1932 New York state election
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The 1932 New York state election was held on November 8, 1932, to elect the
History
By a re-apportionment in 1932, the state of New York received two more seats in the
The Socialist Labor state convention met on April 29, a day before the party's national convention, in New York City, and nominated Aaron M. Orange for governor; and Emil F. Teichert for lieutenant governor.[2]
The Communist state convention met on June 19 at Schenectady, New York, and nominated Israel Amter for governor; and Henry Shepard, a "Harlem Negro", for Lieutenant Governor[3]
The
The Law Preservation state convention met on October 3 at Syracuse, New York and nominated the Rev. Dr. John F. Vichert, of Rochester, a professor of practical theology at Colgate Divinity School, for governor; H. Westlake Coons for lieutenant governor; Ralph H. Culley, of Rochester, for attorney general; Francis A. Walters, of Rome, for comptroller; and Dr. D. Leigh Colvin for U.S. Senator. At first Vichert declined,[6] but a few days later changed his mind.[7]
The
The
Result
The whole Democratic ticket was elected in another landslide.
The incumbents Tremaine, Bennett, Pound and Wagner were re-elected. The incumbent Governor Roosevelt was elected President of the United States, defeating incumbent President Herbert Hoover.
Office | Democratic ticket | Republican ticket | Socialist ticket | Law Preservation ticket | Communist ticket | Socialist Labor ticket | ||||||
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Governor | Herbert H. Lehman | 2,659,519 | William J. Donovan | 1,812,080 | Louis Waldman | 102,959 | John F. Vichert | 83,452 | Israel Amter | 26,407 | Aaron M. Orange[11] | 7,233 |
Lieutenant Governor | M. William Bray | 2,469,371 | F. Trubee Davison | 1,806,941 | Charles W. Noonan[12] | 141,401 | H. Westlake Coons[13] | 71,862 | Henry Shepard[14] | 29,080 | Emil F. Teichert[15] | 9,913 |
Comptroller | Morris S. Tremaine | 2,468,228 | Charles S. Owen | 1,771,104 | Elizabeth C. Roth[16] | 153,299 | Francis A. Watters | 68,947 | Rose Wortis | 29,558 | John E. DeLee | 10,394 |
Attorney General
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John J. Bennett Jr. | 2,472,739 | Moses G. Hubbard | 1,764,549 | William Karlin | 155,174 | Ralph H. Culley | 68,030 | J. Louis Engdahl | 29,737 | Simeon Bickwheat | 10,224 |
Chief Judge
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Cuthbert W. Pound | Cuthbert W. Pound | 4,183,939 | Jacob Panken | 193,409 | George E. Powers | 31,076 | |||||
U.S. Senator
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Robert F. Wagner | 2,532,905 | George Z. Medalie | 1,751,186 | Charles Solomon | 143,282 | D. Leigh Colvin | 74,611 | William Weinstone | 29,052 | Jeremiah D. Crowley[17] | 10,328 |
U.S. Representative-at-large
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Elmer E. Studley | 2,363,627 | Nicholas H. Pinto | 1,756,343 | G. August Gerber | 166,781 | Elizabeth A. Smart | 74,436 | Jacob Berlin[18] | 12,546 | ||
U.S. Representative-at-large
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John Fitzgibbons | 2,333,787 | Sherman J. Lowell | 1,740,325 | Fred Sander[19] | 163,648 | J. Elmer Cates | 68,622 | O. Martin Olson[20] | 11,623 |
Notes
- United States Supreme Court
- ^ LABOR PARTY MEETS TO PICK CANDIDATES in NYT on May 1, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ COMMUNISTS NAME TICKET in NYT on June 20, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ THOMAS ATTACKS ROOSEVELT CHOICE; ...WALDMAN FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on July 4, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ SOCIALIST TICKET FOR STATE CHANGED in NYT on August 7, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ STATE DRYS NOMINATE VICHERT FOR GOVERNOR in NYT on October 4, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ DR. VICHERT DECIDES TO RUN in NYT on October 7, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ Pound had been appointed by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt to fill the vacancy temporarily
- ^ DONOVAN NOMINATED, ADVOCATES REPEAL in NYT on October 5, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ LEHMAN STICKS TO GUNS in NYT on October 5, 1932 (subscription required)
- ^ Aaron M. Orange, school teacher, ran also in 1934 and 1938
- ^ Charles W. Noonan, of Schenectady, Alderman from Schenectady's 7th Ward, ran also for comptroller in 1914, 1916 and 1926; for treasurer in 1918; and for secretary of state in 1920
- ^ Horace Westlake Coons (1877-1957), lawyer, of Ellenville
- ^ Henry Shepard, ran also for Congress at-large in 1934
- ^ Emil F. Teichert, ran also in 1934
- ^ Elizabeth C. Roth, of Buffalo, ran also for comptroller in 1928; and for lieutenant governor in 1930
- ^ Jeremiah D. Crowley, of Marcellus, ran also for state engineer in 1910; for lieutenant governor in 1912, 1914 and 1920; and for governor in 1916, 1922, 1926 and 1930
- ^ Jacob Berlin (b. 1906 Poland), clerk, ran also for Congress in 1934; and for lieutenant governor in 1938
- ^ Fred Sander, also ran for comptroller in 1934
- ^ O. Martin Olson, of Jamestown, ran also for comptroller in 1934; and for the U.S. Senate in 1938
Sources
- Result: ROOSEVELT'S LEAD IN STATE 596,996 in NYT on December 10, 1932
- Result (Prohibition only): Vote for Prohibition candidates at Prohibitionists.org
Results-New York Red Book 1933
See also
- New York gubernatorial elections
- New York state elections
- 1932 United States presidential election
- New York City mayoral elections#1932