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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 Alben Barkley was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Maurice H. Thatcher.

General election

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Candidates

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Results

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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

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References

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  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

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  • Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.