1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election
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←  1930 November 8, 1932 (1932-11-08) 1934  →
Turnout36.82% (total pop.)
  Joseph Buell Ely.jpg William S. Youngman.png
Nominee Joseph B. Ely William S. Youngman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote825,479704,576
Percentage52.76%45.03%
1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Ely:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Youngman:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Governor before election

Joseph B. Ely
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph B. Ely
Democratic

The 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932.

Contents

Incumbent Democratic governor Joseph B. Ely was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the only election between 1910 and 1944 in which the Democratic candidate received a majority of the popular vote.

Democratic primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

Governor Ely was unopposed for re-nomination.

1932 Democratic gubernatorial primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Joseph B. Ely (incumbent) 255,290 99.99%
Write-in All others190.01%
Total votes255,309 100.00%

Lt. Governor

Candidates

Results

1932 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Swift 69,678 22.53%
Democratic Edward P. Barry 68,60722.18%
Democratic Michael C. O'Neill36,69411.87%
Democratic Raymond A. Fitzgerald36,15511.69%
Democratic Francis E. Kelly 31,46710.18%
Democratic David J. Brickley30,9009.99%
Democratic William E. Hennessey19,2376.22%
Democratic John F. Malley16,5105.34%
Write-in All others50.00%
Total votes309,253 100.00%

Republican primary

Governor

Candidates

Results

1932 Republican gubernatorial primary [4]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican William S. Youngman 209,372 50.12%
Republican Frank A. Goodwin 178,67642.77%
Republican E. Mark Sullivan18,1194.34%
Republican Walter E. Brownell11,5412.76%
Write-in All others40.00%
Total votes417,712 100.00%

Lt. Governor

Candidates

Results

1932 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Gaspar G. Bacon 230,453 58.33%
Republican Chester I. Campbell 164,62741.67%
Write-in All others20.00%
Total votes395,082 100.00%

General election

Results

1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election [6] [7]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Joseph B. Ely (incumbent) 825,479 52.76% Increase2.svg3.22
Republican William S. Youngman 704,57648.18%Decrease2.svg3.15
Socialist Alfred B. Lewis 24,5030.67%Increase2.svg0.90
Communist John J. Ballam 6,1180.39%Decrease2.svg0.02
Socialist Labor Charles S. Oram3,8110.24%Decrease2.svg0.95
Write-inAll others740.01%Increase2.svg0.01
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. ↑ Election Statistics 1932, p. 168.
  2. 1 2 3 4 5 "Returns from Bay State are Not Complete" (PDF). Ogdensburg Republican-Journal. September 21, 1932. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. ↑ Election Statistics 1932, p. 174.
  4. ↑ Election Statistics 1932, p. 95.
  5. ↑ Election Statistics 1932, p. 98.
  6. ↑ "MA Governor, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  7. ↑ Election Statistics 1932, p. 261.

Bibliography

Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1932). Election Statistics, 1931–32. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)

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