1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election

For related races, see 1932 United States gubernatorial elections.

1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election

←  1930 November 8, 1932 1934  →

Nominee Hill McAlister John McCall Lewis S. Pope Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 169,075 117,797 106,990 Percentage 42.79% 29.75% 27.09%

County results McAlister:      40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% McCall:      30–40%     40–50%     50–60%     60–70%     70–80% Pope:      40–50%     50–60%     70–80%

Governor before election Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Elected Governor Hill McAlister Democratic

The 1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Hill McAlister defeated Republican nominee John McCall and Independent nominee Lewis S. Pope with 42.8% of the vote.

In the primary, McAlister's main competitors were Lewis S. Pope and former governor Malcolm R. Patterson. McAlister won the primary by 9,570 votes with Pope getting second. Pope blamed his loss on voter fraud and ran against McAlister in the general election as an Independent. ^[1]

Primary elections

Primary elections were held on August 4, 1932. ^[2]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Hill McAlister, Tennessee State Treasurer
• Lewis S. Pope
• Malcolm R. Patterson, former Governor
• Rufus Campbell

Results

Democratic primary results ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Hill McAlister	116,020	40.92
	Democratic	Lewis S. Pope	106,450	37.54
	Democratic	Malcolm R. Patterson	58,915	20.78
	Democratic	Rufus Campbell	2,181	0.77
Total votes			283,566	100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Hill McAlister, Democratic
• John McCall, Republican

Other candidates

• Lewis S. Pope, Independent
• John H. Compton, Independent
• Charles R. Marlow, Independent

Results

1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election ^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Hill McAlister	169,075	42.75%
	Republican	John McCall	117,797	29.79%
	Independent	Lewis S. Pope	106,990	27.05%
	Independent	John H. Compton	1,277	0.32%
	Independent	Charles R. Marlow	345	0.09%
Majority			51,278
Turnout
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• 1932 United States presidential election in Tennessee

References

1. Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 305-309, 319-325.
2. Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved June 4, 2020.