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.

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1932 Tennessee gubernatorial election

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Nominee Hill McAlister John McCall Lewis S. Pope Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 169,075 117,797 106,990 Percentage 42.79% 29.75% 27.09%

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%

Governor before election Henry Hollis Horton Democratic Elected Governor Hill McAlister Democratic

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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 were held on August 4, 1932.^[2]

• 1932 United States presidential election in Tennessee