1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky

November 6, 1932

Nominee Alben Barkley Maurice H. Thatcher Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 575,077 393,865 Percentage 59.2% 40.5%

County results Barkley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Haswell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election Alben Barkley Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Alben Barkley Democratic

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.

General election

Candidates

• Alben W. Barkley, incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
• W. E. Sandefur (Socialist)
• Maurice H. Thatcher, U.S. Representative from Louisville (Republican)

Results

1932 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	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

See also

• 1932 United States Senate elections

Bibliography

• Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.

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