1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	November 6, 1932
	County results; Barkley: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Haswell: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; Alben Barkley; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; Alben Barkley; Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 8, 1932. Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Alben Barkley was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Maurice H. Thatcher.

Primary election

Democratic primary

Candidates

Alben W. Barkley, incumbent U.S. Senator
George B. Martin, former U.S. Senator (1918–1919)
J. E. Wright

Results

Democratic primary results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alben W. Barkley (incumbent)	124,775	66.58
	Democratic	George B. Martin	55,556	29.64
	Democratic	J. E. Wright	7,089	3.78
Total votes			187,420	100.00

General election

Candidates

Alben W. Barkley, incumbent Senator since 1927 (Democratic)
W. E. Sandefur (Socialist)
Maurice H. Thatcher, U.S. Representative from Louisville (Republican)

Results

1932 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Alben W. Barkley (incumbent)	575,077	59.15%
	Republican	Maurice H. Thatcher	393,865	40.51%
	Socialist	W. E. Sandefur	3,291	0.34%
Majority			181,212	18.64%
Total votes			972,233	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 20–21. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
^ Clerk of the House of Representatives (1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

Bibliography

Congressional Elections, 1946-1996. Washington, D.C.: Congressional Quarterly Inc. 1998. ISBN 1-56802-248-4.
Finch, Glenn (July 1971). "The Election of United States Senators in Kentucky: The Barkley Period". Filson Club History Quarterly. 45 (3).
Harrison, Lowell H.; Klotter, James C. (1997). A New History of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-2008-X. Archived from the original on March 8, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.
Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University of Kentucky Press.
Klotter, James C. (1996). Kentucky: Portraits in Paradox, 1900–1950. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-916968-24-3. Retrieved June 26, 2009.
Libbey, James K. (1979). Dear Alben: Mr. Barkley of Kentucky. Lexington, Kentucky: The University Press of Kentucky. ISBN 0-8131-0238-3. Archived from the original on December 2, 2021. Retrieved March 22, 2022.

[1] Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 20–21. Retrieved May 4, 2025.

[2] Clerk of the House of Representatives (1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 11, 2024.

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