1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island

November 4, 1952

Nominee John Pastore Bayard Ewing Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 225,128 185,850 Percentage 54.78% 45.22%

County results Pastore:      50–60% Ewing:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election John Pastore Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John Pastore Democratic

The 1952 United States Senate election in Rhode Island took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John Pastore was re-elected to a second term in office.

Primary elections

The Republican primary was held on September 15, 1952, and the Democratic primary was held on September 24, 1952.^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidate

• John Pastore, incumbent U.S. Senator

Results

Democratic primary results^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)	unopposed

Republican primary

Candidates

• Bayard Ewing, State Representative^[3]

Results

Republican primary results^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Bayard Ewing	unopposed

General election

Results

General election results^[5]^[6]^[7]^[8]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John Pastore (Incumbent)	225,128	54.78
	Republican	Bayard Ewing	185,663
	Clean Government	Bayard Ewing	187
	Total	Bayard Ewing	185,850	45.22
Majority			39,278	9.56
Turnout			410,978
	Democratic hold

References

1. Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 1.
2. Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 11.
3. "Rhode Island Again Nominates Roberts". Evening star. Washington, D.C. September 25, 1952. p. A-18. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
4. Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 5.
5. 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.
6. "RI US Senate, 1952". OurCampaigns. Retrieved October 7, 2022.
7. Congressional Quarterly 1998, p. 96.
8. Rhode Island Count Book 1952, p. 24.

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
• Official Count of the Ballots Cast for Presidential Electors, United States Senator, Representatives in Congress, General Officers, and Senators and Representatives in the General Assembly etc (PDF). Board of Elections of Rhode Island. 1952.