The 1932 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Governor of Montana John E. Erickson, who was first elected governor in 1924 and was re-elected in 1928, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary with a plurality and advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Despite the fact that Franklin D. Roosevelt carried the state in a landslide in the presidential election that year, Erickson only narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win re-election to his third and final term as governor, though he would later resign just a few months into his term to appoint himself to the United States Senate.
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Turnout | 81.60%0.80[1] | ||||||||||||||||
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County results Erickson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Hazelbaker: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | John E. Erickson (incumbent) | 34,370 | 45.52 | |
Democratic | Lewis Penwell | 16,093 | 21.32 | |
Democratic | Miles Romney, Sr. | 15,727 | 20.83 | |
Democratic | Henry B. Mitchell | 9,307 | 12.33 | |
Total votes | 75,497 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Frank A. Hazelbaker | 48,658 | 68.98 | |
Republican | W. S. McCormack | 21,883 | 31.02 | |
Total votes | 70,541 | 100.00 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | John E. Erickson (incumbent) | 104,949 | 48.50% | -10.01% | |
Republican | Frank A. Hazelbaker | 101,105 | 46.73% | +5.64% | |
Socialist | Christian Yegan | 6,317 | 2.92% | +2.52% | |
Communist | Rodney Salisbury | 2,008 | 0.93% | ||
Liberty | William R. Duncan | 2,002 | 0.93% | ||
Majority | 3,844 | 1.78% | -15.66% | ||
Turnout | 216,381 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |