1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1932 Democratic Senate primary election in Louisiana Louisiana 1912 Presidential no 1926 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1926 1938 United States Senate election in Louisiana 1938 September 13, 1932 x150px John H. Overton Democratic Party (United States) 181,464 59.23% x150px Edwin S. Broussard Democratic Party (United States) 124,935 40.78% U.S. Senator Edwin S. Broussard Democratic Party (United States) John H. Overton Democratic Party (United States) The 1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin Broussard ran for a third term in office, but was defeated in the primary by U.S. Representative John H. Overton. On September 13, Overton won the Democratic primary with 61.64% of the vote. At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state (no other party had run a candidate for Senate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment), and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Overton won the November general election without an opponent. Democratic primary Candidates Edwin S. Broussard, incumbent Senator John H. Overton, U.S. Representative from Marksville Results 1932 United States Senate Democratic primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=399602 LA US Senate – D Primary Our Campaigns January 24, 2020 John H. Overton Democratic Party (United States) 181,464 59.23% Edwin S. Broussard (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 124,935 40.78% 306,399 100.00% General election 1932 United States Senate electionhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267985 LA US Senate Our Campaigns January 24, 2020 John Overton Democratic Party (United States) 249,189 100.00% 249,189 100.00% References collapsed 1932 Louisiana United States Senate Category:Single-candidate United States Senate elections