United States Presidential Election, 1952 (What Luck!)

Democratic Nomination

Governor Adlai Stevenson of Illinois

Senator and 1948 Nominee Harry S. Truman of Missouri

Former Secretary of State W. Averell Harriman of New York

Senator Hubert H. Humphrey of Minnesota

Republican Nomination

President Dewey declined to seek a third term, but strongly supported the campaign of Vice President Warren. Warren was the presumtive nominee from the start and faced little challenge for the nomination.