1952 Iowa gubernatorial election

none January 2025 September 2023 1952 Iowa gubernatorial election Iowa Flag of Iowa (variant).svg Presidential no 1950 Iowa gubernatorial election 1950 1954 Iowa gubernatorial election 1954 November 4, 1952 File:Bill Beardsley.png 150x150px William S. Beardsley Republican Party (United States) 638,388 51.90% File:Herschel C. Loveless (cropped).jpg Herschel C. Loveless Democratic Party (United States) 587,671 47.78% 1952 Iowa gubernatorial election results map by county.svg 240px County results Beardsley: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80%Loveless: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% Governor William S. Beardsley Republican Party (United States) William S. Beardsley Republican Party (United States) The 1952 Iowa gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican William S. Beardsley defeated Democratic nominee and Mayor of Ottumwa Herschel C. Loveless with 51.90% of the vote. Primary elections Primary elections were held on June 2, 1952.https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/50s/1952primcanv.pdf Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa Primary Election Secretary of State of Iowa 1952 April 3, 2020 Democratic primary Candidates Herschel C. Loveless, Mayor of Ottumwa Otha Wearin, former U.S. Representative Results Democratic primary results Herschel C. Loveless Democratic Party (United States) 49,766 58.20 Otha Wearin Democratic Party (United States) 35,742 41.80 85,508 100.00 Republican primary Candidates William S. Beardsley, incumbent Governor Kenneth A. Evans, former Lieutenant Governor William H. Nicholas, incumbent Lieutenant Governor Results Republican primary results William S. Beardsley (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 129,145 38.78 Kenneth A. Evans Republican Party (United States) 110,510 33.19 William H. Nicholas Republican Party (United States) 93,336 28.03 332,991 100.00 General election Candidates Major party candidates William S. Beardsley, Republican Herschel C. Loveless, Democratic Other candidates Z. Everett Kellum, Prohibition Ernest J. Seemann, Independent Results 1952 Iowa gubernatorial electionhttps://sos.iowa.gov/elections/pdf/results/50s/1952gencanv.pdf Summary of Official Canvass of Votes Cast in Iowa General Election Secretary of State of Iowa 1952 April 3, 2020 Republican Party (United States) William S. Beardsley (incumbent) 638,388 51.90% Democratic Party (United States) Herschel C. Loveless 587,671 47.78% Prohibition Party Z. Everett Kellum 2,775 0.23% Independent politician Ernest J. Seemann 1,202 0.10% 50,717 1,230,045 Republican Party (United States) References 1952 Iowa Gubernatorial