1932 Montana gubernatorial election

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1932 Montana gubernatorial election
Flag of Montana (1905-1981).svg
  1928 November 8, 1932 1936  
Turnout81.60%Increase2.svg0.80 [1]
  John Erickson.jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee John E. Erickson Frank A. Hazelbaker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote104,949101,105
Percentage48.50%46.73%

1932 Montana gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Erickson:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%
Hazelbaker:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%

Governor before election

John E. Erickson
Democratic

Elected Governor

John E. Erickson
Democratic

The 1932 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Governor of Montana John E. Erickson, who was first elected governor in 1924 and was re-elected in 1928, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary with a plurality and advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Despite the fact that Franklin D. Roosevelt carried the state in a landslide in the presidential election that year, Erickson only narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win re-election to his third and final term as governor, though he would later resign just a few months into his term to appoint himself to the United States Senate.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic Party primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John E. Erickson (incumbent) 34,370 45.52
Democratic Lewis Penwell16,09321.32
Democratic Miles Romney, Sr.15,72720.83
Democratic Henry B. Mitchell9,30712.33
Total votes75,497 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican Primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Frank A. Hazelbaker 48,658 68.98
Republican W. S. McCormack21,88331.02
Total votes70,541 100.00

General election

Results

Montana gubernatorial election, 1932 [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John E. Erickson (incumbent) 104,949 48.50% −10.01%
Republican Frank A. Hazelbaker 101,10546.73%+5.64%
Socialist Christian Yegan6,3172.92%+2.52%
Communist Rodney Salisbury2,0080.93%
Liberty William R. Duncan2,0020.93%
Majority3,8441.78%−15.66%
Turnout 216,381
Democratic hold Swing

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References

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  2. 1 2 "Report of the Official Canvass of the Vote Cast at the Primary Election, Held in the State of Montana, July 19 A. D. 1932". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved July 6, 2014.
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