1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin
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The 1932 United States Senate election in Wisconsin was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John J. Blaine ran for a second term in office but lost the Republican primary to John B. Chapple. In the general election, Chapple was defeated by F. Ryan Duffy.
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November 8, 1932
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 County results Duffy: 50â60% 60â70% 70â80% Chapple: 40â50% 50â60% 60â70% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Republican primary
Candidates
- John J. Blaine, incumbent Senator since 1927 and former Governor
- John B. Chapple, editor of the Ashland Daily Press[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | John B. Chapple | 348,991 | 50.80% | |
| Republican | John J. Blaine (incumbent) | 338,042 | 49.20% | |
| Total votes | 687,033 | 100.00% | ||
Other primaries
Democratic
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | F. Ryan Duffy | 110,548 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 110,548 | 100.00% | ||
Prohibition
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Prohibition | Harvey A. Knapp | 686 | 60.1% | |
| Prohibition | Meisel | 455 | 39.9% | |
| Total votes | 1,141 | 100.00% | ||
Socialist
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | Emil Seidel | 31,387 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 31,387 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
- John B. Chapple, editor of the Ashland Daily Press (Republican)
- F. Ryan Duffy, attorney from Fond du Lac (Democratic)
- Ray Hansbrough (Communist)
- Harvey A. Knapp (Prohibition)
- Emil Seidel, former mayor of Milwaukee (Socialist)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | F. Ryan Duffy | 610,236 | 56.98% | ||
| Republican | John B. Chapple | 387,668 | 36.20% | ||
| Socialist | Emil Seidel | 65,807 | 6.14% | ||
| Prohibition | Harvey A. Knapp | 4,364 | 0.41% | ||
| Communist | Rayn Hasnbrough | 2,921 | 0.27% | ||
| Democratic gain from Republican | Swing | ||||