1952 United States Senate election in Nebraska

This article is about the Class I general election. For for the Class II special election to the United States Senate on the completion of the unexpired term of Kenneth S. Wherry, see 1952 United States Senate special 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 Republican 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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