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1932 United States presidential election in Illinois Illinois 1915 presidential no 1928 United States presidential election in Illinois 1928 1936 United States presidential election in Illinois 1936 All 29 Illinois votes to the Electoral College November 8, 1932https://www.britannica.com/event/United-States-presidential-election-of-1932 United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica January 18, 2019 x200px FDR in 1933 (3x4).jpg Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) New York John Nance Garner 29 1,882,304 55.23% President Hoover portrait (cropped).jpg Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) California Charles Curtis 0 1,432,756 42.04% 1932 United States presidential election in Illinois results map by county.svg 180px County results
Roosevelt
#b9d7ff 40–50%
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#4389e3 60–70%
#1666cb 70–80%
Hoover
#f2b3be 40–50%
#e27f90 50–60%
#cc2f4a 60–70% President Herbert Hoover Republican Party (United States) Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States)
The 1932 United States presidential election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose 29https://www.archives.gov/federal-register/electoral-college/votes/1929_1941.html#1932 1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37) January 18, 2019 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Illinois was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Speaker John Nance Garner, with 55.23% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 42.04% of the popular vote.https://uselectionatlas.org/RESULTS/state.php?year=1932&fips=17&f=0&off=0&elect=0&minper=0 1932 Presidential General Election Results – Illinois October 20, 2019http://www.presidency.ucsb.edu/showelection.php?year=1932 The American Presidency Project - Election of 1932 January 18, 2019
This is the only occasion since at least the American Civil War that any Democratic presidential candidate has ever carried Ford County or Stark County.Menendez, Albert J.; The Geography of Presidential Elections in the United States, 1868-2004, pp. 181-186 0786422173 2024 11 As of the 2024 presidential election, this is also the last occasion when Livingston County and Washington County have voted for a Democratic presidential candidate.Sullivan, Robert David; ‘How the Red and Blue Map Evolved Over the Past Century’; America Magazine in The National Catholic Review; June 29, 2016
Primaries
The primaries and general elections coincided with those for other federal offices (Senate and House), as well as those for state offices.OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 8, 1932 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1931-1932 PRIMARY ELECTION GENERAL PRIMARY, April 12, 1932 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14 1936 https://www.elections.il.gov/DocDisplay.aspx?doc=Downloads/ElectionOperations/VoteTotals/Archived/1932/PE%20and%20GE%201932.pdf Illinois State Board of Elections 5 August 2020February 2021 InternetArchiveBot yes
Turnout
The total vote in the state-run primary elections (Democratic and Republican) was 939,189.
The total vote in the general election was 3,407,926. Both major parties held non-binding state-run preferential primaries on April 12.
Democratic
1932 Illinois Democratic presidential primary no 1928 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1928 1936 Illinois Democratic presidential primary 1936 presidential Illinois 1932 04 12 150x150px J. Hamilton Lewis Illinois 8A2BE1 590,130 99.75% 280px
The 1932 Illinois Democratic presidential primary was held on April 12, 1932, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Democratic Party's state primaries ahead of the 1932 presidential election.
The popular vote was a non-binding "beauty contest". Delegates were instead elected by direct votes by congressional district on delegate candidates.
The popular vote was near-unanimously won by the only name on the ballot, U.S. Senator from Illinois J. Hamilton Lewis, who ran as a favorite son.Paré Madeline Ferrin History of the nomination of Franklin D. Roosevelt in 1932 https://repository.arizona.edu/bitstream/handle/10150/319403/AZU_TD_BOX13_E9791_1956_52.pdf?sequence=1&isAllowed=y University of Arizona 12 October 2020
1932 Illinois Democratic presidential primaryCandidateVotes% James Hamilton Lewis 590,130 99.75 Franklin D. Roosevelt (write-in) 1,084 0.18 Alfred E. Smith (write-in) 266 0.05 John Garner (write-in) 35 0.01 Albert Ritchie (write-in) 15 0.00 Scattering 22 0.00 Total 591,587 100
Republican
1932 Illinois Republican presidential primary Illinois presidential no 1928 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1928 1936 Illinois Republican presidential primary 1936 1932 04 12 150x150px Joseph I. France Maryland a59400 345,498 99.50% 100px
The 1932 Illinois Republican presidential primary was held on April 12, 1932, in the U.S. state of Illinois as one of the Republican Party's state primaries ahead of the 1932 presidential election.
