1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

The 1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island 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 four representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island

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Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York California
Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 4 0
Popular vote 146,604 115,266
Percentage 55.08% 43.31%


President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

Rhode Island voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California. Roosevelt running mate was incumbent Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas, while Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas.

Roosevelt won Rhode Island by a margin of 11.77%.

Results

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1932 United States presidential election in Rhode Island[1]
Party Candidate Running mate Popular vote Electoral vote
Count % Count %
Democratic Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York John Nance Garner of Texas 146,604 55.08% 4 100.00%
Republican Herbert Hoover of California (incumbent) Charles Curtis of Kansas (incumbent) 115,266 43.31% 0 0.00%
Socialist Norman Thomas of New York James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania 3,138 1.18% 0 0.00%
Communist William Z. Foster of Massachusetts James W. Ford of Alabama 546 0.21% 0 0.00%
Socialist Labor Verne L. Reynolds of New York John W. Aiken of Massachusetts 433 0.16% 0 0.00%
Prohibition William David Upshaw of Georgia Frank S. Regan of Illinois 183 0.07% 0 0.00%
Total 266,170 100.00% 4 100.00%

By county

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#### United States presidential election in Rhode Island (by county) [2]
County Franklin D. Roosevelt

Democratic

Herbert Hoover

Republican

Other candidates

Various parties

Total
% # % # % # #
Bristol 54.9% 4,775 44.0% 3,833 1.1% 95 8,703
Kent 47.7% 10,398 50.9% 11,096 1.3% 286 21,780
Newport 47.1% 7,838 51.9% 8,633 1.0% 165 16,636
Providence 57.4% 118,546 40.9% 84,397 1.7% 3,601 206,544
Washington 40.4% 5,047 58.4% 7,307 1.2% 153 12,507

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Rhode Island". U.S. Election Atlas. Retrieved December 23, 2013.
  2. ^ "RI.gov: Election Results". www.ri.gov. Retrieved February 15, 2024.