Election Name: | 1932 Wyoming gubernatorial special election |
Country: | Wyoming |
Type: | by-election |
Election Date: | November 8, 1932 |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1930 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1934 Wyoming gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1934 |
Nominee1: | Leslie A. Miller |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 48,130 |
Percentage1: | 50.85% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Harry R. Weston |
Popular Vote2: | 44,692 |
Percentage2: | 47.22% |
Map Size: | 250px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | Alonzo M. Clark |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Leslie A. Miller |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1932 Wyoming gubernatorial special election took place on November 8, 1932. Just several weeks into his second term, Republican governor Frank Emerson died in office. Secretary of State Alonzo M. Clark ascended to the governorship, and a special election was called for 1934. Clark ran for re-election, but was defeated in the Republican primary by State Treasurer Harry R. Weston. Meanwhile, former state senator Leslie A. Miller, the unsuccessful Democratic nominee against Emerson in 1930, once again ran for the office and won the Democratic primary. In the general election, another close election ensued. But Miller, likely aided by Franklin D. Roosevelt's strong performance in Wyoming in that year's presidential election, narrowly defeated Weston to win his first term as governor.