The preference vote was a "beauty contest". Delegates were instead selected by direct-vote in each congressional districts on delegate candidates.
The popular vote was near-unanimously won by the only name on the ballot, former U.S. Senator from Maryland Joseph I. France.
1932 Illinois Republican presidential primaryCandidateVotes%Joseph Irwin France 345,498 99.50 Herbert Hoover (incumbent) (write-in) 1,750 0.50 Charles G. Dawes (write-in) 129 0.04 Calvin Coolidge (write-in) 95 0.03 Frank O. Lowden (write-in) 79 0.02 Scattering 51 0.02 Total 347,602 100
Results
1932 United States presidential election in Illinois
Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic Party (United States) 1,882,304 55.23%
Herbert Hoover (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 1,432,756 42.04%
Norman Thomas Socialist Party of America 67,258 1.97%
William Z. Foster Communist Party USA 15,582 0.46%
William Upshaw Prohibition Party 6,388 0.19%
Verne L. Reynolds Socialist Labor Party of America 3,638 0.11%
3,407,926 100.00%
Results by county
CountyFranklin Delano RooseveltDemocraticHerbert Clark HooverRepublicanNormal Mattoon ThomasSocialistVarious candidatesOther partiesMarginTotal votescastOur Campaigns; IL US President 1932 # % # % # % # % # % Adams 21,098 66.62% 10,134 32.00% 379 1.20% 58 0.18% 10,964 34.62% 31,669 Alexander 5,653 53.67% 4,729 44.90% 129 1.22% 22 0.21% 924 8.77% 10,533 Bond 3,630 52.17% 3,171 45.57% 119 1.71% 38 0.55% 459 6.60% 6,958 Boone 2,239 29.56% 5,244 69.23% 75 0.99% 17 0.22% -3,005 -39.67% 7,575 Brown 2,822 70.67% 1,148 28.75% 11 0.28% 12 0.30% 1,674 41.92% 3,993 Bureau 10,309 53.47% 8,721 45.23% 187 0.97% 63 0.33% 1,588 8.24% 19,280 Calhoun 2,229 63.61% 1,239 35.36% 29 0.83% 7 0.20% 990 28.25% 3,504 Carroll 3,812 44.87% 4,571 53.81% 84 0.99% 28 0.33% -759 -8.93% 8,495 Cass 5,669 66.64% 2,745 32.27% 58 0.68% 35 0.41% 2,924 34.37% 8,507 Champaign 16,474 53.02% 13,995 45.04% 499 1.61% 102 0.33% 2,479 7.98% 31,070 Christian 11,515 63.12% 6,096 33.42% 542 2.97% 89 0.49% 5,419 29.71% 18,242Clark5,65957.27%4,14841.98% 21 0.21%530.54% 1,511 15.29% 9,881 Clay 4,565 56.61% 3,373 41.83% 63 0.78% 63 0.78% 1,192 14.78% 8,064 Clinton 7,736 73.92% 2,548 24.35% 169 1.61% 13 0.12% 5,188 49.57% 10,466 Coles 11,081 59.71% 7,313 39.40% 116 0.63% 49 0.26% 3,768 20.30% 18,559 Cook 919,231 55.23% 690,146 41.47% 36,998 2.22% 