PaSen 1952

Pennsylvania Senatorial Election Returns 1952
County	Total Vote	Republican	Democratic	Plurality	Winner	Prohibition	Socialist	Industrial Government	Militant Workers	Pct Rep	Pct Dem	Pct Other
		Edward Martin	Guy Kurtz Bard			Ira S. Sassaman	William J. Van Essen	Frank Knotek	Anna Chester
Pennsylvania	4519761	2331034	2168546	162488	R	12388	3569	1942	2282	51.57	47.98	0.45
Adams	16581	10543	5982	4561	R	45	7	1	3	63.58	36.08	0.34
Allegheny	726160	350203	372680	-22477	D	1091	648	636	902	48.23	51.32	0.45
Armstrong	29755	16730	12826	3904	R	137	10	27	25	56.23	43.11	0.67
Beaver	69426	30935	38175	-7240	D	187	56	49	24	44.56	54.99	0.46
Bedford	14551	9126	5335	3791	R	68	8	8	6	62.72	36.66	0.62
Berks	97343	48320	47919	401	R	180	874	27	23	49.64	49.23	1.13
Blair	48542	31033	17212	13821	R	185	45	19	48	63.93	35.46	0.61
Bradford	20696	15696	4921	10775	R	59	7	7	6	75.84	23.78	0.38
Bucks	64687	39557	24913	14644	R	82	100	19	16	61.15	38.51	0.34
Butler	40465	24720	15465	9255	R	210	28	15	27	61.09	38.22	0.69
Cambria	89389	38347	50726	-12379	D	138	49	75	54	42.90	56.75	0.35
Cameron	3276	2275	981	1294	R	17	1	1	1	69.44	29.95	0.61
Carbon	22237	11747	10374	1373	R	80	9	12	15	52.83	46.65	0.52
Centre	21975	13970	7863	6107	R	109	20	3	10	63.57	35.78	0.65
Chester	60503	38404	21924	16480	R	105	35	17	18	63.47	36.24	0.29
Clarion	14421	8898	5395	3503	R	114	7	0	7	61.70	37.41	0.89
Clearfield	28921	15410	13261	2149	R	165	48	14	23	53.28	45.85	0.86
Clinton	13512	7766	5600	2166	R	121	11	3	11	57.47	41.44	1.08
Columbia	22421	12447	9861	2586	R	94	3	10	6	55.51	43.98	0.50
Crawford	28579	18517	9895	8622	R	136	7	9	15	64.79	34.62	0.58
Cumberland	38797	24938	13711	11227	R	119	10	5	14	64.28	35.34	0.38
Dauphin	88135	54836	32906	21930	R	287	45	30	31	62.22	37.34	0.45
Delaware	207782	126116	81149	44967	R	372	91	22	32	60.70	39.05	0.25
Elk	13988	7348	6599	749	R	13	13	6	9	52.53	47.18	0.29
Erie	83957	47190	36432	10758	R	251	31	35	18	56.21	43.39	0.40
Fayette	70135	26578	43166	-16588	D	279	34	38	40	37.90	61.55	0.56
Forest	2144	1472	643	829	R	26	1	1	1	68.66	29.99	1.35
Franklin	25186	15898	9196	6702	R	73	6	2	11	63.12	36.51	0.37
Fulton	3793	2036	1739	297	R	14	1	2	1	53.68	45.85	0.47
Greene	16843	6923	9860	-2937	D	30	8	8	14	41.10	58.54	0.36
Huntingdon	13654	9211	4345	4866	R	74	11	4	9	67.46	31.82	0.72
Indiana	28013	16398	11433	4965	R	116	24	19	23	58.54	40.81	0.65
Jefferson	18085	11510	6395	5115	R	135	23	12	10	63.64	35.36	1.00
Juniata	6526	3714	2768	946	R	38	0	3	3	56.91	42.41	0.67
Lackawanna	124557	58860	65555	-6695	D	99	13	14	16	47.26	52.63	0.11
Lancaster	92306	55711	36333	19378	R	216	34	6	6	60.35	39.36	0.28
Lawrence	44031	22910	20783	2127	R	238	31	45	24	52.03	47.20	0.77
Lebanon	32322	19585	12602	6983	R	93	26	6	10	60.59	38.99	0.42
Lehigh	77208	43120	33776	9344	R	202	67	20	23	55.85	43.75	0.40
Luzerne	156770	85323	70988	14335	R	293	34	66	66	54.43	45.28	0.29
Lycoming	41515	23833	15994	7839	R	1643	23	10	12	57.41	38.53	4.07
McKean	20366	14858	5359	9499	R	136	8	0	5	72.95	26.31	0.73
Mercer	46543	25613	20650	4963	R	229	20	17	14	55.03	44.37	0.60
Mifflin	14415	8270	5940	2330	R	184	8	7	6	57.37	41.21	1.42
Monroe	15042	8808	6179	2629	R	35	3	2	15	58.56	41.08	0.37
Montgomery	173224	113455	59364	54091	R	185	144	49	27	65.50	34.27	0.23
Montour	5882	3559	2301	1258	R	17	1	2	2	60.51	39.12	0.37
Northampton	74694	36991	37267	-276	D	326	44	27	39	49.52	49.89	0.58
Northumberland	45858	27324	18022	9302	R	371	52	59	30	59.58	39.30	1.12
Perry	9542	6431	3069	3362	R	33	4	0	5	67.40	32.16	0.44
Philadelphia	946099	385266	558507	-173241	D	1264	492	256	314	40.72	59.03	0.25
Pike	5056	3702	1337	2365	R	5	6	3	3	73.22	26.44	0.34
Potter	7044	4997	1995	3002	R	36	10	2	4	70.94	28.32	0.74
Schuylkill	85859	50946	34690	16256	R	89	47	43	44	59.34	40.40	0.26
Snyder	8461	6623	1773	4850	R	60	1	1	3	78.28	20.95	0.77
Somerset	31640	18207	13333	4874	R	63	18	6	13	57.54	42.14	0.32
Sullivan	3174	1940	1216	724	R	11	0	2	5	61.12	38.31	0.57
Susquehanna	14031	10376	3595	6781	R	36	6	9	9	73.95	25.62	0.43
Tioga	14096	11015	2999	8016	R	68	5	2	7	78.14	21.28	0.58
Union	8048	6208	1698	4510	R	138	2	1	1	77.14	21.10	1.76
Venango	23428	16553	6451	10102	R	392	11	9	12	70.65	27.54	1.81
Warren	15902	11182	4563	6619	R	145	4	3	5	70.32	28.69	0.99
Washington	91099	35344	55434	-20090	D	147	64	78	32	38.80	60.85	0.35
Wayne	12082	9462	2570	6892	R	38	4	4	4	78.31	21.27	0.41
Westmoreland	138032	58568	79132	-20564	D	165	73	44	50	42.43	57.33	0.24
Wyoming	7476	5626	1815	3811	R	29	3	2	1	75.25	24.28	0.47
York	83481	41556	41606	-50	D	252	40	8	19	49.78	49.84	0.38

Source: The 1953-1954 Pennsylvania Manual, p. 105.
Totals shown are the sum of the reported county totals. The reported state totals were 12,150 for Sassaman, 3538 for Van Essen, 1897 for Knotek, and 2258 for Chester. Minority party votes reported from Lawrence County were not included in state totals.

Source: The Pennsylvania Manual, 1953-1954, p.105.

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