1932 United States Senate election in Missouri

1932 United States Senate election in Missouri

← 1926
1938 →
 
Nominee Bennett Champ Clark Henry Kiel
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,017,046 575,174
Percentage 63.26% 35.77%

County results
Clark:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Kiel:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election

Harry B. Hawes
Democratic

Elected U.S. senator

Bennett Champ Clark
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1932, in Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Senator Harry B. Hawes did not seek re-election, and Democratic candidate Bennett Champ Clark was elected with 63.26% of the vote over former Mayor of St. Louis Henry Kiel. Clark slightly underperformed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won 63.69% of the vote in the presidential election. He also notably carried the exact same counties Roosevelt carried in the Presidential Election

Hawes resigned his seat on February 3, 1933, and Clark was appointed to the vacancy before his full term began.


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