1932 Indiana gubernatorial election

1932 Indiana gubernatorial election

November 8, 1932

Nominee Paul V. McNutt Raymond S. Springer Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 862,127 669,797 Percentage 55.02% 42.75%

Governor before election Harry G. Leslie Republican Elected Governor Paul V. McNutt Democratic

The 1932 Indiana gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Paul V. McNutt defeated Republican nominee Raymond S. Springer with 55.02% of the vote.

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

• Paul V. McNutt, Democratic
• Raymond S. Springer, Republican

Other candidates

• Powers Hapgood, Socialist
• F. W. Lough, Prohibition
• Ward B. Hiner, Independent
• Theodore Luesse, Communist
• Charley Lynch, Socialist Labor

Results

1932 Indiana gubernatorial election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Paul V. McNutt	862,127	55.02%
	Republican	Raymond S. Springer	669,797	42.75%
	Socialist	Powers Hapgood	18,735	1.20%
	Prohibition	F. W. Lough	9,273	0.59%
	Independent	Ward B. Hiner	3,052	0.20%
	Communist	Theodore Luesse	2,129	0.14%
	Socialist Labor	Charley Lynch	1,796	0.12%
Majority			192,330
Turnout
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing