1932 United States presidential election in Nevada

1932 United States presidential election in Nevada

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All 3 Nevada votes to the Electoral College
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York California
Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 3 0
Popular vote 28,756 12,674
Percentage 69.41% 30.59%

County Results
Roosevelt
  50-60%
  60-70%
  70-80%
  80-90%


President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Nevada took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose three[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Nevada was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (DNew York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 69.41% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (RCalifornia), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 30.59% of the popular vote.[3] Roosevelt carried all 17 counties in Nevada, including Douglas County which had not voted for a Democrat since 1900.

Results

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General Election Results[4]
Party Pledged to Elector Votes
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Edward W. Clark 28,756
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt Frances Friedhoff 28,690
Democratic Party Franklin D. Roosevelt A. W. Hesson 28,527
Republican Party Herbert Hoover Allen Rives 12,674
Republican Party Herbert Hoover H. U. Castle 12,622
Republican Party Herbert Hoover W. H. Moffat 12,622
Votes cast[a] 41,430

Results by county

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County Franklin Delano Roosevelt
Democratic
Herbert Clark Hoover
Republican
Margin Total votes cast[b]
# % # % # %
Churchill 1,518 69.25% 674 30.75% 844 38.50% 2,192
Clark 5,837 81.25% 1,347 18.75% 4,490 62.50% 7,184
Douglas 398 54.60% 331 45.40% 67 9.19% 729
Elko 2,562 65.91% 1,325 34.09% 1,237 31.82% 3,887
Esmeralda 426 74.35% 147 25.65% 279 48.69% 573
Eureka 385 73.90% 136 26.10% 249 47.79% 521
Humboldt 1,126 73.55% 405 26.45% 721 47.09% 1,531
Lander 536 66.34% 272 33.66% 264 32.67% 808
Lincoln 1,105 78.93% 295 21.07% 810 57.86% 1,400
Lyon 983 68.31% 456 31.69% 527 36.62% 1,439
Mineral 647 73.11% 238 26.89% 409 46.21% 885
Nye 1,296 71.92% 506 28.08% 790 43.84% 1,802
Ormsby 579 54.37% 486 45.63% 93 8.73% 1,065
Pershing 792 76.23% 247 23.77% 545 52.45% 1,039
Storey 247 66.58% 124 33.42% 123 33.15% 371
Washoe 8,141 65.26% 4,333 34.74% 3,808 30.53% 12,474
White Pine 2,178 61.70% 1,352 38.30% 826 23.40% 3,530
Totals 28,756 69.41% 12,674 30.59% 16,082 38.82% 41,430

Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic

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See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ Based on totals for highest elector on each ticket
  2. ^ Based on highest elector on each ticket

References

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  1. ^ "United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  2. ^ "1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37)". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  3. ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results – Nevada". Retrieved January 25, 2019.
  4. ^ Official Returns of the General Election of 1932. Carson City, Nevada: State Printing Office. p. 12.