1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1926 November 6, 1932 1938 →
 
Nominee
Alben Barkley
Maurice H. Thatcher
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 575,077 393,865
Percentage 59.2% 40.5%

County results
Barkley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Haswell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election

Alben Barkley

Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Alben Barkley

Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1932. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader

Maurice H. Thatcher
.

General election

Candidates

  • Alben W. Barkley, incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
  • W. E. Sandefur (Socialist)
  • Louisville
    (Republican)

Results

1932 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic
Alben W. Barkley (incumbent) 575,077 59.15%
Republican
Maurice H. Thatcher
393,865 40.51%
Socialist
W. E. Sandefur 3,291 0.34%
Majority 181,212 18.64%
Total votes 972,233 100.00%
Democratic
hold

See also

References

  1. ^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. .