1932 United States Senate election in Arizona

1932 United States Senate election in Arizona

←  1926 November 8, 1932 1938  →

Nominee Carl Hayden Ralph H. Cameron Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 74,310 35,737 Percentage 66.67% 32.06%

County results Hayden:      60–70%     70–80%     80–90%

U.S. senator before election Carl Hayden Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carl Hayden Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Carl Hayden ran for reelection to a second term, again defeating his 1926 challenger former U.S. Senator Ralph H. Cameron in the general election. ^[1]

Hayden, then U.S. Congressman for Arizona's at-large Congressional district, was elected to his first term in 1926 when he defeated the incumbent Cameron, and would be successfully reelected to his second term in a rematch in 1932, by a wide margin. Candidates from the Socialist and Communist Parties also ran in the election, but did not garner much support, barely registering at 1% or less. This would be Cameron's final attempt at returning to the U.S. Senate, leaving Arizona soon after, and living for a time in both Philadelphia and Los Angeles. ^[2]

Democratic primary

The Democratic primary was held on September 8, 1932. Incumbent U.S. Senator Carl T. Hayden received significant opposition in the primary from Harlow W. Akers, an attorney. Hayden went on to win his party's nomination, however.

Candidates

• Carl T. Hayden, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Harlow W. Akers, attorney
• William J. Fellows
• Walter H. Colyar, Salt River valley miner

Results

Democratic primary results ^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	38,924	48.5%
	Democratic	Harlow W. Akers	30,802	38.3%
	Democratic	William J. Fellows	6,449	8.0%
	Democratic	Walter H. Colyar	4,161	5.2%
Total votes			80,336	100.0

Republican primary

Candidates

• Ralph H. Cameron, former U.S. Senator
• Hoval A. Smith, nominee for U.S. Senate in 1912 (Class 3)

Results

Republican primary results ^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Ralph H. Cameron	10,350	59.3%
	Republican	Hoval A. Smith	7,105	40.7%
Total votes			17,455	100.0

General election

United States Senate election in Arizona, 1932 ^[5]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Carl T. Hayden (incumbent)	74,310	66.67%	+8.33%
	Republican	Ralph H. Cameron	35,737	32.06%	−9.60%
	Socialist	Lester B. Woolever	1,110	1.00%
	Communist	Edward Haustgen	306	0.27%
Majority			38,573	34.61%	+17.93%
Turnout			111,463
	Democratic hold		Swing

See also

• United States Senate elections, 1932

References

Citations

1. Lamb 1977, p. 64.
2. Goff 1985, p. 188.
3. "Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate – D Primary Race – Sep 13, 1932". www.ourcampaigns.com.
4. "Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate – R Primary Race – Sep 13, 1932". www.ourcampaigns.com.
5. "Our Campaigns – AZ US Senate Race – Nov 08, 1932". www.ourcampaigns.com.

Sources

• Goff, John S. (1985). Arizona Territorial Officials Volume III: The Delegates to Congress 1863–1912. Cave Creek, AZ: Black Mountain Press. OCLC   12559708.
• Lamb, Blaine P. (1977). ""A Many Checkered Toga": Arizona Senator Ralph H. Cameron 1921–1927". Arizona and the West. 19 (1): 47–64. ISSN   0004-1408 . Retrieved January 9, 2021.