1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma
County Results
Eisenhower
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
80-90%
Stevenson
50-60%
60-70%
70-80%
The 1952 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 4, 1952, as part of the 1952 United States presidential election . Voters chose eight electors to the Electoral College , who voted for president and vice president .[ 3]
Oklahoma was won by Columbia University President Dwight D. Eisenhower (R –New York ), running with Senator Richard Nixon , with 54.59 percent of the popular vote, against Adlai Stevenson (D –Illinois ), running with Senator John Sparkman , with 45.41 percent of the popular vote.
The electors selected were Jesse Berry of Chandler, J. Kelsey McClure of Oklahoma City, George E. Nobles of Checotah, David G. Reed of Carnagie, Blanche Kay Young and Mary F. Lawson of Oklahoma City, Arch Stout of Wewoka and Earl E. Ridle of Andarko according to The Daily Ardmoreite article of December 13, 1952. All voted, as pledged, for Eisenhower and Nixon.
With his win, Eisenhower became the first Republican presidential candidate since Herbert Hoover in 1928 to win the state.
Results
Results by county
County
Dwight D. Eisenhower Republican
Adlai Stevenson Democratic
Margin
Total votes cast
#
%
#
%
#
%
Adair
3,037
52.71%
2,725
47.29%
312
5.42%
5,762
Alfalfa
4,155
78.80%
1,118
21.20%
3,037
57.60%
5,273
Atoka
2,004
43.02%
2,654
56.98%
-650
-13.96%
4,658
Beaver
2,539
75.61%
819
24.39%
1,720
51.22%
3,358
Beckham
4,504
53.14%
3,972
46.86%
532
6.28%
8,476
Blaine
4,851
72.65%
1,826
27.35%
3,025
45.30%
6,677
Bryan
3,340
33.14%
6,739
66.86%
-3,399
-33.72%
10,079
Caddo
6,834
52.62%
6,153
47.38%
681
5.24%
12,987
Canadian
7,289
63.43%
4,203
36.57%
3,086
26.86%
11,492
Carter
5,974
36.76%
10,276
63.24%
-4,302
-26.48%
16,250
Cherokee
3,326
50.70%
3,234
49.30%
92
1.40%
6,560
Choctaw
2,251
34.57%
4,260
65.43%
-2,009
-30.86%
6,511
Cimarron
1,438
67.10%
705
32.90%
733
34.20%
2,143
Cleveland
8,149
56.83%
6,190
43.17%
1,959
13.66%
14,339
Coal
1,106
38.66%
1,755
61.34%
-649
-22.68%
2,861
Comanche
8,756
49.23%
9,029
50.77%
-273
-1.54%
17,785
Cotton
1,897
47.26%
2,117
52.74%
-220
-5.48%
4,014
Craig
3,830
54.99%
3,135
45.01%
695
9.98%
6,965
Creek
9,257
51.21%
8,818
48.79%
439
2.42%
18,075
Custer
5,667
63.72%
3,226
36.28%
2,441
27.44%
8,893
Delaware
3,399
55.86%
2,686
44.14%
713
11.72%
6,085
Dewey
2,583
66.85%
1,281
33.15%
1,302
33.70%
3,864
Ellis
2,583
78.27%
717
21.73%
1,866
56.54%
3,300
Garfield
17,589
71.40%
7,047
28.60%
10,542
42.80%
24,636
Garvin
4,402
39.14%
6,844
60.86%
-2,442
-21.72%
11,246
Grady
6,348
45.16%
7,710
54.84%
-1,362
-9.68%
14,058
Grant
3,996
72.43%
1,521
27.57%
2,475
44.86%
5,517
Greer
2,147
48.05%
2,321
51.95%
-174
-3.90%
4,468
Harmon
1,057
35.70%
