1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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  1930 November 8, 1932 1934  
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Nominee Hill McAlister John McCallLewis S. Pope
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote169,075117,797106,990
Percentage42.8%29.8%27.1%

1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
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.

Contents

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

Results

Democratic primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Hill McAlister 116,020 40.92
Democratic Lewis S. Pope106,45037.54
Democratic Malcolm R. Patterson 58,91520.78
Democratic Rufus Campbell2,1810.77
Total votes283,566 100.00

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

Other candidates

Results

1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Hill McAlister 169,075 42.75%
Republican John McCall117,79729.79%
Independent Lewis S. Pope106,99027.05%
Independent John H. Compton1,2770.32%
Independent Charles R. Marlow3450.09%
Majority51,278
Turnout
Democratic hold Swing

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References

  1. Phillip Langsdon, Tennessee: A Political History (Franklin, Tenn.: Hillsboro Press, 2000), pp. 305-309, 319-325.
  2. 1 2 3 Guide to U.S. elections - CQ Press, Congressional Quarterly, inc. CQ Press. 2005. ISBN   9781568029818 . Retrieved June 4, 2020.