1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

none March 2026 September 2023 1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Oklahoma 1925 presidential no 1926 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1926 1938 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1938 November 8, 1932 150x150px File:Oklahoma Senator. Washington, D.C., April 19, 1939 A new informal picture of Senator Elmer Thomas, Democrat of Oklahoma LCCN2016875466 (cropped).jpg Elmer Thomas Democratic Party (United States) 426,130 65.51% 3x4.svg Wirt Franklin Republican Party (United States) 218,854 33.70% 300px 1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County resultsThomas: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Franklin: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Elmer Thomas Democratic Party (United States) Elmer Thomas Democratic Party (United States) The 1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic senator Elmer Thomas ran for re-election to a second term. Thomas faced a crowded path to renomination, and only won the Democratic primary following a runoff election with attorney Gomer Smith. On the Republican side, oil magnate Wirt Franklin similarly won the Republican nomination in a runoff election. Thomas overwhelmingly defeated Franklin to win re-election, aided by Democratic presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide win in Oklahoma over Republican president Herbert Hoover. Democratic primary Candidates Elmer Thomas, incumbent U.S. Senator Gomer Smith, attorneyJanuary 21, 1932 Alignments of Democrats Are Assuming Form Cushing Daily Citizen Cushing, Okla. 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/595277578/ June 14, 2021 R. M. McCool, Chairman of the Oklahoma Democratic PartyJanuary 7, 1932 Will Run Again Pawnee Courier-Dispatch Pawnee, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/666064710/ June 14, 2021 Albert C. Hunt, former Oklahoma Supreme Court JusticeApril 20, 1932 Hunt May Try Senate Race Miami News-Record Miami, Okla. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/5900016/ June 14, 2021 Lee Wade, Duncan contractorMarch 3, 1932 Duncan Man Will Oppose Thomas in Race for Senate Cotton County News Devol, Okla. 5 https://www.newspapers.com/image/607574860/ June 14, 2021 Moses E. Harris D. O. Witmer, Cardin salesman, druggistMarch 28, 1932 1932 Campaign in State is Opened: Filing Period Open For State Offices Mangum Daily Star Mangum, Okla. 4 https://www.newspapers.com/image/700064843/ June 14, 2021 Results Democratic primaryhttps://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1928-1932-results.pdf 1928-1932 Election Results Oklahoma State Election Board June 14, 2021 June 14, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210614231918/https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1928-1932-results.pdf dead Elmer Thomas (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 145,452 42.07% Gomer Smith Democratic Party (United States) 76,249 22.06% R. M. McCool Democratic Party (United States) 54,934 15.89% Albert C. Hunt Democratic Party (United States) 31,440 9.09% Lee Wade Democratic Party (United States) 18,050 5.22% Moses E. Harris Democratic Party (United States) 12,977 3.75% D. O. Witmer Democratic Party (United States) 6,618 1.91% 345,720 100.00% Runoff election results Democratic primary runoff Elmer Thomas (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 251,248 60.86% Gomer Smith Democratic Party (United States) 161,594 39.14% 412,842 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Wirt Franklin, oil producerApril 26, 1932 Oil Man Enters Race for Senate Okmulgee Daily Times Okmulgee, Okla. 2 https://www.newspapers.com/image/707843715/ June 14, 2021 James A. Harris, former chairman of the Oklahoma Republican PartyJuly 7, 1932 Mabel Bassett Leads Field in Congress Race Henryetta Daily Free-Lance Henryetta, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/707687919/ June 14, 2021 Ulysses S. Stone, former U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district R. F. Bingham Rexford B. Cragg Results Republican primary Wirt Franklin Republican Party (United States) 30,586 40.96% James A. Harris Republican Party (United States) 17,298 23.17% Ulysses S. Stone Republican Party (United States) 15,427 20.66% R. F. Bingham Republican Party (United States) 6,349 8.50% Rexford B. Cragg Republican Party (United States) 5,006 6.70% 74,666 100.00% Runoff election results Republican primary runoff Wirt Franklin Republican Party (United States) 42,090 59.04% James A. Harris Republican Party (United States) 29,195 40.96% 71,285 100.00% General election Results 1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Elmer Thomas (inc.) 426,130 65.51% +10.83% Republican Party (United States) Wirt Franklin 218,854 33.70% -10.98% Farmer–Labor Party James I. Whidden 1,395 0.21% -0.01% Independent (politician) J. W. Houchin 1,245 0.19% — Independent (politician) John Franing 1,061 0.16% — Independent (politician) Thomas P. Hopley 819 0.13% — 207,276 31.91% +21.81% 649,504 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Oklahoma Category:United States Senate elections in Oklahoma Category:1932 Oklahoma elections