Dwight D. Eisenhower was the elected president in 1952.
He beat Adlai E. Stevenson of the Democratic party.
Dwight D. Eisenhower of the Republican Party won the presidency with 442 electoral votes and 33,778,963 popular votes.
He also ran for a 2nd term in 1956 and won with 457 electoral votes and 35,581, 003 popular votes.