17,857 1.07% 229,085 13.77% 1,664,232 Crawford 6,081 56.31% 4,550 42.13% 89 0.82% 80 0.74% 1,531 14.18% 10,800 Cumberland 3,128 58.75% 2,166 40.68% 16 0.30% 14 0.26% 962 18.07% 5,324 DeKalb 6,923 41.72% 9,356 56.38% 273 1.65% 42 0.25% -2,433 -14.66% 16,594 DeWitt 5,339 55.19% 4,207 43.49% 97 1.00% 30 0.31% 1,132 11.70% 9,673 Douglas 4,954 60.15% 3,108 37.74% 134 1.63% 40 0.49% 1,846 22.41% 8,236 DuPage 18,547 40.49% 25,758 56.23% 1,364 2.98% 140 0.31% -7,211 -15.74% 45,809 Edgar 7,745 55.98% 5,953 43.03% 107 0.77% 31 0.22% 1,792 12.95% 13,836 Edwards 1,956 46.39% 2,203 52.25% 36 0.85% 21 0.50% -247 -5.86% 4,216 Effingham 6,503 67.96% 2,933 30.65% 105 1.10% 28 0.29% 3,570 37.31% 9,569 Fayette 7,053 57.06% 5,122 41.44% 89 0.72% 96 0.78% 1,931 15.62% 12,360 Ford 4,175 54.82% 3,342 43.88% 90 1.18% 9 0.12% 833 10.94% 7,616 Franklin 14,754 63.35% 7,560 32.46% 655 2.81% 321 1.38% 7,194 30.89% 23,290 Fulton 12,144 58.92% 7,579 36.77% 569 2.76% 319 1.55% 4,565 22.15% 20,611 Gallatin 3,469 72.08% 1,279 26.57% 39 0.81% 26 0.54% 2,190 45.50% 4,813 Greene 6,347 67.99% 2,857 30.61% 94 1.01% 37 0.40% 3,490 37.39% 9,335 Grundy 4,755 51.05% 4,491 48.21% 64 0.69% 5 0.05% 264 2.83% 9,315 Hamilton 4,059 61.34% 2,513 37.98% 17 0.26% 28 0.42% 1,546 23.36% 6,617 Hancock 8,808 64.13% 4,789 34.87% 50 0.36% 87 0.63% 4,019 29.26% 13,734 Hardin 1,610 49.95% 1,559 48.37% 43 1.33% 11 0.34% 51 1.58% 3,223 Henderson 2,372 55.60% 1,815 42.55% 66 1.55% 13 0.30% 557 13.06% 4,266 Henry 10,122 45.60% 11,376 51.25% 637 2.87% 64 0.29% -1,254 -5.65% 22,199 Iroquois 9,434 59.34% 6,303 39.65% 138 0.87% 23 0.14% 3,131 19.69% 15,898 Jackson 9,730 54.93% 7,636 43.10% 269 1.52% 80 0.45% 2,094 11.82% 17,715 Jasper 4,390 65.27% 2,300 34.20% 16 0.24% 20 0.30% 2,090 31.07% 6,726 Jefferson 9,495 63.28% 5,333 35.54% 101 0.67% 76 0.51% 4,162 27.74% 15,005 Jersey 3,807 62.73% 2,157 35.54% 88 1.45% 17 0.28% 1,650 27.19% 6,069 Jo Daviess 5,497 54.01% 4,520 44.41% 133 1.31% 27 0.27% 977 9.60% 10,177 Johnson 2,387 49.11% 2,424 49.87% 37 0.76% 13 0.27% -37 -0.76% 4,861 Kane 24,638 42.00% 32,934 56.15% 962 1.64% 122 0.21% -8,296 -14.14% 58,656 Kankakee 13,555 54.67% 10,873 43.86% 321 1.29% 43 0.17% 2,682 10.82% 24,792 Kendall 2,398 46.04% 2,749 52.77% 56 1.08% 6 0.12% -351 -6.74% 5,209 Knox 12,282 49.29% 12,244 49.14% 327 1.31% 65 0.26% 38 0.15% 24,918 Lake 21,139 44.86% 23,994 50.92% 1,719 