1932 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1932 United States Senate Election in Vermont
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  1926 November 8, 1932 (1932-11-08) 1934 (special)  
  Porter H. Dale, Vermont LOC npcc.04307 (cropped).jpg Fred C. Martin (Vermont politician and public official).jpg
Nominee Porter H. Dale Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote74,31960,455
Percentage55.14%44.86%

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1932 United States Senate election in Vermont results map by municipality.svg

Dale:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%     90-100%
Martin:     50-60%     60-70%     70-80%     80-90%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

The 1932 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1932. Republican Porter H. Dale successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Dale died in October 1933, vacating the seat until a special election was held in January 1934.

Contents

Republican primary

Results

Republican primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 68,465 99.8%
Republican Others1580.2%
Total votes68,623 100.0%

Democratic primary

Results

Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 4,030 99.7%
Democratic Other140.3%
Total votes4,044 100.0%

General election

Results

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1932 [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 74,319 55.14% −15.62%
Democratic Fred C. Martin60,45544.86%+18.34%
Total votes134,774 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.