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1952 United States Senate election in New Jersey
New Jersey
1896
presidential
no 89%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 22pp)
1946 United States Senate election in New Jersey
1946
1958 United States Senate election in New Jersey
1958
November 4, 1952
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H. Alexander Smith
Republican Party (US)
1,286,782
55.51%
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Archibald S. Alexander
Democratic Party (US)
1,011,187
43.62%
1952 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county.svg
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County resultsSmith: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Alexander: #7996e2 50–60%
Senator
H. Alexander Smith
Republican Party (US)
H. Alexander Smith
Republican Party (US)
The United States Senate election of 1952 in New Jersey was held on November 4, 1952.
Incumbent Republican Senator H. Alexander Smith was re-elected to a second term against Undersecretary of the Army Archibald S. Alexander. Both men were residents of Princeton.
As of the 2024 Senate election, this is the last time the Republicans won the Class 1 Senate seat in New Jersey.
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
Carl E. Ring, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1950
H. Alexander Smith, incumbent Senator
Results
1952 Republican Senate primaryhttps://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1952-primary-election.pdf Results of the Primary Election Held April 15th, 1952 Secretary of the State of New Jersey 18 Aug 2021
H. Alexander Smith (incumbent)
Republican Party (US)
419,376
86.52%
Carl E. Ring
Republican Party (US)
65,330
13.48%
484,706
100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Archibald S. Alexander, United States Under Secretary of the Army and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1948
Results
1952 Democratic Senate primary
Archibald S. Alexander
Democratic Party (US)
194,412
100.00%
194,412
100.00%
General election
Candidates
Archibald S. Alexander (Democrat), United States Under Secretary of the Army and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1948
George Breitman (Socialist Workers), activist and editor of The Militant
Albert Ronis (Socialist Labor)
H. Alexander Smith (Republican), incumbent Senator
A. N. Smith (Prohibition)
Katharine A. Van Orden (Progressive)
Results
1952 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1952election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1952 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 22, 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=109411 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952
Republican Party (US)
H. Alexander Smith (Incumbent)
1,286,782
55.51
Democratic Party (US)
Archibald S. Alexander
1,011,187
43.62
Progressive Party (United States, 1948)
Katharine A. Van Orden
7,195
0.31
Prohibition Party (US)
A. N. Smith
6,815
0.29
Socialist Workers Party (US)
George Breitman
5,088
0.22
Socialist Labor Party of America
Albert Ronis
1,165
0.05
275,595
11.89
2,318,232
Republican Party (US)
See also
1952 United States Senate elections
References
New Jersey
1952
Category:1952 New Jersey elections