35 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party
Minority party
Leader
Styles Bridges[b]
Ernest McFarland (Lost re-election)
Party
Republican
Democratic
Leader since
January 8, 1952
January 3, 1951
Leader's seat
New Hampshire
Arizona
Seats before
47
49
Seats after
49
47
Seat change
2
2
Popular vote
24,665,569
21,236,793
Percentage
52.0%
44.8%
Seats up
21
14
Races won
23
12
Results of the elections: Democratic gain Democratic hold Republican gain Republican hold No electionRectangular inset (Conn. & Neb.): both seats up for election
Majority Leader before election
Ernest McFarland
Democratic
Elected Majority Leader
Robert A. Taft
Republican
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 32 Senate seats of Class 1 were contested in regular elections, and three special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Republicans took control of the Senate by managing to make a net gain of two seats. However, Wayne Morse (R-OR) became an independent forcing Republicans to rely on Vice President Richard Nixon's tie-breaking vote, although Republicans maintained a 48–47–1 plurality. Throughout the next Congress, Republicans were able to restore their 49–46–1 majority. This was the third time, as well as second consecutive, in which a sitting Senate leader lost his seat.
The 1952 United States Senate elections marked a significant shift in power, with the Republicans gaining control of the Senate by making a net gain of two seats.
This was the last time the Senate changed hands in a presidential election year until 1980 and the last time the Republicans won control of the Senate until 1980. As of 2020, this is the last time both houses simultaneously changed hands in a presidential year.[1]
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