The 1952 United States Senate special election in Nebraska took place on November 2, 1952. Kenneth S. Wherry was elected to the term in 1948. Following his death, State Senator Fred A. Seaton was appointed to the vacancy. Dwight Griswold was elected to complete Wherry's term, defeating William Ritchie. The election was held alongside a regular election. Griswold underperformed Dwight D. Eisenhower, who won the state with 69.15% of the vote in the presidential election.
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County results | |||||||||||||||||
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | William Ritchie | 76,446 | 78.85 | |
| Democratic | Henry L. Fillman | 20,414 | 21.05 | |
| Democratic | Scattering | 97 | 0.1 | |
| Total votes | 96,957 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight Griswold | 162,952 | 81.31 | |
| Republican | Walter A. Nielsen | 31,873 | 15.91 | |
| Republican | Al Misegadis | 5,153 | 2.56 | |
| Republican | Fred A. Seaton (write-in) | 68 | 0.03 | |
| Republican | Scattering | 350 | 0.17 | |
| Total votes | 200,396 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Dwight Griswold | 369,841 | 63.57 | +6.87 | |
| Democratic | William Ritchie | 211,898 | 36.42 | -6.88 | |
| N/A | Scattering | 11 | 0.00 | N/A | |
| Majority | 157,943 | 27.15 | +13.75 | ||
| Turnout | 581,750 | ||||
| Republican hold | |||||
