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1932 United States Senate election in North Dakota
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1932 United States Senate election in North Dakota North Dakota 1914 presidential no 1926 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1926 (regular) 1938 United States Senate election in North Dakota 1938 November 6, 1932 x150px File:Gerald Nye (cropped).jpg Gerald Nye Republican Party (United States) 172,796 72.30% File:3x4.svg P. W. Lanier Democratic Party (United States) 65,612 27.45% 250px 1932 United States Senate election in North Dakota results map by county.svg County resultsNye: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% #C21B18 80–90% U.S. Senator Gerald Nye Republican Party (United States) Gerald Nye Republican Party (United States)
The 1932 United States Senate election in North Dakota took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator Gerald Nye ran for re-election to his second term. He was challenged in the Republican primary by Governor George F. Shafer, but easily won renomination. In the general election, he faced P. W. Lanier, a 1930 Democratic congressional candidate. Even as Democrats were performing well nationwide, Nye had little difficulty winning re-election in a landslide.
Democratic primary
Candidates
P. W. Lanier, 1930 Democratic congressional candidateDecember 3, 1930 Shafer Releected by 91,000 Margin, Canvassers State Bismarck Tribune Bismarck, N.D. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79841354/the-bismarck-tribune/ June 19, 2021
Halvor L. Halvorson
Results
Democratic primaryhttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1930%20through%201939%20Statewide%20Election%20Results/1932/Primary%20Election%2006-29-1932.pdf Primary Election 06-29-1932 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021
P. W. Lanier Democratic Party (United States) 16,354 62.47%
Halvor L. Halvorson Democratic Party (United States) 9,825 37.53%
26,179 100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Gerald Nye, incumbent U.S. Senator
George F. Shafer, Governor of North Dakota
Results
Republican primary
Gerald Nye (inc.) Republican Party (United States) 134,009 67.94%
George F. Shafer Republican Party (United States) 63,232 32.06%
197,241 100.00%
General election
Results
1932 United States Senate election in North Dakotahttps://vip.sos.nd.gov/pdfs/Abstracts%20by%20Year/1930%20through%201939%20Statewide%20Election%20Results/1932/General%20Election%2011-08-1932.pdf General Election 11-08-1932 Secretary of State of North Dakota June 19, 2021
Republican Party (United States)
Gerald Nye (inc.)
172,796
72.30%
+2.72%
Democratic Party (United States)
P. W. Lanier
65,612
27.45%
+18.74%
Independent (politician)
Frank Witty
589
0.25%
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107,184
44.85%
-12.51%
238,997
Republican Party (United States)
Democratic Party (United States)
References
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