1932 United States Senate election in Washington
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by former State Representative Homer Bone.
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November 8, 1932
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Bone defeated Jones in a landslide. The percentage margin of 27.9 points may be the largest for any incumbent major-party nominee in Senate history.[1] Jones died on November 19, less than two weeks after the election.
Blanket primary
Candidates
Democratic
- Lloyd Black, former Snohomish County prosecutor
- Homer Bone, former Farmer-Labor State Representative from Tacoma
- Edwin J. Brown, former mayor of Seattle (1922â1926)
- Stephen J. Chadwick, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Republican
- Adam Beeler, Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
- Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) | 118,249 | 31.40% | |
| Democratic | Homer Bone | 98,094 | 26.04% | |
| Republican | Adam Beeler | 78,966 | 20.97% | |
| Democratic | Stephen J. Chadwick | 47,817 | 12.70% | |
| Democratic | Lloyd Black | 20,623 | 5.48% | |
| Democratic | Edwin J. Brown | 12,898 | 3.42% | |
| Total votes | 376,647 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- Homer Bone, former State Representative from Tacoma (Democratic)
- Frederick R. Burch (Liberty)
- Andrew T. Hunter (Socialist)
- Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1908 (Republican)
- Alex Noral (Communist)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Homer Bone | 365,939 | 60.61% |  14.09 | |
| Republican | Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent) | 197,450 | 32.70% |  18.61 | |
| Liberty | Frederick R. Burch | 28,859 | 4.78% | N/A | |
| Socialist | Andrew T. Hunter | 9,364 | 1.55% | N/A | |
| Communist | Alex Noral | 2,183 | 0.36% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 603,795 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||
See also
Notes
- Though Bone became senator-elect after the election, Jones's death left a vacancy which was filled by Elijah Sherman Grammer until Bone's term began in March.
