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1952 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming Wyoming by-election no 1950 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming 1950 1954 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming 1954 November 4, 1952
File:William H. Harrison (Wyoming Congressman).jpg 150x150px William Henry Harrison Republican Party (United States) 76,161 60.10% Robert R. Ross, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 50,559 39.90% U.S. Representative William Henry Harrison Republican Party (United States) William Henry Harrison Republican Party (United States)
The 1952 United States House of Representatives election in Wyoming was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican Congressman William Henry Harrison ran for re-election to a second term. Former Cheyenne Mayor Robert R. Rose, Jr., an Assistant Secretary of the Interior, won the Democratic nomination and opposed Harrison in the general election. Harrison defeated Ross in a landslide, winning 60 percent of the vote.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Robert R. Rose, Jr., Assistant Secretary of the Interior, former Mayor of CasperRose To Run For Congress Star Valley Independent June 27, 1952 Afton, Wyoming 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/star-valley-independent/174798872/ June 18, 2025
Alice de Mauriac Hammond, cattle farmerCody Woman Files for Representative Post Jackson's Hole Courier May 15, 1952 Jackson, Wyoming 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/jacksons-hole-courier/174799095/ June 18, 2025
Frank M. Thomas, State SenatorThomas First to Seek House Seat Casper Star-Tribune March 23, 1952 Casper, Wyoming 18 https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/174799147/ June 18, 2025
Carl A. Johnson, Cheyenne accountantField Clear For Two in Senate Race Casper Star-Tribune July 11, 1952 Casper, Wyoming 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/casper-star-tribune/174799203/ June 18, 2025
Sidney G. Kornegay, 1948 and 1950 Democratic candidate for Congress
Results
Democratic primary resultsRogers C. J. "Doc" Westedt Elainne E. 1953 Wyoming Official Directory and 1952 Election Returns Wyoming Secretary of State Cheyenne, Wyoming 1953 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=uc1.b4049506&seq=7
Robert R. Rose, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 15,190 56.35%
Alice de Mauriac Hammond Democratic Party (United States) 4,582 17.00%
Frank M. Thomas Democratic Party (United States) 3,753 13.92%
Carl A. Johnson Democratic Party (United States) 2,824 10.48%
Sidney G. Kornegay Democratic Party (United States) 609 2.26%
26,958 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
William Henry Harrison, incumbente U.S. Representative
Results
Republican primary results
William Henry Harrison (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 35,312 100.00%
35,312 100.00%
General election
Results
1952 Wyoming's at-large congressional district general election results
William Henry Harrison (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 76,161 60.10%
Robert R. Ross, Jr. Democratic Party (United States) 50,559 39.90%
126,720 100.00%
Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States)
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