1932 United States elections
| Presidential election year | |
| Election day | November 8 |
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| Presidential election | |
| Electoral vote | |
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| 1932 presidential election results. Red denotes states won by Hoover, blue denotes states won by Roosevelt. Numbers indicate the electoral votes won by each candidate. | |
| Senate elections | |
| Seats contested | 34 of 96 seats (32 Class 3 seats + 5 special elections)[1] |
| Net change | Democratic +12 |
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| 1932 Senate results
Democratic gain Democratic hold |
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| House elections | |
| Seats contested | All 435 voting members |
| Net change | Democratic +97 |
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| 1932 House of Representatives results
Democratic gain Democratic hold |
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The 1932 United States elections was held on November 8, during the Great Depression. The presidential election coincided with U.S. Senate, U.S. House, and gubernatorial elections in several states.[2][3] The election marked the end of the Fourth Party System and the start of the Fifth Party System. The election is widely considered to be a realigning election, and the newly established Democratic New Deal coalition experienced much more success than their predecessors had in the Fourth Party System.[4]
Democratic New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt defeated Republican incumbent President Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt won in a landslide, and Hoover only won six Northeastern states. Roosevelt's victory was the first by a Democratic candidate since Woodrow Wilson won re-election in 1916. Roosevelt took his party's nomination on the fourth ballot, defeating 1928 nominee Al Smith and Speaker of the House John Nance Garner.
The Republicans suffered massive defeats in both congressional chambers with many seats switching to Democratic control. Democrats gained ninety-seven seats in the House of Representatives, increasing their majority over the Republicans (and achieving a House supermajority). The Democrats also took control of the Senate, gaining twelve seats from the Republicans.[3] Republicans had controlled the chamber since their electoral success in 1918.[5]
The election took place after the 1930 United States Census and the subsequent Congressional re-apportionment. The Reapportionment Act of 1929 provided a permanent method of apportioning 435 House seats; previously, Congress had had to pass apportionment legislation after each census.
See also
- United States presidential election, 1932
- United States House of Representatives elections, 1932
- United States Senate elections, 1932
References
- ↑ Three Class 3 seats held both a regularly-scheduled election and a special election in 1932. These seats are not double-counted for the total number of seats contested.
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