1932 United States presidential election

The **1932 United States presidential election** was the 37th election in the history of the United States. It happened on November 8, 1932. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate who was the governor of New York, won the election, defeating the incumbent Republican president, Herbert Hoover.

Hoover was blamed for the Great Depression, and tried to ease it, but the Depression got worse. Roosevelt also had the advantage of name recognition, since he was the fifth cousin of the late Theodore Roosevelt.

This election marked the start of a long period where Democrats controlled the White House, as Democrats would win the next five elections. It also marked the beginning of Roosevelt's 12 years and 1 month as president, the longest tenure of any president.

### Democratic Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#34AAE0; width:200px;"|Franklin D. Roosevelt|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#34AAE0; width:200px;"|John Nance Garner|
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|colspan="29" style="background:#f1f1f1;"|<big>**193**</big><big>**2 Democratic Party Ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; font-size:100%; color:#000; background:#C8EBFF; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|44th Governor of New York <small>(1929–1932)</small>|39th Speaker of the House <small>(1931–1933)</small>|||
- Franklin D. Roosevelt, Governor of New York <small>(nominee)</small>
- Al Smith, former Governor of New York and nominee in the 1928 United States presidential election
- John Nance Garner, Speaker of the House <small>(vice-presidential nominee)</small>

### Republican Party

|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Herbert Hoover|style="width:3em; font-size:135%; background:#E81B23; width:200px;"|Charles Curtis|
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|style="background:#f1f1f1;" colspan="30"|<big>**1932 Republican Party ticket**</big>|||
|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for President***|style="width:3em; width:200px;"|***for Vice President***|
|31st President of the United States <small>(1929–1933)</small>|31st Vice President of the United States <small>(1929–1933)</small>|||
- Herbert Hoover, 31st President of the United States from California <small>(19</small><small>29-1933) _(Nominee)_</small>
- John J. Blaine, Senator from Wisconsin
- Joseph I. France, former Senator from Maryland <small>(19</small><small>29-1933)</small>
- Calvin Coolidge, 30th President of the United States from Massachusetts <small>(19</small><small>23-1929)</small>
- James Wolcott Wadsworth, Jr., former Senator from New York <small>(19</small><small>15-1927)</small>
- Charles G. Dawes, former U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom <small>(19</small><small>29-1931)</small>  and 30th Vice President of the United States <small>(19</small><small>25-1929)</small>

## Infobox (election)

- **election name**: 1932 United States presidential election
- **country**: United States
- **type**: presidential
- **ongoing**: no
- **previous election**: 1928 United States presidential election
- **previous year**: 1928
- **next election**: 1936 United States presidential election
- **next year**: 1936
- **votes for election**: 531 electoral votes of the Electoral College (United States), Electoral College
- **needed votes**: 266 electoral
- **election date**: November 8, 1932
- **image1**: FDR in 1933 2.jpg
- **nominee1**: **Franklin Delano Roosevelt, Franklin D. Roosevelt**
- **party1**: Democratic Party (United States)
- **home state1**: New York (state), New York
- **running mate1**: **John Nance Garner**
- **electoral vote1**: **472**
- **states carried1**: **42**
- **percentage1**: **57.4%**
- **image2**: HerbertHoover.jpg
- **nominee2**: Herbert Hoover
- **party2**: Republican Party (United States)
- **home state2**: California
- **running mate2**: Charles Curtis
- **electoral vote2**: 59
- **states carried2**: 6
- **percentage2**: 39.7%
- **map size**: 349px
- **title**: President
- **before election**: Herbert Hoover
- **before party**: Republican Party (United States)
- **after election**: Franklin D. Roosevelt
- **after party**: Democratic Party (United States)