1952 United States presidential elections

The 1952 United States presidential election was the 42nd quadrennial presidential election and was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Progressive Elouise Destin won a narrow victory over Republican Dwight D. Eisenhower, becoming the first Progressive to hold the office of president as well as the first female president.

Former Washington Senator Elouise Destin won the 1952 Progressive Primaries in a landslide; while Stevenson narrowly won the Democratic nomination, & Eisenhower contested former Ohio Senator Robert A. Taft in the Republican National Convention.

Progressives primarily attacked the disastrous US Central African campaign of World War Two, partially attributing the loss of thousands of American soldiers to the Democrats & Eisenhower. Republicans concentrated their campaign on portraying the Progressives as Soviet spies; noting their alliance with the Socialist Party of America in 1944. Democrats primarily built their campaign attacking the fact that much of the Progressive Left were anti-segregation and that Destin was a woman.

Eisenhower tried to capitalize on his former popularity during the war, as was seen in his campaign slogan, "I Like Ike.". Destin's reputation and the vast unpopularity of the Democrats (and Eisenhower) led to a Progressive victory, with Destin winning only 34.9% of the popular vote, carrying most of the West Coast, the Midwest, New York, Pennsylvania, Maryland, and most of New England. Progressives made gains among Republicans & Democrats, especially urban and suburban Midwesterners, and white ethnics in the Northeast. This was the first time a woman was voted into the office of president. Republicans won control of the Senate, while Progressives maintained control of the House.