Election Name: | 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Country: | Massachusetts |
Flag Year: | 1908 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | No |
Previous Election: | 1930 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1934 Massachusetts gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1934 |
Turnout: | 36.82% (total pop.) |
Image1: | Joseph_Buell_Ely.jpg |
Nominee1: | Joseph B. Ely |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 825,479 |
Percentage1: | 52.76% |
Nominee2: | William S. Youngman |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 704,576 |
Percentage2: | 45.03% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Joseph B. Ely |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Joseph B. Ely |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932.
Incumbent Democratic governor Joseph B. Ely was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the only election between 1910 and 1944 in which the Democratic candidate received a majority of the popular vote.
Governor Ely was unopposed for re-nomination.
Book: Election Statistics, 1931–32 . Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth . 1932 . Boston, MA . .