Election 1952 Results
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1952 US Senate election in Missouri
Stuart Symington (Democrat) beat James P. Kem (Republican) in Missouri in 1952, 54.0% to 45.9%, a margin of 8.0 points and 150,351 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1946 it went Republican, for James P. Kem.
Republicans led in 77 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Democrats in 38. The largest, St. Louis, cast 485,792 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.2 points. The closest was Chariton, where 5 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Stuart Symington won | Democratic | 1,008,521 | 54.0% |
| James P. Kem | Republican | 858,170 | 45.9% |
| All other candidates | 1,408 | 0.1% | |
| Total | 1,868,099 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 294,183 60.6% | 191,233 39.4% | 376 | 485,792 | D+21.2 |
| St. Louis City | 200,869 64.8% | 108,892 35.1% | 271 | 310,032 | D+29.7 |
| Jackson | 117,095 52.1% | 107,483 47.8% | 165 | 224,743 | D+4.3 |
| Greene | 16,873 41.4% | 23,822 58.5% | 23 | 40,718 | R+17.1 |
| Buchanan | 17,255 49.7% | 17,439 50.2% | 12 | 34,706 | R+0.5 |
| Jasper | 12,509 39.8% | 18,858 60.1% | 34 | 31,401 | R+20.2 |
| Clay | 10,721 51.0% | 10,287 48.9% | 18 | 21,026 | D+2.1 |
| Jefferson | 10,878 59.8% | 7,319 40.2% | 6 | 18,203 | D+19.6 |
| Franklin | 7,494 45.2% | 9,067 54.7% | 9 | 16,570 | R+9.5 |
| Cape Girardeau | 7,139 46.2% | 8,305 53.7% | 8 | 15,452 | R+7.5 |
| St. Francois | 7,125 48.4% | 7,593 51.6% | 3 | 14,721 | R+3.2 |
| Boone | 9,583 66.5% | 4,809 33.4% | 12 | 14,404 | D+33.1 |
| Cole | 7,045 49.2% | 7,279 50.8% | 2 | 14,326 | R+1.6 |
| Pettis | 6,496 46.9% | 7,345 53.0% | 6 | 13,847 | R+6.1 |
| St. Charles | 5,779 46.5% | 6,641 53.4% | 11 | 12,431 | R+6.9 |
| Lafayette | 5,094 41.1% | 7,296 58.8% | 15 | 12,405 | R+17.8 |
| Dunklin | 8,092 67.2% | 3,941 32.7% | 2 | 12,035 | D+34.5 |
| Marion | 7,235 60.5% | 4,717 39.4% | 5 | 11,957 | D+21.1 |
| Butler | 5,419 46.0% | 6,344 53.9% | 7 | 11,770 | R+7.9 |
| Newton | 4,352 38.3% | 7,013 61.6% | 12 | 11,377 | R+23.4 |
| Saline | 5,426 49.8% | 5,459 50.1% | 4 | 10,889 | R+0.3 |
| Nodaway | 4,428 42.7% | 5,938 57.2% | 7 | 10,373 | R+14.6 |
| Pemiscot | 7,315 70.7% | 3,031 29.3% | 5 | 10,351 | D+41.4 |
| Lawrence | 3,654 35.4% | 6,650 64.5% | 9 | 10,313 | R+29.1 |
| New Madrid | 6,957 69.9% | 2,997 30.1% | 4 | 9,958 | D+39.8 |
| Scott | 6,187 65.2% | 3,289 34.7% | 6 | 9,482 | D+30.6 |
| Audrain | 6,085 64.2% | 3,384 35.7% | 5 | 9,474 | D+28.5 |
| Johnson | 3,882 41.2% | 5,537 58.7% | 9 | 9,428 | R+17.6 |
| Stoddard | 5,138 54.6% | 4,269 45.3% | 8 | 9,415 | D+9.2 |
