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1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election Massachusetts 1908 presidential No 1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1930 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election 1934 1932 11 8 150x150px 36.82% (total pop.) Joseph_Buell_Ely.jpg Joseph B. Ely Democratic Party (United States) 825,479 52.76% William S. Youngman.png William S. Youngman Republican Party (United States) 704,576 45.03% 300px County results 300px| Municipality results 1 250px Ely:
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The 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932.
Incumbent Democratic governor Joseph B. Ely was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the only election between 1910 and 1944 in which the Democratic candidate received a majority of the popular vote.
Democratic primary
Governor
Candidates
Joseph B. Ely, incumbent governor
Results
Governor Ely was unopposed for re-nomination.
1932 Democratic gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1932 168
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph B. Ely (incumbent)
255,290
99.99%
Write-in
All others
19
0.01%
255,309
100.00%
Lt. governor
Candidates
Edward P. Barry, former lieutenant governor (1914–1915)
David J. Brickley, former Boston city councilor (1920–1926) and council president (1922)Capt Brickley Out For Post On Ticket The Boston Globe August 10, 1932
Raymond A. Fitzgerald, member of the Cambridge school committeeRaymond FitzGerald, 94; was Mass. deputy commissioner of education The Boston Globe March 7, 1983
William I. Hennessey, former member of the Massachusetts House of RepresentativesHennessey To Run For Second Place The Boston Globe June 7, 1932
Francis E. Kelly, member of the Boston City Council (1930–1933)
John F. Malley, former collector of internal revenue; candidate for lieutenant governor in 1928 and 1930Malley A Candidate For Place On Ticket The Boston Globe August 8, 1930
Michael C. O'Neill, mayor of Everett, Massachusetts (1930–1934)
John E. Swift, law associate of Senator David I. Walsh and supreme director of the Knights of ColumbusReturns from Bay State are Not Complete http://nyshistoricnewspapers.org/lccn/sn84024315/1932-09-21/ed-1/seq-1.pdf 29 September 2019 Ogdensburg Republican-Journal 21 September 1932
Results
1932 Democratic lieutenant gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1932 174
Democratic Party (United States)
John E. Swift
69,678
22.53%
Democratic Party (United States)
Edward P. Barry
68,607
22.18%
Democratic Party (United States)
Michael C. O'Neill
36,694
11.87%
Democratic Party (United States)
Raymond A. Fitzgerald
36,155
11.69%
Democratic Party (United States)
Francis E. Kelly
31,467
10.18%
Democratic Party (United States)
David J. Brickley
30,900
9.99%
Democratic Party (United States)
William I. Hennessey
19,237
6.22%
Democratic Party (United States)
John F. Malley
16,510
5.34%
Write-in
All others
5
0.00%
309,253
100.00%
Republican primary
Governor
Candidates
Walter E. Brownell, attorney
Frank A. Goodwin, former registrar of motor vehicles and candidate for governor in 1928
E. Mark Sullivan, corporation counsel of Boston
William S. Youngman, lieutenant governor of Massachusetts
Results
1932 Republican gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1932 95
Republican Party (United States)
William S. Youngman
209,372
50.12%
Republican Party (United States)
Frank A. Goodwin
178,676
42.77%
Republican Party (United States)
E. Mark Sullivan
18,119
4.34%
Republican Party (United States)
Walter E. Brownell
11,541
2.76%
Write-in
All others
4
0.00%
417,712
100.00%
Lt. governor
Candidates
Gaspar G. Bacon, president of the Massachusetts Senate
Chester I. Campbell, member of the Governor's Council
Results
1932 Republican lieutenant gubernatorial primaryElection Statistics 1932 98
Republican Party (United States)
Gaspar G. Bacon
230,453
58.33%
Republican Party (United States)
Chester I. Campbell
164,627
41.67%
Write-in
All others
2
0.00%
395,082
100.00%
General election
Results
1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262979 MA Governor, 1932 Our Campaigns 29 September 2019Election Statistics 1932 261
Democratic Party (United States)
Joseph B. Ely (incumbent)
825,479
52.76%
3.22
Republican Party (United States)
William S. Youngman
704,576
48.18%
3.15
Socialist Party of America
Alfred B. Lewis
24,503
0.67%
0.90
Communist Party USA
John J. Ballam
6,118
0.39%
0.02
Socialist Labor Party of America
Charles S. Oram
3,811
0.24%
0.95
Write-in
All others
74
0.01%
0.01
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1931–1932 Massachusetts legislature
References
Bibliography
Election Statistics, 1931–32 Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth 1932 Boston, MA http://www.archive.org/stream/electionstatisti19311932mass Election Statistics 1932
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