1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

1952 United States Senate election in Pennsylvania

November 4, 1952

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

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.

General election

Candidates

• Guy K. Bard, Judge of the United States District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania (Democratic)
• Anna Chester (Militant Workers)
• Frank Knotek (Independent Government)
• Edward Martin, incumbent U.S. Senator (Republican)
• Ira S. Sassaman (Prohibition)
• William J. Van Essen (Socialist)

Results

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

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.