1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election

The 1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Theodore F. Green defeated incumbent Republican Norman S. Case with 55.20% of the vote.

1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election
November 8, 1932
 
Nominee Theodore F. Green Norman S. Case
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 146,474 115,438
Percentage 55.20% 43.50%
Governor before election

Norman S. Case
Republican

 Elected Governor

Theodore F. Green
Democratic

Elections in Rhode Island

General election

Candidates

Major party candidates

  • Theodore F. Green, Democratic
  • Norman S. Case, Republican

Other candidates

  • Frederick W. Hurst, Socialist
  • James P. Reid, Communist
  • Roscoe W. Phillips, Prohibition
  • Charles F. Bishop, Socialist Labor

Results
1932 Rhode Island gubernatorial election[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±
Democratic Theodore F. Green 146,474 55.20%
Republican Norman S. Case 115,438 43.50%
Socialist Frederick W. Hurst 1,949 0.73%
Communist James P. Reid 549 0.21%
Prohibition Roscoe W. Phillips 503 0.19%
Socialist Labor Charles F. Bishop 441 0.17%
Majority 31,036
Turnout
Democratic gain from Republican Swing

References
  1. "Congressional Quarterly's Guide to U.S. elections". Books.google.com. Retrieved May 6, 2020.
This article is issued from Wikipedia. The text is licensed under Creative Commons - Attribution - Sharealike. Additional terms may apply for the media files.