1932 United States Senate election in Washington

1932 United States Senate election in Washington
	Results by county; Bone: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Wesley Livsey Jones; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Homer Bone; Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by former State Representative Homer Bone.

Bone defeated Jones in a landslide. The percentage margin of 27.9 points may be the largest for any incumbent major-party nominee in Senate history.^[1] Jones died on November 19, less than two weeks after the election.

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Lloyd Black, former Snohomish County prosecutor
Homer Bone, former Farmer-Labor State Representative from Tacoma
Edwin J. Brown, former mayor of Seattle (1922–1926)
Stephen J. Chadwick, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court

Republican

Adam Beeler, Justice of the Washington Supreme Court
Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909

Results

1932 U.S. Senate blanket primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent)	118,249	31.40%
	Democratic	Homer Bone	98,094	26.04%
	Republican	Adam Beeler	78,966	20.97%
	Democratic	Stephen J. Chadwick	47,817	12.70%
	Democratic	Lloyd Black	20,623	5.48%
	Democratic	Edwin J. Brown	12,898	3.42%
Total votes			376,647	100.00%

General election

Candidates

Homer Bone, former State Representative from Tacoma (Democratic)
Frederick R. Burch (Liberty)
Andrew T. Hunter (Socialist)
Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1908 (Republican)
Alex Noral (Communist)

Results

1932 United States Senate election in Washington^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Homer Bone	365,939	60.61%	14.09
	Republican	Wesley Livsey Jones (incumbent)	197,450	32.70%	18.61
	Liberty	Frederick R. Burch	28,859	4.78%	N/A
	Socialist	Andrew T. Hunter	9,364	1.55%	N/A
	Communist	Alex Noral	2,183	0.36%	N/A
Total votes			603,795	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican		Swing

Notes

^ Though Bone became senator-elect after the election, Jones's death left a vacancy which was filled by Elijah Sherman Grammer until Bone's term began in March.

References

^ Jarman, David (May 5, 2020). "The biggest loss was Jacob Javits in 1980 in NY, who got only 11%, but that was only on the Liberal Party line in a 3-way race after losing GOP primary to Al D'Amato. Biggest 'normal' loss, afaik, was WA-Sen in 1932, when Homer Bone boned pro-Prohibition Wesley Jones by 29 pts". @DavidLJarman. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ "1932 Washington Senate blanket primary". Retrieved May 23, 2022.
^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 1, 1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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[1] Though Bone became senator-elect after the election, Jones's death left a vacancy which was filled by Elijah Sherman Grammer until Bone's term began in March.

[2] Jarman, David (May 5, 2020). "The biggest loss was Jacob Javits in 1980 in NY, who got only 11%, but that was only on the Liberal Party line in a 3-way race after losing GOP primary to Al D'Amato. Biggest 'normal' loss, afaik, was WA-Sen in 1932, when Homer Bone boned pro-Prohibition Wesley Jones by 29 pts". @DavidLJarman. Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[3] "1932 Washington Senate blanket primary". Retrieved May 23, 2022.

[4] Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (March 1, 1933). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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