United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932

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United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York Iowa
Running mate John N. Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 11 0
Popular vote 203,979 89,637
Percentage 68.46% 29.39%

President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 8, 1932 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 57.41% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932[1]
Party Candidate Votes Percentage Electoral votes
Democratic Franklin D. Roosevelt 203,979 68.46% 11
Republican Herbert Hoover (inc.) 89,637 29.39% 0
Socialist Norman Thomas 2,382 0.80% 0
Prohibition William David Upshaw 1,843 0.62% 0
Communist William Z. Foster 86 0.03% 0
Farmer-Labor Jacob Coxey 15 0.01% 0
Totals 297,942 100.00% 11

References

  1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf