1932 Presidential Election
472
Electoral votes — Franklin D. Roosevelt
59
Electoral votes — Herbert C. Hoover
266
Needed for a majority
Electoral College record, as published by the National Archives
President
Franklin D. Roosevelt [D]
Main Opponent
Herbert C. Hoover [R]
Electoral Vote
Winner: 472 · Main Opponent: 59 · Total/Majority: 531/266
Vice President
John N. Garner (472)
V.P. Opponent
Charles Curtis (59)
Notes
Socialist Party candidate Norman Thomas received 884,781 popular votes for President, but no electoral votes.
Electoral votes by state
| State | Electoral Vote of Each State | For President | For Vice-President | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Franklin D. Roosevelt, of New York | Herbert C. Hoover, of California | John N. Garner, of Texas | Charles Curtis, of Kansas | ||
| Alabama | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Arizona | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Arkansas | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| California | 22 | 22 | - | 22 | - |
| Colorado | 6 | 6 | - | 6 | - |
| Connecticut | 8 | - | 8 | - | 8 |
| Delaware | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Florida | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Georgia | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Idaho | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Illinois | 29 | 29 | - | 29 | - |
| Indiana | 14 | 14 | - | 14 | - |
| Iowa | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Kansas | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Kentucky | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Louisiana | 10 | 10 | - | 10 | - |
| Maine | 5 | - | 5 | - | 5 |
| Maryland | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Massachusetts | 17 | 17 | - | 17 | - |
| Michigan | 19 | 19 | - | 19 | - |
| Minnesota | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Mississippi | 9 | 9 | - | 9 | - |
| Missouri | 15 | 15 | - | 15 | - |
| Montana | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Nebraska | 7 | 7 | - | 7 | - |
| Nevada | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New Hampshire | 4 | - | 4 | - | 4 |
| New Jersey | 16 | 16 | - | 16 | - |
| New Mexico | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| New York | 47 | 47 | - | 47 | - |
| North Carolina | 13 | 13 | - | 13 | - |
| North Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Ohio | 26 | 26 | - | 26 | - |
| Oklahoma | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Oregon | 5 | 5 | - | 5 | - |
| Pennsylvania | 36 | - | 36 | - | 36 |
| Rhode Island | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| South Carolina | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| South Dakota | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Tennessee | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Texas | 23 | 23 | - | 23 | - |
| Utah | 4 | 4 | - | 4 | - |
| Vermont | 3 | - | 3 | - | 3 |
| Virginia | 11 | 11 | - | 11 | - |
| Washington | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| West Virginia | 8 | 8 | - | 8 | - |
| Wisconsin | 12 | 12 | - | 12 | - |
| Wyoming | 3 | 3 | - | 3 | - |
| Totals | 531 | 472 | 59 | 472 | 59 |
Official records
Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives
- Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election, 1932
National Archives — Office of the Federal Register
- 1932 Electoral College Results
Provenance
Electoral College record
https://www.archives.gov/electoral-college/1932
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