1932_United_States_Senate_election_in_Illinois
The 1932 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 8, 1932.[1] Incumbent Republican Otis F. Glenn was unseated by Democrat William H. Dieterich.
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 Results by county Dieterich: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Glenn: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% | |||||||||||||||||
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The primaries and general election coincided with those for federal elections (president and House) and those for state elections.[1] Primaries were held April 12, 1932.[1]
Background
The economic downturn that was the Great Depression was raging through the nation since the 1929 Wall Street crash. Many voters laid blame for the downturn and its impacts on Republican president Herbert Hoover.
The 1930 election for Illinois' other U.S. Senate seat saw the first instance after the Seventeenth Amendment to the United States Constitution (adopted in 1912) went into effect (instituting popular elections for U.S. senate) that a Republican lost a U.S. Senate race in Illinois, with Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis winning that election.[2]
Candidates
- Thomas A. Cummings
- William H. Dieterich, U.S. congressman
- Clarence H. Kavanaugh
- Emmet Kennedy
- Scott W. Lucas, former Mason County state's attorney[3]
- John B. Monroe
- Thomas F. O'Donnell
- Edward Sullivan
- William Young
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William H. Dieterich | 342,360 | 51.04 | |
| Democratic | Scott W. Lucas | 144,028 | 21.47 | |
| Democratic | Clarence H. Kavanaugh | 38,055 | 5.67 | |
| Democratic | Thomas F. O'Donnell | 34,330 | 5.12 | |
| Democratic | Edward Sullivan | 33,242 | 4.96 | |
| Democratic | John B. Monroe | 21,411 | 3.19 | |
| Democratic | Emmet Kennedy | 20,677 | 3.08 | |
| Democratic | William Young | 20,462 | 3.05 | |
| Democratic | Thomas A. Cummings | 16,213 | 2.42 | |
| Total votes | 670,778 | 100 | ||
Candidates
- Otis F. Glenn, incumbent U.S. senator
- Newton Jenkins, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1924 and 1930
- T.B. Wright
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Otis F. Glenn (incumbent) | 572,382 | 53.62 | |
| Republican | Newton Jenkins | 405,387 | 37.98 | |
| Republican | T.B. Wright | 89,677 | 8.40 | |
| Total votes | 1,067,446 | 100 | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William H. Dieterich | 1,670,466 | 52.23% | |
| Republican | Otis F. Glenn (incumbent) | 1,471,841 | 46.02% | |
| Socialist | Charles Pogorelec | 37,922 | 1.19% | |
| Communist | William E. Browder | 13,318 | 0.42% | |
| Socialist Labor | G. A. Jenning | 3,379 | 0.11% | |
| Independent | William. J. Baker | 1,209 | 0.04% | |
| None | Scattering | 16 | 0.00% | |
| Majority | 198,625 | 6.21% | ||
| Turnout | 3,198,151 | |||
| Democratic gain from Republican | ||||
- "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, November 8, 1932 JUDICIAL ELECTIONS, 1931-1932 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, April 12, 1932 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 12, 1932" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 18, 2020.[permanent dead link]
- Ryan, James G.; Leonard Schlup (2006). Historical Dictionary of the 1940s. Armonk, NY: M.E. Sharpe, Inc.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2019.