1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina
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| | | 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
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
Candidates
Results
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
Republican primary
Candidates
- George W. DePriest
- Jacob F. Newell
Results
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
Results
1932 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina[4][5] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds | 482,133 | 68.62% | 8.11 |
| Republican | Jacob F. Newell | 220,524 | 31.38% | 8.11 |
Total votes | 702,657 | 100.00% | |
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jul 02, 1932".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932".
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