1932 United States Senate election in Kansas
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator George McGill, who was first elected in a 1930 special election, ran for re-election to his first full term. McGill defeated former U.S. Representative Chauncey B. Little in the Democratic primary and faced former Governor Benjamin S. Paulen, the Republican nominee, in the general election, along with independent candidates George Alfred Brown and J. F. William Renker and Socialist nominee E. Haldeman-Julius. McGill ultimately won re-election, winning 46% of the vote to Paulen's 42% and Brown's 9%, marking what is to date the last Democratic victory in a U.S. Senate election in Kansas.
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November 8, 1932
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 County results McGill: 30â40% 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% Paulsen: 40â50% 50â60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Democratic primary
Candidates
- George McGill, incumbent U.S. Senator
- Chauncey B. Little, former U.S. Representative from Kansas's 2nd congressional district
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGill (inc.) | 92,474 | 67.46% | |
| Democratic | Chauncey B. Little | 44,613 | 32.54% | |
| Total votes | 137,087 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Benjamin S. Paulen, former Governor of Kansas
- Joe H. Mercer, State Livestock Commissioner[2]
- C. C. Isely, Dodge City lumber and grain dealer[3]
- James F. Getty, former State Senator, 1930 Republican candidate for the U.S. Senate[4]
- Tom Harley, Wichita attorney[5]
- E. P. Fuller, Iola real estate agent[6]
- D. E. Dunne, former Comanche County Clerk[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Benjamin S. Paulen | 103,808 | 36.42% | |
| Republican | Joe H. Mercer | 61,912 | 21.72% | |
| Republican | C. C. Isely | 46,635 | 16.36% | |
| Republican | James F. Getty | 34,872 | 12.24% | |
| Republican | Tom Harley | 17,731 | 6.22% | |
| Republican | E. P. Fuller | 10,318 | 3.62% | |
| Republican | D. E. Dunne | 9,734 | 3.42% | |
| Total votes | 285,010 | 100.00% | ||
Socialist primary
Candidates
- E. Haldeman-Julius, writer and publisher
Results
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGill (inc.) | 328,992 | 45.67% | â4.37% | |
| Republican | Benjamin S. Paulen | 302,809 | 42.03% | â5.91% | |
| Independent | George Alfred Brown | 65,583 | 9.10% | â | |
| Independent | J. F. William Renker | 14,550 | 2.02% | â | |
| Socialist | E. Haldeman-Julius | 8,474 | 1.18% | â0.84% | |
| Majority | 26,183 | 3.63% | +1.55% | ||
| Total votes | 720,408 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||