1952 United States Senate election in New Jersey
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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 or simultaneously held both seats in the state.
Republican primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]Declared
[edit]- Carl E. Ring, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1950
- H. Alexander Smith, incumbent Senator
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Alexander Smith (incumbent) | 419,376 | 86.52% | |
| Republican | Carl E. Ring | 65,330 | 13.48% | |
| Total votes | 484,706 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Archibald S. Alexander, United States Under Secretary of the Army and nominee for U.S. Senate in 1948
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Archibald S. Alexander | 194,412 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 194,412 | 100.00% | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- 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
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | H. Alexander Smith (Incumbent) | 1,286,782 | 55.51 | |
| Democratic | Archibald S. Alexander | 1,011,187 | 43.62 | |
| Progressive | Katharine A. Van Orden | 7,195 | 0.31 | |
| Prohibition | A. N. Smith | 6,815 | 0.29 | |
| Socialist Workers | George Breitman | 5,088 | 0.22 | |
| Socialist Labor | Albert Ronis | 1,165 | 0.05 | |
| Majority | 275,595 | 11.89 | ||
| Turnout | 2,318,232 | |||
| Republican hold | ||||
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b Secretary of the State of New Jersey. "Results of the Primary Election Held April 15th, 1952" (PDF). Retrieved August 18, 2021.
- ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1952" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1952".
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