1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana

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1932 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana
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  1926 September 13, 1932 1938  
  John Overton.jpg EdwinSBroussard.jpg
Nominee John H. Overton Edwin S. Broussard
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote181,464124,935
Percentage59.23%40.78%

U.S. senator before election

Edwin S. Broussard
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

John H. Overton
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin Broussard ran for a third term in office, but was defeated in the primary by U.S. Representative John H. Overton.

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On September 13, Overton won the Democratic primary with 61.64% of the vote.

At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state (no other party had run a candidate for Senate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment), and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Overton won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1932 United States Senate Democratic primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Overton 181,464 59.23%
Democratic Edwin S. Broussard (incumbent)124,93540.78%
Total votes306,399 100.00%

General election

1932 United States Senate election [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John Overton 249,189 100.00% Steady2.svg
Total votes249,189 100.00%

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References

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  2. "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.