- Source: 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
The 1952 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 4, 1952.
Incumbent Senator Joseph McCarthy was elected to a second term in office over Democrat Thomas E. Fairchild. McCarthy did not complete his term; he died on May 2, 1957, and was succeeded by William Proxmire in a special election.
As of 2023, this is the last time that a Republican has won the Class 1 Senate seat in Wisconsin.
Republican primary
= Candidates
=Edward J. Finan
Andrew G. Jacobson
Edmund Kerwer
Joseph McCarthy, incumbent senator since 1947
Leonard Schmitt, attorney and candidate for governor in 1950
Perry J. Stearns, candidate for Senate in 1944 and 1946
= Results
=Democratic primary
= Candidates
=Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin, former Wisconsin attorney general, and nominee for governor in 1950
Henry S. Reuss, Milwaukee County prosecutor and former anti-McCarthy Republican
= Results
=General election
= Candidates
=James E. Boulton (Socialist Labor)
Alfred L. Easterday (Honest Government)
Thomas E. Fairchild, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of Wisconsin (Democratic)
Joseph McCarthy, incumbent senator since 1947 (Republican)
= Results
=The 1952 race was much closer than McCarthy's 1946 victory, and he trailed Republican presidential candidate Dwight D. Eisenhower by around 100,000 votes in the state.
See also
1952 United States Senate elections
McCarthyism
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