1932 United States presidential election

1932 United States presidential election
November 8, 1932
531 electoral votes of the Electoral College
266 electoral votes needed to win
 
Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover
Party Democratic Republican
Home state New York California
Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis
Electoral vote 472 59
States carried 42 6
Percentage 57.4% 39.7%
President before election

Herbert Hoover
Republican

Elected President

Franklin D. Roosevelt
Democratic

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.

Candidates

Democratic Party

1932 Democratic Party Ticket
Franklin D. Roosevelt John Nance
Garner
for President for Vice President
44th
Governor of New York
(1929–1932) 		39th
Speaker of the House
(1931–1933)

Republican Party

1932 Republican Party ticket
Herbert Hoover Charles Curtis
for President for Vice President
31st
President of the United States
(1929–1933) 		31st
Vice President of the United States
(1929–1933)
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