1932 United States presidential election in West Virginia
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Elections in West Virginia |
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The 1932 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
West Virginia was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 54.47% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 44.4% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 405,124 | 54.47% | |
Republican | Herbert Hoover (inc.) | 330,731 | 44.47% | |
Socialist | Norman Thomas | 5,133 | 0.69% | |
Prohibition | William David Upshaw | 2,342 | 0.31% | |
Communist | William Z. Foster | 444 | 0.06% | |
Total votes | 743,774 | 100% |
References
- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37)". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1932". Retrieved February 11, 2019.