The 1932 United States presidential election in Connecticut took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose eight representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Connecticut voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent PresidentHerbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, GovernorFranklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice PresidentCharles Curtis of Kansas, while Roosevelt ran with incumbent Speaker of the HouseJohn Nance Garner of Texas.
Hoover won Connecticut by a very narrow margin of 1.14%. Connecticut was 1 of only 6 states, 4 of them in New England, which voted to re-elect the embattled Republican incumbent Hoover, who was widely unpopular over his failure to adequately address the Great Depression.
Results[]
1932 United States presidential election in Connecticut[1]
Party
Candidate
Running mate
Popular vote
Electoral vote
Count
%
Count
%
Republican
Herbert Hoover of California
Charles Curtis of Kansas
288,420
48.54%
8
100.00%
Democratic
Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York
John Nance Garner of Texas
281,632
47.40%
0
0.00%
Socialist
Norman Thomas of New York
James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania
20,480
3.45%
0
0.00%
Socialist Labor
Verne L. Reynolds of New York
John W. Aiken of Massachusetts
2,287
0.38%
0
0.00%
Communist
William Z. Foster of Massachusetts
James W. Ford of Alabama
1,364
0.23%
0
0.00%
Total
594,183
100.00%
8
100.00%
See also[]
United States presidential elections in Connecticut