1932 Missouri gubernatorial election

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1932 Missouri gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
 
Nominee Guy Brasfield Park Edward Henry Winter
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 968,551 629,428
Percentage 60.17% 39.10%

County results
Park:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Winter:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

Governor before election

Henry S. Caulfield
Republican

Elected Governor

Guy Brasfield Park
Democratic

The 1932 Missouri gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932 and resulted in a victory for the

minor parties
. Park was nominated after the original nominee Francis M. Wilson died. Winter had defeated Secretary of State Charles U. Becker for his party's nomination.

Results

1932 gubernatorial election, Missouri[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Guy Brasfield Park 968,551 60.17 +12.00
Republican Edward Henry Winter 629,428 39.10 -12.53
Socialist Louis Martin Wolf 10,921 0.68 +0.52
Communist
Owen W. Penney 547 0.03 +0.03
Socialist Labor William Wesley Cox 347 0.02 ±0.00
Majority 339,123 21.07 +17.61
Turnout 1,609,794 44.35 -0.28
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References

  1. ^ "MO Governor Race – Nov 08, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved February 1, 2013.