United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932

November 8, 1932

Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Party Democratic Republican Home state New York Iowa Running mate John N. Garner Charles Curtis Electoral vote 11 0 Popular vote 203,979 89,637 Percentage 68.46% 29.39%

President before election Herbert Hoover Republican Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in Virginia took place on November 8, 1932 throughout the 48 contiguous states. Voters chose 11 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for President and Vice President.

Virginia voted for the Democratic nominee, New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover. Roosevelt ultimately won the national election with 57.41% of the vote.

Results

United States presidential election in Virginia, 1932[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	Percentage	Electoral votes
	Democratic	Franklin D. Roosevelt	203,979	68.46%	11
	Republican	Herbert Hoover (inc.)	89,637	29.39%	0
	Socialist	Norman Thomas	2,382	0.80%	0
	Prohibition	William David Upshaw	1,843	0.62%	0
	Communist	William Z. Foster	86	0.03%	0
	Farmer-Labor	Jacob Coxey	15	0.01%	0
Totals			297,942	100.00%	11

References

1. http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1932election.pdf