1932 United States presidential election in Delaware
Election in Delaware
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The 1932 United States presidential election in Delaware took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose three representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Delaware voted for the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California, over the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York. Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas, while Roosevelt ran with incumbent Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas.
Hoover won the state by a narrow margin of 2.44%, making Delaware one of the only six states (the other five being Connecticut, Maine, New Hampshire, Pennsylvania and Vermont) which voted to re-elect the embattled Republican incumbent president, who was widely unpopular over his failure to adequately address the Great Depression. With 50.55% of the popular vote. it was his fourth strongest state in the nation after Vermont, Maine, and neighboring Pennsylvania.[1]
Hoover's victory in Delaware made it the only state below the Mason–Dixon line to vote against Roosevelt in any of his four elections. As of 2023, this is the most recent time that a Democrat won the presidency without carrying New Castle County. This election marks one of three times in the 20th century that the state voted for the losing candidate, along with 1916 and 1948.
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Running mate | Popular vote | Electoral vote | ||||
| Count | % | Count | % | |||||
| Republican | Herbert Hoover of California | Charles Curtis of Kansas | 57,073 | 50.55% | 3 | 100.00% | ||
| Democratic | Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York | John Nance Garner of Texas | 54,319 | 48.11% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Socialist | Norman Thomas of New York | James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania | 1,376 | 1.22% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Communist | William Z. Foster of Massachusetts | James W. Ford of Alabama | 133 | 0.12% | 0 | 0.00% | ||
| Total | 112,901 | 100.00% | 3 | 100.00% | ||||
Results by county
| County | Herbert Hoover Republican | Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic | Various candidates Other parties | Margin | Total votes cast | ||||
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| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Kent | 6,597 | 42.59% | 8,829 | 57.00% | 64 | 0.41% | -2,232 | -14.41% | 15,490 |
| New Castle | 39,844 | 53.76% | 32,872 | 44.36% | 1,393 | 1.88% | 6,972 | 9.40% | 74,109 |
| Sussex | 10,632 | 45.63% | 12,618 | 54.15% | 52 | 0.22% | -1,986 | -8.52% | 23,302 |
| Totals | 57,073 | 50.55% | 54,319 | 48.11% | 1,509 | 1.34% | 2,754 | 2.44% | 112,901 |
See also
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