Election Name: | 1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Country: | Tennessee |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1930 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1934 Tennessee gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1934 |
Election Date: | November 8, 1932 |
Nominee1: | Hill McAlister |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 169,075 |
Percentage1: | 42.79% |
Nominee2: | John McCall |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 117,797 |
Percentage2: | 29.75% |
Nominee3: | Lewis S. Pope |
Party3: | Independent politician |
Popular Vote3: | 106,990 |
Percentage3: | 27.09% |
Map Size: | 300px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Henry Hollis Horton |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Hill McAlister |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Hill McAlister defeated Republican nominee John McCall and Independent nominee Lewis S. Pope with 42.8% of the vote.
In the primary, McAlister's main competitors were Lewis S. Pope and former governor Malcolm R. Patterson. McAlister won the primary by 9,570 votes with Pope getting second. Pope blamed his loss on voter fraud and ran against McAlister in the general election as an Independent.[1]
Primary elections were held on August 4, 1932.[2]
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