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1952 U.S. Presidential Election

Eisenhower's televised campaign and landslide victory marked the first presidential election dominated by television advertising and mass media strategy.

WhenNovember 4, 1952

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A presidential election was held in the United States on November 4, 1952. The Republican ticket of General Dwight D. Eisenhower and Senator Richard Nixon defeated the Democratic ticket of Illinois Governor Adlai Stevenson II and Senator John Sparkman in a landslide victory, becoming the first Republican president in 20 years. This was the first election since 1928 without an incumbent president on the ballot.

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