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1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

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1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election

← 1930 November 8, 1932 (1932-11-08) 1934 →
Turnout36.82% (total pop.)
 
Nominee Joseph B. Ely William S. Youngman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 825,479 704,576
Percentage 52.76% 45.03%

County results
Ely:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Youngman:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

Joseph B. Ely
Democratic

Elected Governor

Joseph B. Ely
Democratic

The 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932.

Incumbent Democratic governor Joseph B. Ely was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the only election between 1910 and 1944 in which the Democratic candidate received a majority of the popular vote.

Democratic primary

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Results

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Governor Ely was unopposed for re-nomination.

1932 Democratic gubernatorial primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph B. Ely (incumbent) 255,290 99.99%
Write-in All others 19 0.01%
Total votes 255,309 100.00%

Lt. Governor

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Candidates

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Results

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1932 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic John E. Swift 69,678 22.53%
Democratic Edward P. Barry 68,607 22.18%
Democratic Michael C. O'Neill 36,694 11.87%
Democratic Raymond A. Fitzgerald 36,155 11.69%
Democratic Francis E. Kelly 31,467 10.18%
Democratic David J. Brickley 30,900 9.99%
Democratic William E. Hennessey 19,237 6.22%
Democratic John F. Malley 16,510 5.34%
Write-in All others 5 0.00%
Total votes 309,253 100.00%

Republican primary

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1932 Republican gubernatorial primary[4]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican William S. Youngman 209,372 50.12%
Republican Frank A. Goodwin 178,676 42.77%
Republican E. Mark Sullivan 18,119 4.34%
Republican Walter E. Brownell 11,541 2.76%
Write-in All others 4 0.00%
Total votes 417,712 100.00%

Lt. Governor

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1932 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primary[5]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Gaspar G. Bacon 230,453 58.33%
Republican Chester I. Campbell 164,627 41.67%
Write-in All others 2 0.00%
Total votes 395,082 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election[6][7]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Joseph B. Ely (incumbent) 825,479 52.76% Increase3.22
Republican William S. Youngman 704,576 48.18% Decrease3.15
Socialist Alfred B. Lewis 24,503 0.67% Increase0.90
Communist John J. Ballam 6,118 0.39% Decrease0.02
Socialist Labor Charles S. Oram 3,811 0.24% Decrease0.95
Write-in All others 74 0.01% Increase0.01
Democratic hold Swing

See also

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References

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  1. ^ Election Statistics 1932, p. 168.
  2. ^ a b c d e "Returns from Bay State are Not Complete" (PDF). Ogdensburg Republican-Journal. September 21, 1932. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  3. ^ Election Statistics 1932, p. 174.
  4. ^ Election Statistics 1932, p. 95.
  5. ^ Election Statistics 1932, p. 98.
  6. ^ "MA Governor, 1932". Our Campaigns. Retrieved September 29, 2019.
  7. ^ Election Statistics 1932, p. 261.

Bibliography

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Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1932). Election Statistics, 1931–32. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)