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1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin Wisconsin 1913 presidential Yes 1926 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1926 1938 United States Senate election in Wisconsin 1938 November 8, 1932 File:F. Ryan Duffy (cropped).jpg 150x150px F. Ryan Duffy Democratic Party (United States) 610,236 56.98% File:John B. Chapple 1932.jpg John B. Chapple Republican Party (United States) 387,668 36.20% File:Seidell-Emil-1910.jpg Emil Seidel Socialist Party of America 65,807 6.14% 1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin results map by county.svg 250px County resultsDuffy: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% Chapple: #ffb2b2 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% U.S. Senator John J. Blaine Republican Party (United States) F. Ryan Duffy Democratic Party (United States)
The 1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John J. Blaine ran for a second term in office but lost the Republican primary to John B. Chapple. In the general election, Chapple was defeated by F. Ryan Duffy.
Republican primary
Candidates
John J. Blaine, incumbent Senator since 1927 and former Governor
John B. Chapple, editor of the Ashland Daily PressA New Revolt in Wisconsin: John B. Chapple Swings Progressive Land to the Right 9 Oct 1932 47 The Baltimore Sun https://www.newspapers.com/image/215351357/ subscription 11 Apr 2023
Results
1932 U.S. Senate Republican primaryWisconsin Blue Book, 1933 Parties and Elections: The Primary Election Primary Vote for United States Senator https://search.library.wisc.edu/digital/AWPG6E4D5P7OSQ82/pages/AGTIDGWJ6ZBAXG8Y 11 Apr 2023 514
Republican Party (United States)
John B. Chapple
348,991
50.80%
Republican Party (United States)
John J. Blaine (incumbent)
338,042
49.20%
687,033
100.00%
Other primaries
Democratic
1932 U.S. Senate Democratic primary
Democratic Party (United States)
F. Ryan Duffy
110,548
100.00%
110,548
100.00%
Prohibition
1932 U.S. Senate Prohibition primary
Prohibition Party
Harvey A. Knapp
686
60.1%
Prohibition Party
Meisel
455
39.9%
1,141
100.00%
Socialist
1932 U.S. Senate Socialist primary
Socialist Party (United States)
Emil Seidel
31,387
100.00%
31,387
100.00%
General election
Candidates
John B. Chapple, editor of the Ashland Daily Press (Republican)
F. Ryan Duffy, attorney from Fond du Lac (Democratic)
Ray Hansbrough (Communist)
Harvey A. Knapp (Prohibition)
Emil Seidel, former mayor of Milwaukee (Socialist)
Results
1932 U.S. Senate election in WisconsinClerk of the U.S. House of Representatives 1933 Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1932election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office
Democratic Party (United States)
F. Ryan Duffy
610,236
56.98%
Republican Party (United States)
John B. Chapple
387,668
36.20%
Socialist Party USA
Emil Seidel
65,807
6.14%
Prohibition Party
Harvey A. Knapp
4,364
0.41%
Communist Party USA
Rayn Hasnbrough
2,921
0.27%
Democratic Party (United States)
Republican Party (United States)
See also
1932 United States Senate elections
References
Wisconsin
1932
Category:1932 Wisconsin elections