3.65% 270 0.57% -2,855 -6.06% 47,122 LaSalle 27,500 57.79% 19,179 40.30% 804 1.69% 104 0.22% 8,321 17.49% 47,587 Lawrence 6,100 58.42% 4,194 40.17% 48 0.46% 99 0.95% 1,906 18.25% 10,441 Lee 7,182 47.37% 7,802 51.46% 153 1.01% 24 0.16% -620 -4.09% 15,161 Livingston 10,024 53.92% 8,403 45.20% 113 0.61% 49 0.26% 1,621 8.72% 18,589 Logan 8,119 57.52% 5,850 41.44% 108 0.77% 39 0.28% 2,269 16.07% 14,116 Macon 21,638 54.99% 16,868 42.87% 635 1.61% 205 0.52% 4,770 12.12% 39,346 Macoupin 14,810 62.65% 7,031 29.74% 1,567 6.63% 232 0.98% 7,779 32.91% 23,640 Madison 35,211 61.52% 19,774 34.55% 1,980 3.46% 273 0.48% 15,437 26.97% 57,238 Marion 10,791 62.09% 6,276 36.11% 217 1.25% 96 0.55% 4,515 25.98% 17,380 Marshall 4,133 56.27% 3,166 43.10% 29 0.39% 17 0.23% 967 13.17% 7,345 Mason 5,681 68.45% 2,551 30.73% 50 0.60% 18 0.22% 3,130 37.71% 8,300 Massac 2,593 46.93% 2,851 51.60% 64 1.16% 17 0.31% -258 -4.67% 5,525 McDonough 7,608 53.94% 6,329 44.87% 115 0.82% 53 0.38% 1,279 9.07% 14,105 McHenry 8,260 44.42% 9,880 53.14% 431 2.32% 23 0.12% -1,620 -8.71% 18,594 McLean 19,535 54.46% 15,450 43.07% 697 1.94% 189 0.53% 4,085 11.39% 35,871 Menard 3,453 59.30% 2,327 39.96% 30 0.52% 13 0.22% 1,126 19.34% 5,823 Mercer 4,309 48.77% 4,436 50.21% 45 0.51% 45 0.51% -127 -1.44% 8,835 Monroe 3,993 63.80% 2,186 34.93% 74 1.18% 6 0.10% 1,807 28.87% 6,259 Montgomery 10,456 61.05% 5,945 34.71% 628 3.67% 97 0.57% 4,511 26.34% 17,126 Morgan 10,170 56.09% 7,787 42.95% 125 0.69% 48 0.26% 2,383 13.14% 18,130 Moultrie 4,219 63.48% 2,353 35.40% 48 0.72% 26 0.39% 1,866 28.08% 6,646 Ogle 5,416 38.93% 8,224 59.11% 205 1.47% 67 0.48% -2,808 -20.18% 13,912 Peoria 37,605 59.02% 25,166 39.50% 776 1.22% 169 0.27% 12,439 19.52% 63,716 Perry 7,400 64.34% 3,778 32.85% 251 2.18% 73 0.63% 3,622 31.49% 11,502 Piatt 4,200 56.43% 3,179 42.71% 45 0.60% 19 0.26% 1,021 13.72% 7,443 Pike 8,013 64.35% 4,181 33.58% 205 1.65% 53 0.43% 3,832 30.77% 12,452 Pope 1,697 45.47% 2,011 53.89% 12 0.32% 12 0.32% -314 -8.41% 3,732 Pulaski 3,446 51.23% 3,225 47.95% 45 0.67% 10 0.15% 221 3.29% 6,726 Putnam 1,554 58.62% 1,050 39.61% 41 1.55% 6 0.23% 504 19.01% 2,651 Randolph 8,634 63.27% 4,747 34.78% 240 1.76% 26 0.19% 3,887 28.48% 13,647 Richland 4,318 60.12% 2,765 38.50% 55 0.77% 44 0.61% 1,553 21.62% 7,182 Rock Island 24,676 53.01% 21,205 45.55% 456 0.98% 212 0.46% 3,471 7.46% 46,549 Saline 9,725 