1932 United States Senate election in Indiana

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1932 United States Senate election in Indiana
Template:Country data Indiana
← 1926 November 8, 1932 1938 →
 
Nominee Frederick Van Nuys James E. Watson
Party Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States)
Popular vote 870,053 661,750
Percentage 55.57% 42.26%
U.S. senator before election

James E. Watson
Republican Party (United States)

Elected U.S. Senator

Frederick Van Nuys
Democratic Party (United States)

Template:ElectionsIN The 1932 United States Senate elections in Indiana took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader James E. Watson ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by Frederick Van Nuys in a landslide.

General election

Candidates

  • Evartt E. Bailey (Socialist Labor)
  • Ralph Green (National)
  • William Townsend (Communist)
  • Frederick Van Nuys, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Indiana and State Senator (Democratic)
  • Forrest Wallace (Socialist)
  • James E. Watson, incumbent Senator since 1916 and Senate Majority Leader (Republican)
  • Alson E. Wrentmore (Prohibition)

Results

1932 United States Senate election in Indiana[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Frederick Van Nuys 870,053 55.57% Increase6.62
Republican James E. Watson (incumbent) 783,189 42.26% Decrease7.78
Socialist Forrest Wallace 18,724 1.20% Increase0.71
Prohibition Alson E. Wrentmore 9,406 0.60% Increase0.08
Communist William Townsend 2,123 0.14% N/A
National Miles Blansett 1,869 0.12% N/A
Socialist Labor Evartt E. Bailey 1,825 0.12% N/A
Total votes 1,687,189 100.00%
Democratic Party (United States) gain from Republican Party (United States) Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932".
  2. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1 Mar 1945). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 16.

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