1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina

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November 8, 1932

1938 →


Nominee	Robert R. Reynolds	Jacob F. Newell
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	482,133	220,524
Percentage	68.62%	31.38%

Senator before election

Cameron A. Morrison
Democratic

Elected Senator

Robert Rice Reynolds
Democratic

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The 1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1932. Interim Democratic Senator Cameron A. Morrison ran for election to a full term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Robert Rice Reynolds. Reynolds defeated Republican Jacob F. Newell in the general election.

Background

Incumbent Senator Lee S. Overman died on December 12, 1930. Governor of North Carolina Oliver Max Gardner appointed Cameron A. Morrison, a former Governor, to fill Overman's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected.

A special election to complete Overman's term was scheduled for the same day as the 1932 election to the next term. Primaries for both elections were held on June 4.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Thomas C. Bowie, State Representative from Jefferson
Frank D. Grist, State Commissioner of Labor
Cameron A. Morrison, interim Senator since 1930
Robert Rice Reynolds, Asheville attorney and candidate for Senate in 1926
Arthur Simmons

Results

1932 Democratic Senate primary^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Rice Reynolds	315,316	42.33%
	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison (incumbent)	135,632	38.08%
	Democratic	Thomas C. Bowie	36,414	10.22%
	Democratic	Frank D. Grist	29,038	8.15%
	Democratic	Arthur Simmons	4,341	1.22%
Total votes			356,188	100.00%

Runoff

1932 Democratic Senate runoff^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Robert Rice Reynolds	221,869	65.67%
	Democratic	Cameron A. Morrison (incumbent)	116,012	34.34%
Total votes			337,881	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

George W. DePriest
Jacob F. Newell

Results

1932 Democratic Senate primary^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Jacob F. Newell	29,906	86.50%
	Republican	George W. DePriest	4,668	13.50%
Total votes			34,574	100.00%

General election

Results

1932 U.S. Senate election in North Carolina^[4]^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert Rice Reynolds	482,133	68.62%	8.11
	Republican	Jacob F. Newell	220,524	31.38%	8.11
Total votes			702,657	100.00%

Footnotes

^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jul 02, 1932".
^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932".

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