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The 1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1932. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Maurice H. Thatcher.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Alben W. Barkley (incumbent) | 575,077 | 59.15% | ||
| Republican | Maurice H. Thatcher | 393,865 | 40.51% | ||
| Socialist | W. E. Sandefur | 3,291 | 0.34% | ||
| Majority | 181,212 | 18.64% | |||
| Total votes | 972,233 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
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