| Best Professional Editor | --- 686 ballots counted | |||||
| first place: | ||||||
| John W. Campbell, Jr. | 454 | |||||
| Anthony Boucher | 84 | |||||
| H.L. Gold | 51 | |||||
| No Award | 48 | |||||
| Groff Conklin | 36 | |||||
| J. Francis McComas | 13 | |||||
| Apply the No Award test: | ||||||
| 585 ballots rank John W. Campbell, Jr. higher than No Award | ||||||
| 49 ballots rank No Award higher than John W. Campbell, Jr. | ||||||
| John W. Campbell, Jr. is confirmed as winner... | ||||||
| second place: | ||||||
| Anthony Boucher | 210 | 217 | 218 | 274 | ||
| H.L. Gold | 132 | 142 | 144 | 170 | ||
| Groff Conklin | 88 | 101 | 101 | |||
| No Award | 52 | 52 | ||||
| J. Francis McComas | 34 | |||||
| third place: | ||||||
| H.L. Gold | 212 | 238 | ||||
| Groff Conklin | 137 | 161 | ||||
| J. Francis McComas | 56 | |||||
| No Award | 56 | |||||
| fourth place: | ||||||
| Groff Conklin | 246 | |||||
| J. Francis McComas | 91 | |||||
| No Award | 57 | |||||
| fifth place: | ||||||
| J. Francis McComas | 266 | |||||
| No Award | 61 | |||||