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1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1926 November 8, 1932 1938 →
  Oklahoma Senator. Washington, D.C., April 19, 1939 A new informal picture of Senator Elmer Thomas, Democrat of Oklahoma LCCN2016875466 (cropped).jpg 3x4.svg
Nominee Elmer Thomas Wirt Franklin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 426,130 218,854
Percentage 65.51% 33.70%

U.S. senator before election

Elmer Thomas
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Elmer Thomas
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator Elmer Thomas ran for re-election to a second term. Thomas faced a crowded path to renomination, and only won the Democratic primary following a runoff election with attorney Gomer Smith. On the Republican side, oil magnate Wirt Franklin similarly won the Republican nomination in a runoff election. Thomas overwhelmingly defeated Franklin to win re-election, aided by Democratic presidential nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt's landslide win in Oklahoma over Republican President Herbert Hoover.

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Elmer Thomas

Elmer Thomas

John William Elmer Thomas was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the Lawton area. Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma. In 1922, he ran successfully on the Democratic Party ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1926; he won this race and held the seat until 1950, when he lost the party nomination to A.S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas returned to a private law practice in Washington, D.C., and in 1957 moved his practice back to Lawton, where he died in 1965.

Franklin D. Roosevelt

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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1932 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

1932 United States presidential election in Oklahoma

The 1932 United States presidential election in Oklahoma took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Hoover

Herbert Clark Hoover was an American politician who served as the 31st president of the United States from 1929 to 1933. He was a member of the Republican Party, holding office during the onset of the Great Depression in the United States. A self-made man who became rich as a mining engineer, Hoover led the Commission for Relief in Belgium, served as the director of the U.S. Food Administration, and served as the U.S. Secretary of Commerce.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elmer Thomas (inc.) 145,452 42.07%
Democratic Gomer Smith 76,249 22.06%
Democratic R. M. McCool 54,934 15.89%
Democratic Albert C. Hunt 31,440 9.09%
Democratic Lee Wade 18,050 5.22%
Democratic Moses E. Harris 12,977 3.75%
Democratic D. O. Witmer 6,618 1.91%
Total votes 345,720 100.00%

Runoff election results

Democratic primary runoff[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Elmer Thomas (inc.) 251,248 60.86%
Democratic Gomer Smith 161,594 39.14%
Total votes 412,842 100.00%

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Elmer Thomas

Elmer Thomas

John William Elmer Thomas was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the Lawton area. Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma. In 1922, he ran successfully on the Democratic Party ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1926; he won this race and held the seat until 1950, when he lost the party nomination to A.S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas returned to a private law practice in Washington, D.C., and in 1957 moved his practice back to Lawton, where he died in 1965.

Oklahoma Democratic Party

Oklahoma Democratic Party

The Oklahoma Democratic Party is an Oklahoma political party affiliated with the Democratic Party.

Albert C. Hunt

Albert C. Hunt

Albert C. Hunt (1888–1956) was an American lawyer and judge. He was the only person to serve on the Oklahoma Supreme Court from two different districts.

Oklahoma Supreme Court

Oklahoma Supreme Court

The Supreme Court of Oklahoma is a court of appeal for non-criminal cases, one of the two highest judicial bodies in the U.S. state of Oklahoma, and leads the judiciary of Oklahoma, the judicial branch of the government of Oklahoma.

Duncan, Oklahoma

Duncan, Oklahoma

Duncan is a city and county seat of Stephens County, Oklahoma, United States. Its population was 22,310 at the 2020 census. Its main claim to fame is as the birthplace of the Halliburton Corporation. Erle P. Halliburton established the New Method Oil Well Cementing Company in 1919. Halliburton maintains seven different complexes in Duncan plus an employee recreational park, but the corporate offices relocated first to Dallas and later to Houston.

Cardin, Oklahoma

Cardin, Oklahoma

Cardin is a ghost town in Ottawa County, Oklahoma, United States. The population was 150 at the 2000 census, but plummeted to 3 at the 2010 census in April 2010.

Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wirt Franklin 30,586 40.96%
Republican James A. Harris 17,298 23.17%
Republican Ulysses S. Stone 15,427 20.66%
Republican R. F. Bingham 6,349 8.50%
Republican Rexford B. Cragg 5,006 6.70%
Total votes 74,666 100.00%

Runoff election results

Republican primary runoff[6]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Wirt Franklin 42,090 59.04%
Republican James A. Harris 29,195 40.96%
Total votes 71,285 100.00%

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Oklahoma Republican Party

Oklahoma Republican Party

The Oklahoma Republican Party is the Oklahoma state affiliate of the Republican Party (GOP). Along with the Oklahoma Democratic Party, it is one of the two major parties in the state.

