1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1932. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Maurice H. Thatcher.
Primary election
[edit]Democratic primary
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Alben W. Barkley, incumbent U.S. Senator
- George B. Martin, former U.S. Senator (1918–1919)
- J. E. Wright
Results
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Barkley
- 40%–50%
- 50%–60%
- 60%–70%
- 70%–80%
- 80%–90%
- 90%–100%
Martin
- 40%–50%
- 50%–60%
- 60%–70%
- 70%–80%
- 80%–90%
Wright
- 60%–70%
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Alben W. Barkley (incumbent) | 124,775 | 66.58 | |
| Democratic | George B. Martin | 55,556 | 29.64 | |
| Democratic | J. E. Wright | 7,089 | 3.78 | |
| Total votes | 187,420 | 100.00 | ||
General election
[edit]Candidates
[edit]- Alben W. Barkley, incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
- W. E. Sandefur (Socialist)
- Maurice H. Thatcher, U.S. Representative from Louisville (Republican)
Results
[edit]| 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
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. p. 20–21. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
- ^ 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
[edit]- 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).
- Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. (1997). A New History of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2008-X. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
- Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.
- Klotter, James C. (1996). Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-916968-24-3. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
- Libbey, James K. (1979). Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0238-3. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.