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The1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1952. Incumbent Rpeublican SenatorHugh A. Butler ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Stanley D. Long, a former member of theUniversity of Nebraska Board of Regents, and independent candidate Dwight Dell, a farmer and former state director of the Christian Rural Overseas Program.[1] Butler won re-election in a landslide, matching Republican presidential nomineeDwight D. Eisenhower'sperformance in the state.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Stanley D. Long | 86,974 | 99.57% | |
| Democratic | Scattering | 373 | 0.43% | |
| Total votes | 87,347 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hugh A. Butler (inc.) | 125,701 | 57.79% | |
| Republican | Val Peterson | 91,676 | 42.15% | |
| Republican | Scattering | 127 | 0.06% | |
| Total votes | 217,504 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hugh A. Butler (inc.) | 408,971 | 69.11% | −1.71% | |
| Democratic | Stanley D. Long | 164,660 | 27.83% | −1.35% | |
| Independent | Dwight Dell | 18,087 | 3.06% | — | |
| Write-in | 31 | 0.01% | — | ||
| Majority | 244,311 | 41.28% | −0.36% | ||
| Turnout | 591,749 | ||||
| Republicanhold | |||||
