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The1952 United States Senate election in California was held on November 4, 1952, concurrently with the1952 U.S. presidential election as well as other elections to theUnited States Senate andHouse of Representatives and various state and local elections.
Bycross-filing and winning the Democratic nomination, incumbent Republican SenatorWilliam F. Knowland was able to cruise to a general election victory with only nominal opposition.
Until1988, this was the last time a nominee from either party won re-election to this seat.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William F. Knowland (inc.) | 1,341,170 | 87.68% | |
| Democratic | Clinton D. McKinnon (cross-filing) | 140,571 | 9.19% | |
| Republican | Robert D. Adams | 47,969 | 3.14% | |
| Total votes | 1,529,710 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William F. Knowland (inc.) (cross-filing) | 966,881 | 55.54% | |
| Democratic | Clinton D. McKinnon | 633,556 | 36.39% | |
| Democratic | Arthur W. Watwood | 140,406 | 8.07% | |
| Total votes | 1,740,843 | 100.00 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William Knowland (Incumbent) | 3,982,448 | 87.79% | +33.69% | |
| Progressive | Reuben W. Borough | 542,270 | 11.95% | N/A | |
| Write-in | Helen Gahagan Douglas | 11,812 | 0.26% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 4,536,530 | 100.00% | |||
| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||
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