Jump to content

1932 United States Senate election in Ohio

1932 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1930 (special) November 8, 1932 1938 →
 
Nominee Robert J. Bulkley Gilbert Bettman
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,293,175 1,126,832
Percentage 52.53% 45.77%

U.S. senator before election

Robert J. Bulkley
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert J. Bulkley
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Senator Robert J. Bulkley, who was elected to complete the unexpired term of Frank Willis, was elected to a full term in office. This would be the last time that Democrats would win Ohio Class 3 Senate seat until Frank Lausche did so in 1956.

General election

Candidates

  • Gilbert Bettman, Attorney General of Ohio (Republican)
  • Robert J. Bulkley, incumbent Senator since 1930 (Democratic)
  • I. O. Ford (Socialist)
  • Frank M. Mecartney (Prohibition)

Results

1932 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert J. Bulkley (incumbent) 1,293,175 52.53% Decrease2.25
Republican Gilbert Bettman 1,126,832 45.77% Increase0.55
Prohibition Frank M. Mecartney 34,760 1.41% N/A
Socialist I. O. Ford 7,227 0.29% N/A
Total votes 2,461,994 100.00%

See also

References

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932". www.ourcampaigns.com.

See what we do next...

OR

By submitting your email or phone number, you're giving mschf permission to send you email and/or recurring marketing texts. Data rates may apply. Text stop to cancel, help for help.

Success: You're subscribed now !