Ulysses S. Stone

Ulysses S. Stone

Ulysses Stevens Stone was an American politician and a U.S. Representative from Oklahoma.

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district

Oklahoma's 5th congressional district is a congressional district in the U.S. state of Oklahoma. It borders all of the other congressional districts in the state except the 1st district. It is densely populated and covers almost all of Oklahoma County and all of Pottawatomie and Seminole counties. Although it leans firmly Republican, with a Cook PVI rating of R+12, it is still considered the least Republican district in the state.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

General election

Results

1932 United States Senate election in Oklahoma[6]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Elmer Thomas (inc.) 426,130 65.51% +10.83%
Republican Wirt Franklin 218,854 33.70% -10.98%
Farmer–Labor James I. Whidden 1,395 0.21% -0.01%
Independent J. W. Houchin 1,245 0.19%
Independent John Franing 1,061 0.16%
Independent Thomas P. Hopley 819 0.13%
Majority 207,276 31.91% +21.81%
Turnout 649,504
Democratic hold

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Democratic Party (United States)

Democratic Party (United States)

The Democratic Party is one of two major contemporary political parties in the United States. Founded in 1828, it was predominantly built by Martin Van Buren, who assembled politicians in every state behind war hero Andrew Jackson, making it the world's oldest active political party. Its main political rival has been the Republican Party since the 1850s, with both parties being big tents of competing and often opposing viewpoints. Modern American liberalism — a variant of social liberalism — is the party's majority ideology. The party also has notable centrist, social democratic, and left-libertarian factions.

Elmer Thomas

Elmer Thomas

John William Elmer Thomas was a native of Indiana who moved to Oklahoma Territory in 1901, where he practiced law in Lawton. After statehood, he was elected to the first state senate, representing the Lawton area. Representative and a Senator from Oklahoma. In 1922, he ran successfully on the Democratic Party ticket for the U.S. House of Representatives. He was the Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1926; he won this race and held the seat until 1950, when he lost the party nomination to A.S. (Mike) Monroney. Thomas returned to a private law practice in Washington, D.C., and in 1957 moved his practice back to Lawton, where he died in 1965.

Incumbent

Incumbent

The incumbent is the current holder of an office or position, usually in relation to an election. In an election for president, the incumbent is the person holding or acting in the office of president before the election, whether seeking re-election or not. In some situations, there may not be an incumbent at time of an election for that office or position, in which case the office or position is regarded as vacant or open. In the United States, an election without an incumbent is referred to as an open seat or open contest.

Republican Party (United States)

Republican Party (United States)

The Republican Party, also referred to as the GOP, is one of the two major contemporary political parties in the United States. The GOP was founded in 1854 by anti-slavery activists who opposed the Kansas–Nebraska Act, which allowed for the potential expansion of chattel slavery into the western territories. It has been the main political rival of the Democratic Party since the mid-1850s. Like them, the Republican Party is a big tent of competing and often opposing ideologies. Presently, the Republican Party contains prominent conservative, centrist, populist, and right-libertarian factions.

Farmer–Labor Party

Farmer–Labor Party

The first modern Farmer–Labor Party in the United States emerged in Minnesota in 1918. Economic dislocation caused by American entry into World War I put agricultural prices and workers' wages into imbalance with rapidly escalating retail prices during the war years, and farmers and workers sought to make common cause in the political sphere to redress their grievances.

Voter turnout

Voter turnout

In political science, voter turnout is the participation rate of a given election. This is typically either the percentage of registered voters, eligible voters, or all voting-age people. According to Stanford University political scientists Adam Bonica and Michael McFaul, there is a consensus among political scientists that "democracies perform better when more people vote."

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References
  1. ^ "Alignments of Democrats Are Assuming Form". Cushing Daily Citizen. Cushing, Okla. January 21, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  2. ^ "Will Run Again". Pawnee Courier-Dispatch. Pawnee, Okla. January 7, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  3. ^ "Hunt May Try Senate Race". Miami News-Record. Miami, Okla. April 20, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  4. ^ "Duncan Man Will Oppose Thomas in Race for Senate". Cotton County News. Devol, Okla. March 3, 1932. p. 5. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  5. ^ "1932 Campaign in State is Opened: Filing Period Open For State Offices". Mangum Daily Star. Mangum, Okla. March 28, 1932. p. 4. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  6. ^ a b c d e "1928-1932 Election Results" (PDF). Oklahoma State Election Board. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  7. ^ "Oil Man Enters Race for Senate". Okmulgee Daily Times. Okmulgee, Okla. April 26, 1932. p. 2. Retrieved June 14, 2021.
  8. ^ a b "Mabel Bassett Leads Field in Congress Race". Henryetta Daily Free-Lance. Henryetta, Okla. July 7, 1932. p. 1. Retrieved June 14, 2021.

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