The 1952 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
John J. Williams was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic Lieutenant Governor
Alexis I. du Pont Bayard
Alexis Irénée du Pont Bayard (February 11, 1918 – September 3, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Rockland, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 13th Lieutenant Go ...
, the son of former Senator
Thomas F. Bayard, Jr.
Thomas Francis Bayard Jr. (June 4, 1868 – July 12, 1942) was an American lawyer and politician from Wilmington, Delaware. He was a Democratic U.S. Senator from Delaware in the 1920s.
Early life
Bayard was born in Wilmington, Delaware, son o ...
and descendant of two of Delaware's most powerful families, the
du Ponts and the
Bayards.
General election
Candidates
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Alexis I. du Pont Bayard
Alexis Irénée du Pont Bayard (February 11, 1918 – September 3, 1985) was an American lawyer and politician from Rockland, near Greenville, in New Castle County, Delaware. A member of the Democratic Party, he served as the 13th Lieutenant Go ...
, Lieutenant Governor of Delaware (Democratic)
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John J. Williams, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1947 (Republican)
Results
See also
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1952 United States Senate elections
The 1952 United States Senate elections was an election for the United States Senate which coincided with the election of Dwight D. Eisenhower to the presidency by a large margin. The Republicans took control of the senate by managing to make a ...
References
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Events January–February
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1952 Delaware elections