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1952 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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1952 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg Presidential no 1947 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 1947 (special) 1958 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1958 August 26, 1952 File:John Stennis.jpg 150x150px John C. Stennis Democratic Party (United States) 191,380 89.35% 3x4.svg William P. Davis Democratic Party (United States) 22,802 10.65% 1952 United States Senate Primary election in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsStennis: #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d056c >90% U.S. Senator John C. Stennis Democratic Party (United States) John C. Stennis Democratic Party (United States)
The 1952 United States Senate election in Mississippi took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator John C. Stennis was re-elected to his second (his first full) term in office.
Because Stennis was unopposed in the general election, his victory in the August 26 primary was tantamount to election. He defeated William P. Davis in a landslide.
Democratic primary
The Democratic primary election was held on August 26, 1952. Mississippi Voting Tomorrow on Liquor And 5 Congress Seats https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83045462/1952-08-25/ed-1/seq-3/ Evening star Washington, D.C. August 25, 1952 A-3 August 17, 2021 Presidential Race https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn83016244/1952-08-27/ed-1/seq-3/ The Key West Citizen Key West, Fla. August 27, 1952 3 August 17, 2021
Candidates
William P. Davis, undertaker Rankin https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn88063132/1952-08-27/ed-1/seq-5/ The Daily Record Dunn, N.C. August 27, 1952 5 August 17, 2021
John C. Stennis, incumbent U.S. Senator
Results
1952 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryCongressional Quarterly 1998 130 Bill Colmer Gets 35,278 Ballots In Official Count https://chroniclingamerica.loc.gov/lccn/sn87065530/1952-09-05/ed-1/seq-1/ Pascagoula Chronicle star and Moss Point advertiser Pascagoula and Moss Point, Miss. September 5, 1952 1 August 17, 2021
Democratic Party (United States)
John C. Stennis (incumbent)
191,380
89.35%
Democratic Party (United States)
William P. Davis
22,802
10.65%
214,182
100.00%
General election
Results
1952 U.S. Senate election in MississippiCongressional Quarterly 1998 90Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives May 12, 1953 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1952 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1952election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Officehttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=82905 MS US Senate, 1952 Our Campaigns August 17, 2021America Votes 5 213
Democratic Party (United States) John C. Stennis (incumbent) 233,919 100.00%
233,919
Democratic Party (United States)
References
Bibliography
Congressional Elections, 1946-1996 1998 Washington, D.C. Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998 1-56802-248-4 Congressional Quarterly 1998
Scammon Richard M. America Votes 5: a handbook of contemporary American election statistics, 1962 Washington, D.C. Governmental Affairs Institute 1964 https://archive.org/details/americavotes5han00scam/mode/2up America Votes 5
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1952
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