1952 Indiana gubernatorial election

none related races 1952 United States gubernatorial elections January 2025 September 2023 1952 Indiana gubernatorial election Indiana Presidential no 1948 Indiana gubernatorial election 1948 1956 Indiana gubernatorial election 1956 November 4, 1952 File:George N. Craig (IN).png 150x150px George N. Craig Republican Party (United States) 1,075,685 55.68% 3x4.svg John A. Watkins Democratic Party (United States) 841,984 43.58% File:1952 Indiana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 160px County results Craig: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% Watkins: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% Governor Henry F. Schricker Democratic Party (United States) George N. Craig Republican Party (United States) The 1952 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Republican nominee George N. Craig defeated Democratic nominee John A. Watkins with 55.68% of the vote. Craig and Handley became the first gubernatorial ticket in Indiana history to receive more than one million votes. General election Candidates Major party candidates George N. Craig, Republican, National Commander of The American Legion John A. Watkins, Democratic, Lieutenant Governor under Henry F. Schricker Other candidates Lester N. Abel, Prohibition Samuel Boorda, Progressive Charles Ginsberg, Socialist Labor Results 1952 Indiana gubernatorial electionhttps://books.google.com/books?id=DSZzAwAAQBAJ&pg=PA160 America Votes 30: 2011-2012, Election Returns by State 9781452290171 June 10, 2020 Cook Rhodes 5 November 2013 Republican Party (United States) George N. Craig 1,075,685 55.68% Democratic Party (United States) John A. Watkins 841,984 43.58% Prohibition Party Lester N. Abel 12,554 0.65% Progressive Party (United States, 1948) Samuel Boorda 920 0.05% Socialist Labor Party of America Charles Ginsberg 726 0.04% 233,701 1,931,869 Republican Party (United States) Democratic Party (United States) References 1952 Indiana Gubernatorial Category:November 1952 in the United States