1932 Utah gubernatorial election
November 8, 1932
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County results Blood: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Seegmiller: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% | |||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 Utah gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee Henry H. Blood defeated Republican nominee William W. Seegmiller with 56.39% of the vote.
General election
Candidates
Major party candidates
- Henry H. Blood, Democratic
- William W. Seegmiller, Republican
Other candidates
- A. L. Porter, Socialist
- Marvin P. Bales, Communist
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Henry H. Blood | 116,031 | 56.39% | −2.10% | |
| Republican | William W. Seegmiller | 85,913 | 41.76% | +0.67% | |
| Socialist | A. L. Porter | 2,797 | 1.36% | +0.94% | |
| Communist | Marvin P. Bales | 1,010 | 0.49% | ||
| Total votes | 205,751 | 100.00% | |||
| Majority | 30,118 | 14.64% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | -2.78% | |||
Results by county
| County[1] | Henry H. Blood Demcoratic |
William W. Seegmiller Republican |
A. L. Porter Socialist |
Marvin P. Bales Communist |
Margin | Total votes cast | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Beaver | 993 | 45.18% | 1,197 | 54.46% | 8 | 0.36% | 0 | 0.00% | -204 | -9.28% | 2,198 |
| Box Elder | 3,731 | 54.11% | 3,110 | 45.11% | 50 | 0.73% | 4 | 0.06% | 621 | 9.01% | 6,895 |
| Cache | 6,842 | 59.68% | 4,570 | 39.86% | 42 | 0.37% | 10 | 0.09% | 2,272 | 19.82% | 11,464 |
| Carbon | 3,979 | 64.46% | 2,020 | 32.72% | 167 | 2.71% | 7 | 0.11% | 1,959 | 31.73% | 6,173 |
| Daggett | 78 | 46.71% | 88 | 52.69% | 1 | 0.60% | 0 | 0.00% | -10 | -5.99% | 167 |
| Davis | 3,064 | 55.01% | 2,460 | 44.17% | 36 | 0.65% | 10 | 0.18% | 604 | 10.84% | 5,570 |
| Duchesne | 1,518 | 49.92% | 1,412 | 46.43% | 108 | 3.55% | 3 | 0.10% | 106 | 3.49% | 3,041 |
| Emery | 1,229 | 43.60% | 1,459 | 51.76% | 129 | 4.58% | 2 | 0.07% | -230 | -8.16% | 2,819 |
| Garfield | 325 | 19.87% | 1,298 | 79.34% | 13 | 0.79% | 0 | 0.00% | -973 | -59.47% | 1,636 |
| Grand | 488 | 61.46% | 294 | 37.03% | 12 | 1.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 194 | 24.43% | 794 |
| Iron | 1,405 | 44.35% | 1,597 | 50.41% | 166 | 5.24% | 0 | 0.00% | -192 | -6.06% | 3,168 |
| Juab | 1,944 | 59.83% | 1,267 | 39.00% | 38 | 1.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 677 | 20.84% | 3,249 |
| Kane | 143 | 16.61% | 714 | 82.93% | 4 | 0.46% | 0 | 0.00% | -571 | -66.32% | 861 |
| Millard | 1,651 | 42.99% | 2,146 | 55.89% | 42 | 1.09% | 1 | 0.03% | -495 | -12.89% | 3,840 |
| Morgan | 546 | 46.79% | 615 | 52.70% | 6 | 0.51% | 0 | 0.00% | -69 | -5.91% | 1,167 |
| Piute | 331 | 38.62% | 511 | 59.63% | 15 | 1.75% | 0 | 0.00% | -180 | -21.00% | 857 |
| Rich | 379 | 43.66% | 486 | 55.99% | 3 | 0.35% | 0 | 0.00% | -107 | -12.33% | 868 |
| Salt Lake | 49,614 | 60.68% | 30,591 | 37.41% | 764 | 0.93% | 798 | 0.98% | 19,023 | 23.26% | 81,767 |
| San Juan | 559 | 60.63% | 356 | 38.61% | 6 | 0.65% | 1 | 0.11% | 203 | 22.02% | 922 |
| Sanpete | 3,303 | 48.16% | 3,486 | 50.82% | 69 | 1.01% | 1 | 0.01% | -183 | -2.67% | 6,859 |
| Sevier | 2,045 | 45.06% | 2,455 | 54.10% | 37 | 0.82% | 1 | 0.02% | -410 | -9.03% | 4,538 |
| Summit | 1,963 | 55.88% | 1,489 | 42.39% | 57 | 1.62% | 4 | 0.11% | 474 | 13.49% | 3,513 |
| Tooele | 1,844 | 55.59% | 1,439 | 43.38% | 31 | 0.93% | 3 | 0.09% | 405 | 12.21% | 3,317 |
| Uintah | 1,832 | 57.29% | 1,326 | 41.46% | 37 | 1.16% | 3 | 0.09% | 506 | 15.82% | 3,198 |
| Utah | 12,101 | 59.24% | 7,965 | 38.99% | 260 | 1.27% | 101 | 0.49% | 4,136 | 20.25% | 20,427 |
| Wasatch | 1,026 | 47.63% | 1,119 | 51.95% | 9 | 0.42% | 0 | 0.00% | -93 | -4.32% | 2,154 |
| Washington | 1,443 | 47.99% | 1,552 | 51.61% | 11 | 0.37% | 1 | 0.03% | -109 | -3.62% | 3,007 |
| Wayne | 246 | 30.83% | 548 | 68.67% | 4 | 0.50% | 0 | 0.00% | -302 | -37.84% | 798 |
| Weber | 11,409 | 55.70% | 8,343 | 40.73% | 672 | 3.28% | 60 | 0.29% | 3,066 | 14.97% | 20,484 |
| Total | 116,031 | 56.39% | 85,913 | 41.76% | 2,797 | 1.36% | 1,010 | 0.49% | 30,118 | 14.64% | 205,751 |
Counties that flipped from Republican to Democratic
Counties that flipped from Democratic to Republican
References
- ^ a b Utah State Archives, Abstract of the Returns of an Election held in the State of Utah, Tuesday, November 8th, A.D. 1932 for Presidential Electors, United States Senator, for Representatives in the Seventy-third Congress of the United States, for State Officers in Districts comprising more than one county, and for the Adoption or Rejection of the Proposed Amendments to the Constitution of the State of Utah.
- ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved June 3, 2020.