1932 United States presidential election in Maryland
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The 1932 United States presidential election in Maryland took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election. State voters chose eight[2] representatives, or electors, to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.
Maryland was won by Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt (D–New York), running with Speaker of the House John Nance Garner, with 61.50% of the popular vote, against incumbent President Herbert Hoover (R–California), running with Vice President Charles Curtis, with 36.04% of the popular vote.[3][4]
Until 2020, this was the last time the Democratic candidate won over 65% of the vote in Howard County.[5] As of 2020, this is also the last time the Republican candidate failed to win a single county on the Eastern Shore.[6]
Results
[edit]| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Franklin D. Roosevelt | 314,314 | 61.50% | |
| Republican | Herbert Hoover (inc.) | 184,184 | 36.04% | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 10,489 | 2.05% | |
| Socialist Labor | Verne L. Reynolds | 1,036 | 0.20% | |
| Communist | William Z. Foster | 1,031 | 0.20% | |
| Total votes | 511,054 | 100% | ||
Results by county
[edit]| County | Franklin Delano Roosevelt Democratic |
Herbert Clark Hoover Republican |
Norman Mattoon Thomas[7] Socialist |
Various candidates[7] Other parties |
Margin | Total votes cast[8] | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Allegany | 12,033 | 45.71% | 12,911 | 49.05% | 1,252 | 4.76% | 126 | 0.48% | -878 | -3.34% | 26,322 |
| Anne Arundel | 9,761 | 61.26% | 5,778 | 36.26% | 280 | 1.76% | 114 | 0.72% | 3,983 | 25.00% | 15,933 |
| Baltimore | 24,626 | 62.35% | 13,938 | 35.29% | 830 | 2.10% | 100 | 0.25% | 10,688 | 27.06% | 39,494 |
| Baltimore City | 160,309 | 64.84% | 78,954 | 31.94% | 6,860 | 2.77% | 1,109 | 0.45% | 81,355 | 32.91% | 247,232 |
| Calvert | 1,696 | 47.41% | 1,838 | 51.38% | 9 | 0.25% | 34 | 0.95% | -142 | -3.97% | 3,577 |
| Caroline | 3,651 | 64.38% | 1,998 | 35.23% | 14 | 0.25% | 8 | 0.14% | 1,653 | 29.15% | 5,671 |
| Carroll | 6,482 | 52.67% | 5,732 | 46.58% | 68 | 0.55% | 24 | 0.20% | 750 | 6.09% | 12,306 |
| Cecil | 4,282 | 53.80% | 3,569 | 44.84% | 72 | 0.90% | 36 | 0.45% | 713 | 8.96% | 7,959 |
| Charles | 2,473 | 56.58% | 1,851 | 42.35% | 15 | 0.34% | 32 | 0.73% | 622 | 14.23% | 4,371 |
| Dorchester | 4,547 | 56.47% | 3,466 | 43.05% | 22 | 0.27% | 17 | 0.21% | 1,081 | 13.43% | 8,052 |
| Frederick | 10,686 | 59.29% | 7,144 | 39.64% | 152 | 0.84% | 42 | 0.23% | 3,542 | 19.65% | 18,024 |
| Garrett | 2,232 | 41.01% | 3,048 | 56.00% | 146 | 2.68% | 17 | 0.31% | -816 | -14.99% | 5,443 |
| Harford | 6,073 | 59.93% | 3,954 | 39.02% | 69 | 0.68% | 38 | 0.37% | 2,119 | 20.91% | 10,134 |
| Howard | 4,161 | 67.22% | 1,970 | 31.83% | 36 | 0.58% | 23 | 0.37% | 2,191 | 35.40% | 6,190 |
| Kent | 2,370 | 61.49% | 1,468 | 38.09% | 8 | 0.21% | 8 | 0.21% | 902 | 23.40% | 3,854 |
| Montgomery | 9,882 | 62.69% | 5,698 | 36.15% | 132 | 0.84% | 51 | 0.32% | 4,184 | 26.54% | 15,763 |
| Prince George's | 11,580 | 62.41% | 6,696 | 36.09% | 194 | 1.05% | 86 | 0.46% | 4,884 | 26.32% | 18,556 |
| Queen Anne's | 3,683 | 69.57% | 1,583 | 29.90% | 14 | 0.26% | 14 | 0.26% | 2,100 | 39.67% | 5,294 |
| Somerset | 4,811 | 56.30% | 3,675 | 43.01% | 34 | 0.40% | 25 | 0.29% | 1,136 | 13.29% | 8,545 |
| St. Mary's | 2,885 | 67.09% | 1,322 | 30.74% | 11 | 0.26% | 82 | 1.91% | 1,563 | 36.35% | 4,300 |
| Talbot | 4,233 | 60.91% | 2,672 | 38.45% | 24 | 0.35% | 21 | 0.30% | 1,561 | 22.46% | 6,950 |
| Washington | 11,370 | 55.39% | 8,929 | 43.50% | 214 | 1.04% | 14 | 0.07% | 2,441 | 11.89% | 20,527 |
| Wicomico | 6,895 | 64.11% | 3,812 | 35.44% | 25 | 0.23% | 23 | 0.21% | 3,083 | 28.67% | 10,755 |
| Worcester | 3,593 | 61.93% | 2,178 | 37.54% | 8 | 0.14% | 23 | 0.40% | 1,415 | 24.39% | 5,802 |
| Totals | 314,314 | 61.50% | 184,184 | 36.04% | 10,489 | 2.05% | 2,067 | 0.40% | 130,130 | 25.46% | 511,054 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
[edit]- Anne Arundel
- Baltimore (City)
- Baltimore (County)
- Caroline
- Carroll
- Cecil
- Charles
- Dorchester
- Frederick
- Harford
- Howard
- Kent
- Montgomery
- Prince George's
- Somerset
- Talbot
- Washington
- Wicomico
- Worcester
See also
[edit]- United States presidential elections in Maryland
- 1932 United States presidential election
- 1932 United States elections
References
[edit]- ^ "United States Presidential election of 1932 - Encyclopædia Britannica". Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Election for the Thirty-seventh Term (1933-37)". Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "1932 Presidential General Election Results - Maryland". Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "The American Presidency Project - Election of 1932". Retrieved January 21, 2019.
- ^ "Biden earned greater backing in Howard County than any presidential candidate in recorded history". Baltimore Sun. November 24, 2020. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ "Maryland - Google Drive". docs.google.com. Retrieved August 12, 2022.
- ^ a b Géoelections; 1932 Presidential Election Popular Vote (.xlsx file for €15 on request)
- ^ Scammon, Richard M. (compiler); America at the Polls: A Handbook of Presidential Election Statistics 1920-1964; p. 207 ISBN 0405077114
