1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska

none the Class II special election to the United States Senate for the completion of the unexpired term of Kenneth S. Wherry the simultaneous general Class I election 1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska March 2026 September 2023 1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska Nebraska 1925 presidential no 1948 United States Senate election in Nebraska 1948 1954 United States Senate elections in Nebraska 1954 (special) November 4, 1952 150x150px Dwight P. Griswold (1893–1954).jpg Dwight Griswold Republican Party (United States) 369,841 63.57% File:William Ritchie Nebraska (cropped).jpg William Ritchie Democratic Party (United States) 211,898 36.42% 1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska results map by county.svg 280px County resultsGriswold: #e38080 50–60% #d85d5d 60–70% #d82b2c 70–80% #c21b18 80–90% U.S. Senator Fred A. Seaton Republican Party (US) Dwight Griswold Republican Party (US) The 1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1952. Republican Senator Kenneth S. Wherry, who was elected to his second term in 1948, died on November 29, 1951. Governor Val Peterson appointed Seaton to fill the seat until the 1952 general election. Seaton did not run in the special election. Instead, former Governor Dwight Griswold won the primary and defeated Democratic nominee William Ritchie in a landslide in the general election. However, Griswold himself would die in office on April 12, 1954, triggering another special election in 1954. Democratic primary Candidates William Ritchie, former Chairman of the Nebraska Democratic PartyRitchie Files For Senate Short Term Norfolk Daily News Norfolk, Nebraska January 8, 1952 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/norfolk-daily-news/166638283/ February 25, 2025 Henry L. Fillman, York insurance salesman, 1950 Democratic candidate for GovernorH. Fillman Files For Short Term York Republican York, Nebraska January 31, 1952 2 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-york-republican/166638422/ February 25, 2025 Results Democratic primary resultsMarsh Frank Official Report of the Nebraska State Canvassing Board 1948 https://govdocs.nebraska.gov/epubs/S1200/S001-1948prim_gen.pdf William Ritchie Democratic Party (United States) 76,446 78.85% Henry L. Fillman Democratic Party (United States) 20,414 21.05% Scattering Democratic Party (United States) 97 0.10% 96,957 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Dwight Griswold, former Governor of Nebraska, member of the University of Nebraska Board of RegentsThumbnail Sketches of Candidates for the Senate Grand Island Independent Grand Island, Nebraska March 11, 1952 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-grand-island-independent/166638622/ February 25, 2025 Walter A. Nielsen, Omaha attorney and businessmanWho's Who in Nebraska April 1 Primary Omaha World-Herald Omaha, Nebraska March 20, 1952 6 https://www.newspapers.com/article/omaha-world-herald/166638752/ February 25, 2025 Al Misegadis, cement finisher Results Republican primary results Dwight Griswold Republican Party (United States) 162,952 81.31% Walter A. Nielsen Republican Party (United States) 31,873 15.91% Al Misegadis Republican Party (United States) 5,153 2.56% Fred A. Seaton (inc.) (write-in) Republican Party (United States) 68 0.03% Scattering Republican Party (United States) 350 0.17% 200,396 100.00% Results 1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska Republican Party (United States) Dwight Griswold 369,841 63.57% +6.87% Democratic Party (United States) William Ritchie 211,898 36.42% -6.88% 11 0.00% — 157,943 27.15% +13.75% 581,750 100.00% Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References Nebraska 1952 Nebraska 1952 1952 Special Nebraska Special United States Senate Special United States Senate 1952