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1932 United States Senate election in Kansas

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1932 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1930 (special) November 8, 1932 1938 →
 
Nominee George McGill Benjamin S. Paulen George A. Brown
Party Democratic Republican Independent
Popular vote 328,992 302,809 65,583
Percentage 45.67% 42.03% 9.10%

County results
McGill:      30–40%     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Paulsen:      40–50%      50–60%

U.S. senator before election

George McGill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

George McGill
Democratic

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%, the last Democratic victory in a U.S. Senate election in Kansas.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Democratic primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic George McGill (inc.) 92,474 67.46%
Democratic Chauncey B. Little 44,613 32.54%
Total votes 137,087 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Republican primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Benjamin S. Paulen 103,808 36.42%
Republican Joe H. Mercer 61,912 21.72%
Republican C. C. Isely 46,635 16.36%
Republican James F. Getty 34,872 12.24%
Republican Tom Harley 17,731 6.22%
Republican E. P. Fuller 10,318 3.62%
Republican D. E. Dunne 9,734 3.42%
Total votes 285,010 100.00%

Socialist primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Socialist primary results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Socialist E. Haldeman-Julius 189 100.00%
Total votes 189 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1932 United States Senate election in Kansas[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic George McGill (inc.) 328,992 45.67% −4.37%
Republican Benjamin S. Paulen 302,809 42.03% −5.91%
Independent George Alfred Brown 65,583 9.10%
Independent J. F. William Renker 14,550 2.02%
Socialist E. Haldeman-Julius 8,474 1.18% −0.84%
Majority 26,183 3.63% +1.55%
Total votes 720,408 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ a b c d Cornell, E. A. (1932). Twenty-Eighth Biennial Report of the Secretary of State 1931-1932. Topeka, Kansas: Kansas State Printing Plant. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  2. ^ "173 Candidates File for State Election Before Books Close". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. June 21, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  3. ^ "Isely Out for Senator". Morning Chronicle. Manhattan, Kansas. February 13, 1932. p. 3. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  4. ^ "Paulen Enters Senate Battle". The Manhattan Mercury. Manhattan, Kansas. January 13, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  5. ^ "Harley Into Senate Race on Wet Plank". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. April 13, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  6. ^ "Fuller to File for U.S. Senate". Iola Register. Iola, Kansas. January 26, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved March 3, 2025.
  7. ^ "D. E. Duane Makes Announcement of Race for Senate". The Wichita Eagle. Wichita, Kansas. June 8, 1932. p. 5, 7. Retrieved March 3, 2025.