1932 Republican Party presidential primaries

From March 8 to May 20, 1932, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1932 United States presidential election. The nominee was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1932 Republican National Convention held from June 14 to June 16, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois.

1932 Republican Party presidential primaries

March 8 to May 20, 1932

Candidate Joseph I. France Herbert Hoover George W. Norris Home state Maryland Iowa Nebraska Contests won 7 4 1 Popular vote 1,137,948 861,602 139,514 Percentage 47.5% 36.0% 5.8%   Candidate Jacob Coxey Royal C. Johnson Home state Ohio South Dakota Contests won 1 1 Popular vote 100,844 64,464 Percentage 4.2% 2.7%

First place finishes by preference primary results

Previous Republican nominee Herbert Hoover Republican nominee Herbert Hoover

As the year 1932 began, the Republican Party believed that Herbert Hoover's protectionism and aggressive fiscal policies would solve the then-ongoing Great Depression. President Hoover controlled the party and had little trouble securing a re-nomination.

The Primaries

Little-known former United States Senator Joseph I. France ran against Hoover in the primaries, but Hoover was often unopposed. France's primary wins were tempered by his defeat to Hoover in his home state of Maryland and the fact that few delegates to the national convention were chosen in the primaries.

Date	Primary	Joseph I. France	Herbert Hoover	George W. Norris	Jacob Coxey	Royal C. Johnson
March 8	New Hampshire	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%
March 15	North Dakota	59%	0%	0%	41%	0%
April 5	Wisconsin	0%	5%	95%	0%	0%
April 12	Nebraska	74%	26%	0%	0%	0%
April 13	Illinois	99%	1%	0%	0%	0%
April 26	Massachusetts	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%
April 26	Pennsylvania	93%	5%	0%	0%	0%
May 2	Maryland	37%	60%	0%	0%	0%
May 3	California	0%	100%	0%	0%	0%
May 3	South Dakota	0%	0%	0%	0%	65%
May 10	Ohio	25%	5%	0%	43%	0%
May 10	West Virginia	100%	0%	0%	0%	0%
May 17	New Jersey	93%	7%	0%	0%	0%
May 20	Oregon	69%	31%	0%	0%	0%

Republican Candidates

Nominee

• 
  President Herbert Hoover

Withdrew during convention

• 
  Former Senator Joseph I. France from Maryland

Withdrew before convention

• 
  Mayor Jacob Coxey from Ohio
• 
  U.S. Representative Royal C. Johnson from South Dakota
• 
  Senator George W. Norris from Nebraska

The Convention

Hoover's managers at the Republican National Convention, which met in Chicago between June 14 and 16, ran a tight ship, not allowing expressions of concern for the direction of the nation. He was nominated on the first ballot with 98% of the delegate vote.

The tally was spectacularly lopsided:

Presidential Ballot, RNC 1932
Herbert Hoover	1126.5
John J. Blaine	13
Calvin Coolidge	4.5
Joseph I. France	4
James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr.	1

Both rural Republicans and hard-money Republicans (the latter hoping to nominate former President Calvin Coolidge) balked at the floor managers and voted against the renomination of Vice President Charles Curtis, who won with just 55% of the delegate votes.

See also

• 1932 Democratic Party presidential primaries