1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin

none March 2026 September 2023 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential no 1946 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1946 1957 United States Senate special election in Wisconsin 1957 (special) November 4, 1952 x150px Joseph McCarthy adjusted.jpg Joseph McCarthy Republican Party (US) 870,444 54.23% File:Thomas E. Fairchild (WI) (3x4a).png Thomas E. Fairchild Democratic Party (US) 731,402 45.57% U.S. Senator Joseph McCarthy Republican Party (US) Joseph McCarthy Republican Party (US) 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsMcCarthy: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #c21b18 80–90%Fairfield: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% The 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Senator Joseph McCarthy was elected to a second term in office over Democrat Thomas E. Fairchild. McCarthy did not complete his term; he died on May 2, 1957, and was succeeded by William Proxmire in a special election. 2024, this is the last time that a Republican has won the Class 1 Senate seat in Wisconsin. This is also the last time Portage County went Republican in the Class 1 Senate seat in Wisconsin. Republican primary Candidates Edward J. Finan Andrew G. Jacobson Edmund Kerwer Joseph McCarthy, incumbent senator since 1947 Leonard Schmitt, attorney and candidate for governor in 1950 Perry J. Stearns, candidate for Senate in 1944 and 1946 Results 1952 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1954/reference/wi.wibluebk1954.i0017.pdf The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954 17 June 2021 656 Republican Party (United States) Joseph McCarthy (incumbent) 515,481 67.89% Republican Party (United States) Leonard Schmitt 213,701 28.15% Republican Party (United States) Andrew G. Jacobson 11,639 1.53% Republican Party (United States) Perry J. Stearns 10,353 1.36% Republican Party (United States) Edmund Kerwer 4,078 0.54% Republican Party (United States) Edward J. Finan 4,021 0.53% 759,273 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, former Wisconsin attorney general, and nominee for governor in 1950 Henry S. Reuss, Milwaukee County prosecutor and former anti-McCarthy Republican Results 1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Democratic Party (United States) Thomas E. Fairchild 97,321 50.77% Democratic Party (United States) Henry S. Reuss 94,379 49.23% 191,700 100.00% General election Candidates James E. Boulton (Socialist Labor) Alfred L. Easterday (Honest Government) Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin (Democratic) Joseph McCarthy, incumbent senator since 1947 (Republican) Results 1952 U.S. Senate election in Wisconsin http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 5, 1952 Clerk.house.gov 16 August 2019https://images.library.wisc.edu/WI/EFacs/WIBlueBks/BlueBks/WIBlueBk1954/reference/wi.wibluebk1954.i0018.pdf The Wisconsin Blue Book, 1954 671 Our Campaigns 17 June 2021 Republican Party (United States) Joseph McCarthy (incumbent) 870,444 54.23% 7.05 Democratic Party (United States) Thomas E. Fairchild 731,402 45.57% 8.16 Independent (politician) Alfred L. Easterday 1,879 0.12% N/A Socialist Workers Party (United States) James E. Boulton 1,442 0.09% N/A 1,605,167 100.00% Republican Party (United States) The 1952 race was much closer than McCarthy's 1946 victory, and he trailed Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower by around 100,000 votes in the state. See also 1952 United States Senate elections McCarthyism References 1952 Wisconsin United States Senate Category:Joseph McCarthy