1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

←  1930 November 8, 1932 1934  →

Nominee Theodore F. Green Norman S. Case Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 146,474 115,438 Percentage 55.20% 43.50%

County results Municipality results Green:      50–60%     60–70% Case:      50–60%     60–70%     70–80%

Governor before election Norman S. Case Republican Elected Governor Theodore F. Green Democratic

The 1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Theodore F. Green defeated incumbent Republican Norman S. Case with 55.20% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Theodore F. Green, Democratic
• Norman S. Case, Republican

Other candidates

• Frederick W. Hurst, Socialist
• James P. Reid, Communist
• Roscoe W. Phillips, Prohibition
• Charles F. Bishop, Socialist Labor

Results

1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Theodore F. Green	146,474	55.20%
	Republican	Norman S. Case (incumbent)	115,438	43.50%
	Socialist	Frederick W. Hurst	1,949	0.73%
	Communist	James P. Reid	549	0.21%
	Prohibition	Roscoe W. Phillips	503	0.19%
	Socialist Labor	Charles F. Bishop	441	0.17%
Majority			31,036
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

References

1. Moore, John Leo, ed. (1994). Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections. CQ Press. ISBN   9780871879967 . Retrieved May 6, 2020.