John F. Kennedy ran in the Democratic primary (September 16, 1952) virtually unopposed. The results of the November 4th general election are as follows:
| Henry Cabot Lodge (R-Beverly) |
1,141,247 |
| John F. Kennedy (D-Boston) |
1,211,984 |
| Thelma Ingersoll (Soc. Lab.-Lynn) |
4,683 |
| Mark R. Shaw (Prohib.-Melrose) |
2,508 |
| All others |
3 |
| Blank Ballots |
64,123 |