1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky
Appearance
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County results Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Haswell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1932. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader
Maurice H. Thatcher
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General election
Candidates
- Alben W. Barkley, incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
- W. E. Sandefur (Socialist)
- Louisville(Republican)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic
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Alben W. Barkley (incumbent) | 575,077 | 59.15% | ||
Republican
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Maurice H. Thatcher
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393,865 | 40.51% | ||
Socialist
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W. E. Sandefur | 3,291 | 0.34% | ||
Majority | 181,212 | 18.64% | |||
Total votes | 972,233 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold
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See also
References
- ^ 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. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
- Finch, Glenn (July 1971). "The Election of United States Senators in Kentucky: The Barkley Period". Filson Club History Quarterly. 45 (3).
- ISBN 0-8131-2008-X. Archivedfrom the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.
- ISBN 0-916968-24-3. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
- Libbey, James K. (1979). Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0238-3. Archivedfrom the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.