On This Day - What happened 4 November 1952 AD

Meanwhile, Eisenhower had become the Republican Party nominee for president of the United States, a contest that he won on November 4.

Eisenhower defeated Democratic candidate Adlai Stevenson II in a landslide, with an electoral margin of 442 to 89, marking the first Republican return to the White House in 20 years. He also brought a Republican majority in the House, by eight votes, and in the Senate, evenly divided with Vice President Nixon providing Republicans the majority.