| Randolph | 6,417 68.3% | 2,965 31.6% | 7 | 9,389 | D+36.8 |
| Henry | 3,962 42.5% | 5,347 57.4% | 8 | 9,317 | R+14.9 |
| Cass | 4,324 47.0% | 4,863 52.9% | 6 | 9,193 | R+5.9 |
| Linn | 4,318 48.6% | 4,564 51.4% | 6 | 8,888 | R+2.8 |
| Barry | 3,436 38.9% | 5,387 61.1% | 8,823 | R+22.1 | |
| Vernon | 3,878 45.0% | 4,740 55.0% | 8 | 8,626 | R+10.0 |
| Macon | 4,104 48.9% | 4,281 51.0% | 1 | 8,386 | R+2.1 |
| Bates | 3,444 41.4% | 4,863 58.5% | 3 | 8,310 | R+17.1 |
| Howell | 2,841 34.5% | 5,379 65.4% | 6 | 8,226 | R+30.9 |
| Livingston | 3,271 41.8% | 4,558 58.2% | 1 | 7,830 | R+16.4 |
| Phelps | 4,349 55.6% | 3,470 44.4% | 3 | 7,822 | D+11.2 |
| Adair | 2,993 39.5% | 4,582 60.4% | 5 | 7,580 | R+21.0 |
| Callaway | 4,850 64.0% | 2,716 35.9% | 7 | 7,573 | D+28.2 |
| Texas | 3,707 49.0% | 3,845 50.8% | 13 | 7,565 | R+1.8 |
| Cooper | 3,018 41.5% | 4,252 58.5% | 4 | 7,274 | R+17.0 |
| Carroll | 2,675 37.5% | 4,458 62.5% | 5 | 7,138 | R+25.0 |
| Pike | 4,196 60.9% | 2,687 39.0% | 6 | 6,889 | D+21.9 |
| Laclede | 2,559 37.8% | 4,208 62.2% | 2 | 6,769 | R+24.4 |
| Ray | 4,035 60.2% | 2,660 39.7% | 5 | 6,700 | D+20.5 |
| Platte | 3,864 58.9% | 2,689 41.0% | 3 | 6,556 | D+17.9 |
| Polk | 2,084 31.9% | 4,435 67.9% | 10 | 6,529 | R+36.0 |
| Webster | 2,431 38.4% | 3,898 61.5% | 7 | 6,336 | R+23.2 |
| Harrison | 1,940 30.8% | 4,347 69.1% | 4 | 6,291 | R+38.3 |
| Grundy | 2,300 36.7% | 3,952 63.1% | 11 | 6,263 | R+26.4 |
| Chariton | 3,125 50.0% | 3,120 49.9% | 6 | 6,251 | D+0.1 |
| Wright | 1,725 28.1% | 4,407 71.9% | 6,132 | R+43.7 | |
| Lincoln | 3,476 57.1% | 2,605 42.8% | 6 | 6,087 | D+14.3 |
| Perry | 2,005 34.6% | 3,788 65.4% | 1 | 5,794 | R+30.8 |
| Sullivan | 2,545 44.9% | 3,121 55.0% | 4 | 5,670 | R+10.2 |
| Gasconade | 1,191 21.1% | 4,449 78.8% | 4 | 5,644 | R+57.7 |
| Barton | 2,335 41.6% | 3,265 58.2% | 10 | 5,610 | R+16.6 |
| Miller | 2,076 37.1% | 3,509 62.8% | 7 | 5,592 | R+25.6 |
| Clinton | 2,638 47.2% | 2,944 52.7% | 5 | 5,587 | R+5.5 |
| Andrew | 1,823 33.1% | 3,678 66.8% | 6 | 5,507 | R+33.7 |
| McDonald | 2,095 38.4% | 3,355 61.5% | 2 | 5,452 | R+23.1 |
| Montgomery | 2,443 45.2% | 2,958 54.8% | 1 | 5,402 | R+9.5 |
| Mississippi | 3,690 69.7% | 1,604 30.3% | 3 | 5,297 | D+39.4 |
| Daviess | 2,081 39.7% | 3,161 60.3% | 2 | 5,244 | R+20.6 |
| Crawford | 2,083 40.4% | 3,071 59.6% | 2 | 5,156 | R+19.2 |
| Moniteau | 2,147 42.2% | 2,933 57.7% | 3 | 5,083 | R+15.5 |
| Monroe | 3,946 78.2% | 1,091 21.6% | 6 | 5,043 | D+56.6 |
| Washington | 2,068 41.4% | 2,922 58.5% | 4 | 4,994 | R+17.1 |
| Gentry | 2,173 43.7% | 2,802 56.3% | 4,975 | R+12.6 | |
| Christian | 1,156 23.5% | 3,746 76.3% | 7 | 4,909 | R+52.8 |
