1932 United States presidential election in West Virginia
The 1932 United States presidential election in West Virginia took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. West Virginia voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
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West Virginia was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 54.47% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 44.4% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 405,124 | 54.47% | |
Republican | Herbert Hoover (inc.) | 330,731 | 44.47% | |
Socialist | Norman Thomas | 5,133 | 0.69% | |
Prohibition | William David Upshaw | 2,342 | 0.31% | |
Communist | William Z. Foster | 444 | 0.06% | |
Total votes | 743,774 | 100% |
References
- "United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37)". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "1932 Presidential General Election Results - West Virginia". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
- "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1932". Retrieved February 11, 2019.
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