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47 seats
  
49 seats

48(+1 Ind.)
  
47

23,241,687
  
20,028,738

Start date
  
November 4, 1952

46(+1 Ind.)
  
49

2
  
2

51.9%
  
44.7%

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Winner
  
Robert A Taft

The United States Senate elections of 1952 was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency by a large margin. The Republicans managed to make a net gain of two seats, which was reduced to one when Wayne Morse (R-OR) became an independent. The Republicans held a 49 to 47 seat majority after Morse's switch. This election was the second time in history (after 1932) that the party in power lost their majority and the Senate Majority Leader lost his own re-election bid. (In addition, this was the second consecutive election in which a sitting Senate leader lost his seat.)

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Senate composition as a result of the elections

*I1@: Wayne Morse of Oregon, who was not up for election this year, changed parties from Republican to Independent in the next Congress.

Democrat who was replaced by a Republican

  1. Maryland: Herbert O'Conor was replaced by James Glenn Beall

Democratic hold

  1. Texas: Tom Connally was replaced by Price Daniel

Republican holds

  1. Connecticut: Appointee William A. Purtell (to run for the Class 1 seat), was replaced by Prescott Bush.
  2. Nebraska: Appointee Fred Andrew Seaton was replaced by Dwight Griswold.

Democratic hold

  1. Tennessee: Kenneth D. McKellar lost to Albert Gore, Sr., who later won the general election.

Republican hold

  1. Maine: Ralph O. Brewster lost to Frederick G. Payne, who later won the general election.

Democrats who lost to Republicans

  1. Arizona: Ernest W. McFarland, the Majority Leader, lost to Barry Goldwater
  2. Connecticut: William Benton lost to William A. Purtell
  3. Kentucky: Appointee Thomas R. Underwood lost to John S. Cooper
  4. Michigan: Blair Moody lost to Charles E. Potter
  5. Wyoming: Joseph C. O'Mahoney lost to Frank A. Barrett

Republicans who lost to Democrats

  1. Massachusetts: Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. lost to John F. Kennedy
  2. Missouri: James P. Kem lost to Stuart Symington
  3. Montana: Zales N. Ecton lost to Mike Mansfield
  4. Washington: Harry P. Cain lost to Henry M. Jackson

Complete summary of results

All elections are for the Class 1 seats, unless otherwise indicated.

References

United States Senate elections, 1952 Wikipedia
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