1932 United States Senate election in Indiana

none March 2026 September 2023 1932 United States Senate election in Indiana Indiana Presidential no 1926 United States Senate election in Indiana 1926 1938 United States Senate election in Indiana 1938 November 8, 1932 150x150px File:FVanNuys.jpg Frederick Van Nuys Democratic Party (United States) 870,053 55.57% File:James Eli Watson.jpg James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) 661,750 42.26% File:1932 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg 160px County resultsVan Nuys: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Watson: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator James E. Watson Republican Party (United States) Frederick Van Nuys Democratic Party (United States) The 1932 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader James E. Watson ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by Frederick Van Nuys in a landslide. This marked the first time in history that a Senate leader lost re-election, and the only time they were a Republican. General election Candidates Evartt E. Bailey (Socialist Labor) Ralph Green (National) William Townsend (Communist) Frederick Van Nuys, former U.S. Attorney for the District of Indiana and State Senator (Democratic) Forrest Wallace (Socialist) James E. Watson, incumbent Senator since 1916 and Senate Majority Leader (Republican) Alson E. Wrentmore (Prohibition) Results 1932 United States Senate election in Indianahttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956 Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1 Mar 1945 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1932election.pdf 16 U.S. Government Printing Office Democratic Party (United States) Frederick Van Nuys 870,053 55.57% 6.62 Republican Party (United States) James E. Watson (incumbent) 783,189 42.26% 7.78 Socialist Party (United States) Forrest Wallace 18,724 1.20% 0.71 Prohibition Party (United States) Alson E. Wrentmore 9,406 0.60% 0.08 Communist Party (United States) William Townsend 2,123 0.14% N/A National Party (United States) Miles Blansett 1,869 0.12% N/A Socialist Labor Party (United States) Evartt E. Bailey 1,825 0.12% N/A 1,687,189 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1932 United States Senate elections References 1 1932 Indiana United States Senate