1932 New Jersey Republican presidential primary

The 1932 New Jersey Republican presidential primary was held on May 17, 1932, in New Jersey as one of the Republican Party's statewide nomination contests ahead of the 1932 United States presidential election. Delegates to the 1932 Republican National Convention were elected from each of the state's congressional districts, along with seven delegates at-large.

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1932 New Jersey Republican presidential primaries

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Presidential delegate primary
33 Republican National Convention delegates
Candidate Uncommitted Herbert Hoover Anti-Prohibition Home state California Delegate count 12 10 4 Popular vote 274,506 217,704 61,325 Percentage 49.6% 39.3% 11.1%
Presidential preference primary (non-binding)
No Republican National Convention delegates
Candidate Joseph I. France Herbert Hoover (write-in) Home state Maryland California Popular vote 141,330 10,116 Percentage 93.3% 6.7%

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The plurality of the elected delegates were not publicly committed to supporting any candidate, but most were establishment politicians who supported incumbent Herbert Hoover. Where delegates pledged explicitly to Hoover ran, they won every race. Four delegates were elected on tickets opposed to the prohibition of alcohol under the Volstead Act. In the non-binding presidential preference primary held concurrently, U.S. senator Joseph I. France was the only candidate listed on the ballot, but several thousand write-in votes were cast for Hoover.

Ultimately, all of the New Jersey delegates voted for Hoover at the national convention, as he was easily renominated. He lost the general election in a landslide to New York governor Franklin D. Roosevelt.