59.04% 6,294 38.21% 348 2.11% 106 0.64% 3,431 20.83% 16,473 Sangamon 32,745 54.00% 26,856 44.29% 742 1.22% 300 0.49% 5,889 9.71% 60,643 Schuyler 3,782 63.78% 2,075 34.99% 33 0.56% 40 0.67% 1,707 28.79% 5,930 Scott 3,012 62.70% 1,740 36.22% 44 0.92% 8 0.17% 1,272 26.48% 4,804 Shelby 8,093 62.40% 4,657 35.91% 126 0.97% 93 0.72% 3,436 26.49% 12,969 St. Clair 47,305 65.18% 22,744 31.34% 2,073 2.86% 449 0.62% 24,561 33.84% 72,571 Stark 2,369 52.26% 2,119 46.75% 34 0.75% 11 0.24% 250 5.52% 4,533 Stephenson 10,728 53.11% 8,963 44.38% 349 1.73% 158 0.78% 1,765 8.74% 20,198 Tazewell 13,591 64.55% 7,260 34.48% 160 0.76% 44 0.21% 6,331 30.07% 21,055 Union6,15767.77%2,85931.47% 50 0.55% 19 0.21% 3,298 36.30% 9,085 Vermilion 24,032 59.08% 15,643 38.46% 678 1.67% 324 0.80% 8,389 20.62% 40,677 Wabash 4,280 63.93% 2,309 34.49% 66 0.99% 40 0.60% 1,971 29.44% 6,695 Warren 5,610 49.83% 5,498 48.84% 88 0.78% 62 0.55% 112 0.99% 11,258 Washington 4,696 59.25% 3,076 38.81% 117 1.48% 37 0.47% 1,620 20.44% 7,926 Wayne 5,488 56.84% 4,097 42.43% 35 0.36% 36 0.37% 1,391 14.41% 9,656 White 5,909 63.55% 3,320 35.71% 41 0.44% 28 0.30% 2,589 27.84% 9,298 Whiteside 7,010 37.64% 11,388 61.14% 199 1.07% 29 0.16% -4,378 -23.50% 18,626 Will 25,798 49.36% 25,173 48.16% 1,190 2.28% 105 0.20% 625 1.20% 52,266 Williamson 12,961 58.21% 8,714 39.14% 448 2.01% 142 0.64% 4,247 19.07% 22,265 Winnebago 17,707 37.98% 26,632 57.12% 1,794 3.85% 492 1.06% -8,925 -19.14% 46,625Woodford 5,244 57.05% 3,866 42.06% 71 0.77% 11 0.12% 1,378 14.99% 9,192Totals1,882,30455.23%1,432,75642.04%67,2581.97%25,6080.75%449,54813.19%3,407,926
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
20em
Bond
Bureau
Ford
Grundy
Hardin
Henderson
Jackson
Jo Daviess
Knox
Livingston
McDonough
Stark
Warren
Washington
Woodford
Winnebago
Adams
Calhoun
Champaign
Clark
Clay
Crawford
Cumberland
DeWitt
Douglas
Fayette
Franklin
Edwards
Iroquois
Hamilton
Hancock
Jasper
Jersey
Kankakee
Lawrence
Marshall
Mason
McLean
Menard
Morgan
Montgomery
Piatt
Pulaski
Putnam
Richland
Stephenson
Sangamon
Scott
Vermilion
Will
Wayne
Coles
Alexander
LaSalle
Moultrie
Peoria
Saline
Schuyler
Shelby
Williamson
Tazewell
White
Brown
Cass
Christian
Cook
Greene
Jefferson
Macon
Madison
Marion
Pike
Rock Island
See also
United States presidential elections in Illinois
References
Illinois
1932
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