1932 United States Senate election in Vermont

Summary

The 1932 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 8, 1932. Republican Porter H. Dale successfully ran for re-election to another term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Dale died in October 1933, vacating the seat until a special election was held in January 1934.

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1932

← 1926 November 8, 1932 (1932-11-08) 1934 (special) →
 
Nominee Porter H. Dale Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 74,319 60,455
Percentage 55.14% 44.86%

U.S. senator before election

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Porter H. Dale
Republican

Republican primary edit

Results edit

Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 68,465 99.8%
Republican Others 158 0.2%
Total votes 68,623 100.0%

Democratic primary edit

Results edit

Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 4,030 99.7%
Democratic Other 14 0.3%
Total votes 4,044 100.0%

General election edit

Results edit

United States Senate election in Vermont, 1932[2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Porter H. Dale (inc.) 74,319 55.14% -15.62%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 60,455 44.86% +18.34%
Total votes 134,774 100.00%

See also edit

References edit

  1. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 17, 2015.
  2. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 17, 2015.