1952 United States Senate election in Montana

none March 2026 September 2023 1952 United States Senate election in Montana Montana 1905 presidential no 1946 United States Senate election in Montana 1946 1958 United States Senate election in Montana 1958 November 4, 1952 150x150px Official portrait of Sen. Mike Mansfield (D-MT).png Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) 133,109 50.75% Zales Nelson Ecton.jpg Zales Ecton Republican Party (US) 127,360 48.56% 1952 United States Senate election in Montana results map by county.svg County resultsMansfield: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Ecton: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% U.S. Senator Zales Ecton Republican Party (US) Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (US) The 1952 United States Senate election in Montana took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent United States Senator Zales Ecton, who was first elected to the Senate in 1946, ran for re-election. Ecton won the Republican primary uncontested, and advanced to the general election, where he faced Mike Mansfield, the United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district and the Democratic nominee. Following a close campaign, Mansfield narrowly defeated Ecton, winning his first of four terms in the Senate. Democratic primary Candidates Mike Mansfield, United States Congressman from Montana's 1st congressional district Results Democratic Party primary resultshttp://sos.mt.gov/Elections/archives/1950s/1952/1952_Primary_Statewide.pdf Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election Held in the State of Montana, July 15, 1952 Montana Secretary of State July 2, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20131228155500/http://sos.mt.gov/Elections/Archives/1950s/1952/1952_Primary_Statewide.pdf 2013-12-28 dead Mike Mansfield Democratic Party (United States) 74,239 100.00 74,239 100.00 Republican primary Candidates Zales Ecton, incumbent United States Senator Results Republican Primary results Zales Ecton (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 71,629 100.00 71,629 100.00 General election Results United States Senate election in Montana, 1952http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives July 4, 2014 Democratic Party (United States) Mike Mansfield 133,109 50.75% +5.37% Republican Party (United States) Zales Ecton (incumbent) 127,360 48.56% -4.92% Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Larry Price 1,828 0.70% 5,749 2.19% -5.90% 262,297 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Montana 1952 Category:1952 Montana elections Category:Mike Mansfield