1932 United States Senate election in Kansas

none March 2026 February 2025 1932 United States Senate election in Kansas Kansas 1932 presidential no 1930 United States Senate special election in Kansas 1930 (special) 1938 United States Senate election in Kansas 1938 November 8, 1932 File:GeorgeMcGill (cropped).jpg 150x150px George McGill Democratic Party (United States) 328,992 45.67% File:BenPaulen.jpg Benjamin S. Paulen Republican Party (United States) 302,809 42.03% 3x4.svg George A. Brown Independent (United States) 65,583 9.10% File:1932 United States Senate election in Kansas results map by county.svg 270px County resultsMcGill: #BDD3FF 30–40% #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Paulsen: #FFB2B2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator George McGill Democratic Party (United States) George McGill Democratic Party (United States) The 1932 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator George McGill, who was first elected in a 1930 special election, ran for re-election to his first full term. McGill defeated former U.S. Representative Chauncey B. Little in the Democratic primary and faced former Governor Benjamin S. Paulen, the Republican nominee, in the general election, along with independent candidates George Alfred Brown and J. F. William Renker and Socialist nominee E. Haldeman-Julius. McGill ultimately won re-election, winning 46% of the vote to Paulen's 42% and Brown's 9%, marking what is to date the last Democratic victory in a U.S. Senate election in Kansas. Democratic primary Candidates George McGill, incumbent U.S. Senator Chauncey B. Little, former U.S. Representative from KS 2 Results Democratic primary resultsCornell E. A. Twenty-Eighth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1931-1932 Kansas State Printing Plant Topeka, Kansas 1932 https://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015068097545&seq=3 March 3, 2025 George McGill (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 92,474 67.46% Chauncey B. Little Democratic Party (United States) 44,613 32.54% 137,087 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Benjamin S. Paulen, former Governor of Kansas Joe H. Mercer, State Livestock Commissioner173 Candidates File for State Election Before Books Close The Wichita Eagle June 21, 1932 Wichita, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/167161803/ March 3, 2025 C. C. Isely, Dodge City lumber and grain dealerIsely Out for Senator Morning Chronicle February 13, 1932 Manhattan, Kansas 3 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-morning-chronicle/167161901/ March 3, 2025 James F. Getty, former State Senator, 1930 Republican candidate for the U.S. SenatePaulen Enters Senate Battle The Manhattan Mercury January 13, 1932 Manhattan, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-mercury/167162105/ March 3, 2025 Tom Harley, Wichita attorneyHarley Into Senate Race on Wet Plank The Wichita Eagle April 13, 1932 Wichita, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-beacon/167162226/ March 3, 2025 E. P. Fuller, Iola real estate agentFuller to File for U.S. Senate Iola Register January 26, 1932 Iola, Kansas 1 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-iola-register/167162353/ March 3, 2025 D. E. Dunne, former Comanche County ClerkD. E. Duane Makes Announcement of Race for Senate The Wichita Eagle June 8, 1932 Wichita, Kansas 5, 7 https://www.newspapers.com/article/the-wichita-eagle/167162625/ March 3, 2025 Results Republican primary results Benjamin S. Paulen Republican Party (United States) 103,808 36.42% Joe H. Mercer Republican Party (United States) 61,912 21.72% C. C. Isely Republican Party (United States) 46,635 16.36% James F. Getty Republican Party (United States) 34,872 12.24% Tom Harley Republican Party (United States) 17,731 6.22% E. P. Fuller Republican Party (United States) 10,318 3.62% D. E. Dunne Republican Party (United States) 9,734 3.42% 285,010 100.00% Socialist primary Candidates E. Haldeman-Julius, writer and publisher Results Socialist primary results E. Haldeman-Julius Socialist Party (United States) 189 100.00% 189 100.00% General election Results 1932 United States Senate election in Kansas Democratic Party (United States) George McGill (inc.) 328,992 45.67% -4.37% Republican Party (United States) Benjamin S. Paulen 302,809 42.03% -5.91% Independent (politician) George Alfred Brown 65,583 9.10% — Independent (politician) J. F. William Renker 14,550 2.02% — Socialist Party (United States) E. Haldeman-Julius 8,474 1.18% -0.84% 26,183 3.63% +1.55% 720,408 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) See also 1932 United States Senate elections References United States Senate Kansas 1932