1952 United States presidential election

The 1952 United States presidential election was the 43rd quadrennial presidential election and was held on Tuesday, November 4, 1952. Incumbent Liberal candidate q|Grace Anderson won a close victory against Democratic-Labor candidate q|Kalina K. Perkins and Loyalist candidate q|Lester B. Pearson.

As the incumbent q|president, Anderson secured the q|nomination of her party without issue. The Democratic-Laborites had a q|competitive primary, with Perkins only receiving the nomination after 78 consecutive ballots and over 150 policy concessions from q|Southern Laborites and the q|moderate wing. The Loyalist Party nominated Lester B. Pearson, a prominent q|anti-assimilation ideologue and former Canadian MP.

The campaign focused mainly on foreign policy, with the q|integration of q|American-occupied territories after the q|Second Great War and the q|Richardson Plan being major topics. Other issues included the q|Veteran Shock, the future of the q|National Healthcare System and the q|nuclear program.

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