1932 United States Senate election in California
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 Election results by county McAdoo: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Tubbs: 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% Shuler: 30-40% 40-50% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The 1932 United States Senate election in California was held on November 2, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator Samuel Morgan Shortridge ran for a third term in office, but lost a highly competitive four-way Republican primary to Tallant Tubbs, who ran as a "wet" or anti-prohibition candidate.
In the general election, former Secretary of the Treasury and presidential candidate William Gibbs McAdoo won a three-way race against Tubbs and Prohibition candidate Robert P. Shuler, who received the most votes of any Prohibition candidate in United States history.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Joe Crail, U.S. Representative from Inglewood
- Samuel Morgan Shortridge, incumbent Senator
- Robert P. Shuler, Southern Methodist evangelist preacher (cross-filing)
- Tallant Tubbs, state legislator
- Leo V. Youngworth
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Tallant Tubbs | 217,047 | 25.06% | |
| Republican | Samuel Morgan Shortridge (incumbent) | 206,450 | 23.83% | |
| Prohibition | Robert P. Shuler (cross-filing) | 198,619 | 22.93% | |
| Republican | Joe Crail | 187,999 | 21.70% | |
| Republican | Leo V. Youngworth | 56,110 | 6.48% | |
| Total votes | 866,225 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- P.M. Abbott
- Annie Hale
- William Gibbs McAdoo, former U.S. Secretary of the Treasury and candidate for President in 1920 and 1924
- M. J. McCarthy
- Robert P. Shuler, Southern Methodist evangelist preacher (cross-filing)
- Justus S. Wardell, nominee for Governor in 1926
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Gibbs McAdoo | 269,746 | 52.55% | |
| Democratic | Justus S. Wardell | 116,845 | 22.76% | |
| Prohibition | Robert P. Shuler (cross-filing) | 86,259 | 16.81% | |
| Democratic | M. J. McCarthy | 18,702 | 3.64% | |
| Democratic | P. M. Abbott | 13,836 | 2.70% | |
| Democratic | Annie Hale | 7,910 | 1.54% | |
| Total votes | 513,298 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | William Gibbs McAdoo | 943,164 | 43.39% | |
| Republican | Tallant Tubbs | 669,676 | 30.81% | |
| Prohibition | Robert P. Shuler | 560,088 | 25.77% | |
| Socialist | George Ross Kirkpatrick (write-in) | 466 | 0.02% | |
| Total votes | 1,061,727 | 100.00% | ||
