The 1952 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1952. Incumbent Republican J. Bracken Lee defeated the Democratic nominee, mayor of Salt Lake City Earl J. Glade, with 55.09% of the vote.

Primary election Primary elections were held on September 9, 1952.

Republican primary Candidates A. Cyril Callister J. Bracken Lee, incumbent governor

Results

Democratic primary Candidates Heber Bennion Jr., Secretary of State of Utah Earl J. Glade, Mayor of Salt Lake City

Results

General election

Candidates J. Bracken Lee, Republican Earl J. Glade, Democratic

Results

Results by county County J. Bracken LeeRepublican Earl J. GladeDemcoratic Margin Total votes cast # % # % # %Beaver1,28655.70%1,02344.30%26311.39%2,309Box Elder4,93656.12%3,85943.88%1,07712.25%8,795Cache8,76761.15%5,57138.85%3,19622.29%14,338Carbon4,58648.10%4,94851.90%-362-3.80%9,534Daggett7241.62%10158.38%-29-16.76%173Davis8,03453.74%6,91646.26%1,1187.48%14,950Duchesne1,67352.28%1,52747.72%1464.56%3,200Emery1,58758.15%1,14241.85%44516.31%2,729Garfield93260.92%59839.08%33421.83%1,530Grand66571.28%26828.72%39742.55%933Iron3,00363.88%1,69836.12%1,30527.76%4,701Juab1,53552.77%1,37447.23%1615.53%2,909Kane89681.16%20818.84%68862.32%1,104Millard2,62361.31%1,65538.69%96822.63%4,278Morgan67851.52%63848.48%403.04%1,316Piute46262.52%27737.48%18525.03%739Rich53065.27%28234.73%24830.84%812Salt Lake81,94657.42%60,77942.58%21,16714.83%142,725San Juan65750.38%64749.62%100.77%1,304Sanpete3,68459.00%2,56041.00%1,12418.00%6,244Sevier3,83170.55%1,59929.45%2,23241.10%5,430Summit1,84757.50%1,36542.50%48215.01%3,212Tooele3,24148.51%3,44051.49%-199-2.98%6,681Uintah2,34260.86%1,50639.14%83621.73%3,848Utah18,67051.45%17,62048.55%1,0502.89%36,290Wasatch1,40353.29%1,23046.71%1736.57%2,633Washington2,49662.31%1,51037.69%98624.61%4,006Wayne44955.85%35544.15%9411.69%804Weber17,68544.02%22,49255.98%-4,807-11.96%40,177Total180,51655.09%147,18844.91%33,32810.17%327,704

Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican Sanpete Uintah Wayne

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic Carbon Tooele Weber

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