1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska

1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska
November 4, 1952
 
Nominee Hugh A. Butler Stanley D. Long
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 408,971 164,660
Percentage 69.11% 27.83%
County results
Butler:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Hugh A. Butler
Republican

 Elected U.S. Senator

Hugh A. Butler
Republican

The 1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1952. Incumbent Rpeublican Senator Hugh A. Butler ran for re-election to a third term. He was challenged by Democratic nominee Stanley D. Long, a former member of the University of Nebraska Board of Regents, and independent candidate Dwight Dell, a farmer and former state director of the Christian Rural Overseas Program. Butler won re-election in a landslide, matching Republican presidential nominee Dwight D. Eisenhower's performance in the state.

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