President / Vice President, 1952 Election
General
| Date: | November 4, 1952 |
| Cycle: | 1952 |
| Office: | President / Vice President |
| State: | Minnesota |
| District: | Statewide |
| Candidate | Gender | Running mate | Party | Votes | Percent | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Dwight D. Eisenhower | Man | Richard Nixon (Man) | Republican | 763,211 | 55.33 | +11.22 |
| Adlai E. Stevenson | Man | John Sparkman (Man) | Democratic-Farmer-Labor | 608,458 | 44.11 | |
| Vincent Hallinan | Man | Charlotta Bass (Woman) | Progressive | 2,666 | 0.19 | |
| Eric Hass | Man | Stephen Emery (Man) | Industrial Government | 2,383 | 0.17 | |
| Stuart Hamblen | Man | Enoch Holtwick (Man) | Prohibition | 2,147 | 0.16 | |
| Farrell Dobbs | Man | Myra Tanner Weiss (Woman) | Socialist Workers | 618 | 0.04 |
Eisenhower and Nixon each received Minnesota's 11 Electoral College votes. The 55.33 percent won by Eisenhower was the third lowest in the 12-state Midwest region ahead of only Missouri (50.71 percent) and Illinois (54.84 percent).
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Sources
- Legislative Manual Compiled for the Minnesota Legislature, 1955 (p. 340).