| Howard | 3,113 64.3% | 1,724 35.6% | 5 | 4,842 | D+28.7 |
| Caldwell | 1,604 33.8% | 3,138 66.1% | 2 | 4,744 | R+32.3 |
| Osage | 2,011 43.1% | 2,659 56.9% | 1 | 4,671 | R+13.9 |
| Pulaski | 2,563 55.1% | 2,089 44.9% | 4,652 | D+10.2 | |
| Dent | 2,318 51.1% | 2,219 48.9% | 3 | 4,540 | D+2.2 |
| St. Clair | 1,683 37.3% | 2,825 62.6% | 5 | 4,513 | R+25.3 |
| Cedar | 1,278 28.6% | 3,177 71.2% | 7 | 4,462 | R+42.6 |
| Shelby | 2,745 62.4% | 1,647 37.5% | 5 | 4,397 | D+25.0 |
| Atchison | 1,681 38.2% | 2,708 61.6% | 6 | 4,395 | R+23.4 |
| Lewis | 2,455 56.4% | 1,893 43.5% | 3 | 4,351 | D+12.9 |
| Bollinger | 1,778 41.1% | 2,549 58.9% | 4,327 | R+17.8 | |
| Morgan | 1,486 34.5% | 2,817 65.4% | 6 | 4,309 | R+30.9 |
| Douglas | 739 17.4% | 3,512 82.6% | 2 | 4,253 | R+65.2 |
| Madison | 2,036 48.6% | 2,157 51.4% | 4,193 | R+2.9 | |
| Holt | 1,273 30.5% | 2,897 69.4% | 6 | 4,176 | R+38.9 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 2,004 48.0% | 2,169 52.0% | 1 | 4,174 | R+4.0 |
| Clark | 1,737 42.3% | 2,365 57.6% | 5 | 4,107 | R+15.3 |
| Wayne | 2,077 51.1% | 1,982 48.8% | 2 | 4,061 | D+2.3 |
| De Kalb | 1,569 38.8% | 2,475 61.2% | 4,044 | R+22.4 | |
| Benton | 1,104 27.4% | 2,913 72.3% | 13 | 4,030 | R+44.9 |
| Dade | 1,160 29.0% | 2,837 70.9% | 5 | 4,002 | R+41.9 |
| Dallas | 1,078 27.1% | 2,898 72.9% | 2 | 3,978 | R+45.8 |
| Oregon | 2,423 62.8% | 1,434 37.2% | 1 | 3,858 | D+25.6 |
| Ripley | 1,863 49.4% | 1,900 50.4% | 6 | 3,769 | R+1.0 |
| Putnam | 932 25.4% | 2,728 74.4% | 6 | 3,666 | R+49.0 |
| Ralls | 2,522 69.9% | 1,082 30.0% | 2 | 3,606 | D+39.9 |
| Scotland | 1,782 51.0% | 1,708 48.9% | 4 | 3,494 | D+2.1 |
| Knox | 1,694 48.5% | 1,794 51.4% | 3 | 3,491 | R+2.9 |
| Taney | 923 26.8% | 2,516 73.1% | 4 | 3,443 | R+46.3 |
| Warren | 1,003 29.1% | 2,435 70.8% | 3 | 3,441 | R+41.6 |
| Camden | 1,033 30.7% | 2,333 69.3% | 2 | 3,368 | R+38.6 |
| Iron | 1,909 56.7% | 1,455 43.3% | 3,364 | D+13.5 | |
| Stone | 628 19.0% | 2,667 80.8% | 4 | 3,299 | R+61.8 |
| Mercer | 765 26.5% | 2,119 73.3% | 8 | 2,892 | R+46.8 |
| Ozark | 576 20.8% | 2,197 79.2% | 2 | 2,775 | R+58.4 |
| Schuyler | 1,397 51.1% | 1,332 48.7% | 4 | 2,733 | D+2.4 |
| Maries | 1,550 56.8% | 1,174 43.1% | 3 | 2,727 | D+13.8 |
| Shannon | 1,670 62.1% | 1,018 37.8% | 2 | 2,690 | D+24.2 |
| Worth | 1,070 43.9% | 1,365 56.0% | 2 | 2,437 | R+12.1 |
| Reynolds | 1,699 69.9% | 725 29.8% | 5 | 2,429 | D+40.1 |
| Hickory | 524 23.1% | 1,743 76.7% | 6 | 2,273 | R+53.6 |
| Carter | 939 51.6% | 880 48.4% | 1,819 | D+3.2 |
Counties as they stood in 1952; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Missouri Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |