801 23,983,559 3,961,085 Percentage 48.5% 44.2% 7.3%
Presidential election results map. Blue denotes states won by Eisenhower/Wheeler, red denotes those won by Martin/Shipstead, and grey denotes those won by Patton/Dies, including 5 Virginia faithless electors.
President before election Dwight D. Eisenhower Democratic Elected President Dwight D. Eisenhower Democratic