List of US elections 1952-present

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Adlai Stevenson/John J Sparkmen 245

Robert Taft/Richard Nixon 286 Winner

When Dwight D Eisenhower opted out of running for president the moderates in the Republican Party had trouble uniting behind one candidate and Bob Taft at long last had a clear path to the nomination. Despite Truman's unpopularity Stevenson was helped in union heavy states like Michigan thanks to a robust media blast by the AFL-CIO reminding union members of his support of Taft-Hartley. However Korea and the bad economy proved to be the deciding issues in a very close election and Taft won.
 
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