1,904
64.30%
-847
-28.60%
2,961
Harper
2,057
73.65%
736
26.35%
1,321
47.30%
2,793
Haskell
1,872
41.68%
2,619
58.32%
-747
-16.64%
4,491
Hughes
3,012
39.37%
4,639
60.63%
-1,627
-21.26%
7,651
Jackson
2,627
34.80%
4,921
65.20%
-2,294
-30.40%
7,548
Jefferson
1,384
32.52%
2,872
67.48%
-1,488
-34.96%
4,256
Johnston
1,349
35.09%
2,495
64.91%
-1,146
-29.82%
3,844
Kay
16,460
66.26%
8,382
33.74%
8,078
32.52%
24,842
Kingfisher
4,873
76.96%
1,459
23.04%
3,414
53.92%
6,332
Kiowa
4,100
54.03%
3,489
45.97%
611
8.06%
7,589
Latimer
1,668
42.22%
2,283
57.78%
-615
-15.56%
3,951
LeFlore
4,631
42.18%
6,349
57.82%
-1,718
-15.64%
10,980
Lincoln
5,778
58.67%
4,071
41.33%
1,707
17.34%
9,849
Logan
6,172
64.18%
3,444
35.82%
2,728
28.36%
9,616
Love
806
29.01%
1,972
70.99%
-1,166
-41.98%
2,778
Major
3,495
80.53%
845
19.47%
2,650
61.06%
4,340
Marshall
1,204
34.48%
2,288
65.52%
-1,084
-31.04%
3,492
Mayes
4,704
55.08%
3,837
44.92%
867
10.16%
8,541
McClain
2,326
42.08%
3,201
57.92%
-875
-15.84%
5,527
McCurtain
2,748
32.17%
5,793
67.83%
-3,045
-35.66%
8,541
McIntosh
2,295
43.29%
3,007
56.71%
-712
-13.42%
5,302
Murray
1,885
39.66%
2,868
60.34%
-983
-20.68%
4,753
Muskogee
11,810
47.53%
13,040
52.47%
-1,230
-4.94%
24,850
Noble
4,422
71.04%
1,803
28.96%
2,619
42.08%
6,225
Nowata
3,226
54.84%
2,657
45.16%
569
9.68%
5,883
Okfuskee
2,469
47.08%
2,775
52.92%
-306
-5.84%
5,244
Oklahoma
95,492
57.63%
70,199
42.37%
25,293
15.26%
165,691
Okmulgee
6,717
39.91%
10,115
60.09%
-3,398
-20.18%
16,832
Osage
7,731
53.52%
6,714
46.48%
1,017
7.04%
14,445
Ottawa
7,211
51.87%
6,692
48.13%
519
3.74%
13,903
Pawnee
3,975
63.61%
2,274
36.39%
1,701
27.22%
6,249
Payne
10,605
62.04%
6,490
37.96%
4,115
24.08%
17,095
Pittsburg
5,909
38.23%
9,546
61.77%
-3,637
-23.54%
15,455
Pontotoc
5,389
42.78%
7,208
57.22%
-1,819
-14.44%
12,597
Pottawatomie
10,099
51.65%
9,455
48.35%
644
3.30%
19,554
Pushmataha
1,640
38.88%
2,578
61.12%
-938
-22.24%
4,218
Roger Mills
1,667
52.99%
1,479
47.01%
188
5.98%
3,146
Rogers
4,873
55.99%
3,830
44.01%
1,043
11.98%
8,703
Seminole
6,668
48.52%
7,076
51.48%
-408
-2.96%
13,744
Sequoyah
3,288
44.67%
4,072
55.33%
-784
-10.66%
7,360
Stephens
6,461
44.59%
8,029
55.41%
-1,568
-10.82%
14,490
Texas
4,196
68.66%
1,915
31.34%
2,281
37.32%
6,111
Tillman
2,657
42.20%
3,639
57.80%
-982
-15.60%
6,296
Tulsa
73,862
61.25%
46,728
38.75%
27,134
22.50%
120,590
Wagoner
3,321
52.82%
2,966
47.18%
355
5.64%
6,287
Washington
11,334
64.50%
6,238
35.50%
5,096
29.00%
17,572
Washita
3,914
55.20%
3,177
44.80%
737
10.40%
7,091
Woods
4,892
70.99%
1,999
29.01%
2,893
41.98%
6,891
Woodward
4,463
72.53%
1,690
27.47%
2,773
45.06%
6,153
Totals
518,045
54.59%
430,939
45.41%
87,106
9.18%
948,984
Counties that flipped Democratic to Republican
See also
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