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From March 11 to June 3, 1952, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1952 Democratic National Convention, partly for the purpose of choosing a nominee for president in the 1952 United States presidential election. Incumbent President Harry S. Truman declined to campaign for re-election after losing the New Hampshire primary to Senator Estes Kefauver of Tennessee. Kefauver proceeded to win a majority of the popular vote, but failed to secure a majority of delegates, most of whom were selected through other means.
The 1952 Democratic National Convention, held from July 21 to July 26, 1952, in Chicago, was forced to go multiballot.[1] The nomination went to Adlai Stevenson II, the governor of Illinois.
Candidates
The following political leaders were candidates for the 1952 Democratic presidential nomination:
Major candidates
These candidates participated in multiple state delegate election contests or were included in multiple major national polls.
| Candidate | Most recent position | Home state | Campaign | |
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.jpg) Estes Kefauver |
United States Senator from Tennessee (1949–63) U.S. Representative from Tennessee (1939–1949) |
 Tennessee
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 (Campaign) | |
.jpg) Adlai Stevenson II |
Governor of Illinois (1949–53) |
 Illinois
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(Campaign) | |
 Richard Russell Jr. |
United States Senator from Georgia (1933–71) Governor of Georgia (1931–1933) Georgia State Representative (1921–1931) |
 Georgia
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Director of the Mutual Security Agency (1951–1953) United States Secretary of Commerce (1946–48) United States Ambassador to the United Kingdom (1946) United States Ambassador to the Soviet Union (1943–46) |
 New York
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United States Senator from Oklahoma (1949–63) Governor of Oklahoma (1943–1947) |
 Oklahoma |
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Declined
- Vice President Alben W. Barkley of Kentucky
- Senator Paul Douglas of Illinois
- Associate Justice William O. Douglas of New York (declined January 13, 1952)
- President Harry S. Truman of Missouri (declined March 29, 1952) (endorsed Harriman, then Stevenson)
Favorite sons
The following candidates ran only in their home state's primary or caucuses for the purpose of controlling its delegate slate at the convention and did not appear to be considered national candidates by the media.
- State Attorney General Pat Brown of California
- Senator Robert J. Bulkley of Ohio
- Governor Paul A. Dever of Massachusetts
- Mayor Jerome F. Fox of Wisconsin
- Senator J. William Fulbright of Arkansas
- Senator Hubert Humphrey of Minnesota
- Senator Brien McMahon of Connecticut (withdrew prior to convention)
- Senator James E. Murray of Montana
- Senator Matthew M. Neely of West Virginia
- Governor G. Mennen Williams of Michigan
Polling
National polling
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Before 1951
| Poll source | Publication | Alben Barkley
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William O. Douglas
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James Farley
|
George Marshall
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
|
James Roosevelt
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Harry Truman
|
Fred Vinson
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Others
|
Undecided/None
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | Nov. 23, 1949 | 12% | 3% | – | – | 22% | – | 44% | 3% | 6%[b] | 14% |
| Gallup | Apr. 9, 1950 | 14% | 4% | 6% | – | 13% | 3% | 45% | 2% | 3%[c] | 9% |
| Gallup[2] | Oct. 14, 1950 | 16% | 4% | 7% | 9% | 12% | 6% | 35% | – | 3%[d] | 8% |
- ^ Favorite sons received the support of Massachusetts (Paul Dever), Connecticut, Michigan, Kentucky (Alben Barkley), Arkansas (J. William Fulbright), Minnesota (Hubert H. Humphrey), and Montana.
- ^ Scott Lucas with 2%, Chester Bowles with 2%, Louis Johnson with 1%, and 1% combined for Frank Lausche and Charles F. Brannan
- ^ Harry F. Byrd with 3% and Fred Vinson 2%
- ^ Other candidates with 3%
1951
| Poll source | Publication | Alben Barkley
|
William O. Douglas
|
Dwight Eisenhower
|
James Farley
|
Estes Kefauver
|
Franklin D. Roosevelt Jr.
|
Harry Truman
|
Fred Vinson
|
Others
|
Undecided/None
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup | Apr. 15, 1951 | 9% | 2% | 43% | 3% | 3% | 9% | 18% | 2% | 4%[a] | 7% |
| Gallup[3] | June 17, 1951 | 8% | 3% | 40% | 3% | 4% | 9% | 20% | 2% | 6%[b] | 5% |
1952
| Poll source | Publication | Alben Barkley
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Harry Byrd
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Paul Douglas
|
Estes Kefauver
|
Richard Russell
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Adlai Stevenson
|
Harry Truman
|
Fred Vinson
|
Others
|
Undecided/None
|
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Gallup[4] | Feb. 15, 1952 | 17% | 7% | 8% | 21% | – | – | 36% | 6% | – | 5% |
| Gallup | Apr. 1952 | 8% | – | 5% | 33% | 7% | 2% | 32% | Zdroj:https://en.wikipedia.org?pojem=1952_Nevada_Democratic_caucuses