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1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1926 November 8, 1932 1938 →
 
Nominee Robert R. Reynolds Jacob F. Newell
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 482,133 220,524
Percentage 68.62% 31.38%

Senator before election

Cameron A. Morrison
Democratic

Elected Senator

Robert Rice Reynolds
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1932. Interim Democratic Senator Cameron A. Morrison ran for election to a full term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Robert Rice Reynolds. Reynolds defeated Republican Jacob F. Newell in the general election.

Background

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Incumbent Senator Lee S. Overman died on December 12, 1930. Governor of North Carolina Oliver Max Gardner appointed Cameron A. Morrison, a former Governor, to fill Overman's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected.

A special election to complete Overman's term was scheduled for the same day as the 1932 election to the next term. Primaries for both elections were held on June 4.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1932 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds 315,316 42.33%
Democratic Cameron A. Morrison (incumbent) 135,632 38.08%
Democratic Thomas C. Bowie 36,414 10.22%
Democratic Frank D. Grist 29,038 8.15%
Democratic Arthur Simmons 4,341 1.22%
Total votes 356,188 100.00%

Runoff

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1932 Democratic Senate runoff[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds 221,869 65.67%
Democratic Cameron A. Morrison (incumbent) 116,012 34.34%
Total votes 337,881 100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • George W. DePriest
  • Jacob F. Newell

Results

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1932 Democratic Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Jacob F. Newell 29,906 86.50%
Republican George W. DePriest 4,668 13.50%
Total votes 34,574 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1932 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert Rice Reynolds 482,133 68.62% Increase8.11
Republican Jacob F. Newell 220,524 31.38% Decrease8.11
Total votes 702,657 100.00%

Footnotes

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jul 02, 1932".
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
  4. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
  5. ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932".