1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York California
Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 146,604 115,266
Percentage 55.08% 43.31%

Rhode Island Presidential Election Results 1932.svg
County Results

President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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 four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Rhode Island voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California. Roosevelt running mate was incumbent Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas, while Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas.

Roosevelt won Rhode Island by a margin of 11.77%.

Results[]

1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York John Nance Garner of Texas 146,604 55.08% 4 100.00%
Republican Herbert Hoover of California Charles Curtis of Kansas 115,266 43.31% 0 0.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania 3,138 1.18% 0 0.00%
Communist William Z. Foster of Massachusetts James W. Ford of Alabama 546 0.21% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Verne L. Reynolds of New York John W. Aiken of Massachusetts 433 0.16% 0 0.00%
Prohibition William David Upshaw of Georgia Frank S. Regan of Illinois 183 0.07% 0 0.00%
Total 266,170 100.00% 4 100.00%

See also[]

References[]

  1. ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved 23 December 2013.


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