1932 United States Senate election in Indiana

1932 United States Senate election in Indiana

Template:Country data Indiana

November 8, 1932

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%

County results Van Nuys: Template:Legend0 Template:Legend0 Template:Legend0 Template:Legend0 Watson: Template:Legend0 Template:Legend0

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

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick Van Nuys	870,053	55.57%	6.62
	Republican	James E. Watson (incumbent)	783,189	42.26%	7.78
	Socialist	Forrest Wallace	18,724	1.20%	0.71
	Prohibition	Alson E. Wrentmore	9,406	0.60%	0.08
	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

• 1932 United States Senate elections