1932 Utah gubernatorial election

1932 Utah gubernatorial election

November 8, 1932
 
Nominee Henry H. Blood William W. Seegmiller
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 116,031 85,913
Percentage 56.39% 41.76%

County results
Blood:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Seegmiller:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

Governor before election

George Dern
Democratic

Elected Governor

Henry H. Blood
Democratic

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

1932 Utah gubernatorial election[1][2]
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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ Kalb, Deborah (December 24, 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN 9781483380353. Retrieved June 3, 2020.