1932 United States Senate election in Indiana

1932 United States Senate election in Indiana

November 8, 1932

Nominee Frederick Van Nuys James E. Watson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 870,053 661,750 Percentage 55.57% 42.26%

County results Van Nuys:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Watson:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election James E. Watson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Frederick Van Nuys Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader James E. Watson ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by Frederick Van Nuys in a landslide.

This marked the first time in history that a Senate leader lost re-election, and the only time they were a Republican.

General election

Candidates

• Evartt E. Bailey (Socialist Labor)
• Ralph Green (National)
• William Townsend (Communist)
• Frederick Van Nuys, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Indiana and State Senator (Democratic)
• Forrest Wallace (Socialist)
• James E. Watson, incumbent Senator since 1916 and Senate Majority Leader (Republican)
• Alson E. Wrentmore (Prohibition)

Results

1932 United States Senate election in Indiana^[1]^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Frederick Van Nuys	870,053	55.57%	6.62
	Republican	James E. Watson (incumbent)	783,189	42.26%	7.78
	Socialist	Forrest Wallace	18,724	1.20%	0.71
	Prohibition	Alson E. Wrentmore	9,406	0.60%	0.08
	Communist	William Townsend	2,123	0.14%	N/A
	National	Miles Blansett	1,869	0.12%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Evartt E. Bailey	1,825	0.12%	N/A
Total votes			1,687,189	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

See also

• 1932 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932".
2. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 1, 1945). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 16.