1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election
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County results McAlister: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% McCall: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Pope: 40–50% 50–60% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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Elections in Tennessee |
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The 1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Hill McAlister defeated Republican nominee John McCall and Independent nominee Lewis S. Pope with 42.8% of the vote.
In the primary, McAlister's main competitors were Lewis S. Pope and former governor Malcolm R. Patterson. McAlister won the primary by 9,570 votes with Pope getting second. Pope blamed his loss on voter fraud and ran against McAlister in the general election as an Independent.[1]
Primary elections
Primary elections were held on August 4, 1932.[2]
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Hill McAlister, Tennessee State Treasurer
- Lewis S. Pope
- Malcolm R. Patterson, former Governor
- Rufus Campbell
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Hill McAlister | 116,020 | 40.92 | |
Democratic | Lewis S. Pope | 106,450 | 37.54 | |
Democratic | Malcolm R. Patterson | 58,915 | 20.78 | |
Democratic | Rufus Campbell | 2,181 | 0.77 | |
Total votes | 283,566 | 100.00 |
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Hill McAlister, Democratic
- John McCall, Republican
Other candidates
- Lewis S. Pope, Independent
- John H. Compton, Independent
- Charles R. Marlow, Independent
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Hill McAlister | 169,075 | 42.75% | ||
Republican | John McCall | 117,797 | 29.79% | ||
Independent | Lewis S. Pope | 106,990 | 27.05% | ||
Independent | John H. Compton | 1,277 | 0.32% | ||
Independent | Charles R. Marlow | 345 | 0.09% | ||
Majority | 51,278 | ||||
Turnout | |||||
Democratic hold | Swing |