Roosevelt Triumphs as Nation Chooses New Deal
The nation elected Franklin D. Roosevelt president, defeating Herbert Hoover in a decisive landslide. Roosevelt carries 42 states, with 472 electoral votes, while Hoover wins five states and 59 votes. Democrats gain majorities in both houses, prompting plans for an early recovery program and farm relief actions.
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Warm Springs
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Democrats Claim Both Congressional Branches In Historic Edges
Democratic gains sweep Congress as Roosevelt leads a party-friendly wave. Several long time Republican senators lose reelection including Bingham Smoot Glenn Watson and Shortridge. Governor races tilt Democratic with McNutt and Comstock winning. Garner elected to House and to resign for VP March 4.
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Franklin Delano Roosevelt
United States
Herbert Hoover
Roosevelt
Hoover
Maine
Connecticut
Delaware
New Hampshire
Vermont
Pennsylvania
Congress
Senate
House of Representatives
Hiram Bingham
Reed Smoot
Utah
James E. Watson
Indiana
Otis F. Glenn
Dainois
George H. Moses
Brookhart
Iowa
Blaine
Wisconsin
Shortridge
California
Robert F. Wagner
New York
Fiorello la Guardia
Ruth Baker Pratt
House
James BE. Watson
Smith, Wildman
John J. Blaine
Samuel M. Shortridge
Bingham
Smoot
Glenn
Watson
Moses
Horner
Smail
Dieterich
James EB. Watson
Frederick
How Presidential Vote Has Grown Since 1900
A historical tally shows the evolving national vote for President from 1900 onward with figures such as 43,881,588 in 1900 and rising through early 20th century elections to later years. The fragmentary list includes years like 1904 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 and partial totals, illustrating steady growth in voter participation over time.
Michigan Shifts to Democratic Landslide in 1932 Vote
Michigan voted Democratic in the 1932 election with Franklin D. Roosevelt defeating Herbert Hoover and William A. Comstock winning the governorship. The Democrats swept state offices and ten of seventeen congressional seats, flipping the Legislature to Democratic control for the first time in years. Ten new or returning Democrats joined the House, while six incumbent Republicans fell.
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Illinois
Roosevelt
Henry Horner
Chicago
Len Small
Small
Horner
Anton Cermak
William H. Dieterich
Otis F. Glenn
Wisconsin
la Follette
Walter Kohler
A G. Schmedeman
Madison
F. Ryan Duffy
Chapple
Jim Watson
Indiana
Frederick van Nuys
Paul ¥. McNutt
Hoosier
Henry Field
Brookhart
Iowa
Louis
Albany
New York State
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House
Congress
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al Smith
John W. Davis
Newton D. Baker
Melvin A. Traylor
Owen D. Young
Secretary of the Treasury
James Farley
Ritchie
Glass, Walsh
Montana
Harrison
Harry Byrd
Virginia
Bernard Baruch
Michigan
Republcan
Franklin Pierce
Winfield Scott
Franklin D. Roosevelt
Brucker
William A. Comstock
Woodbridge N. Ferrig
Frank D. Fitzgerald
Burnett J. Adams
Herbert C. Hoover
John K. Stack, Jr
O. B. Fuller
James C. McLaughlin
Muskegon
Robert H. Clancy
Frank P. Bohn
Newberry
Earl C. Michener
Adrian
John C. Ketcham
Hastings
Seymour E. Person
Lansing
George D. Sadowski
John C. Lehr
Monroe
George Foulkes
Hartford
Claude E. Cady
Michael J. Hart
Saginaw
Harry W. Musselwhite
Manistee
Carl M. “Weideman
Detroit
John D. ‘Dingell
John Lesinski
Dearborn
Edwin B. Winans ii
Fred R. Ming
Cheboygar
Notman H. Horton
Bruit Ridge
Wayne County
John W. Reid
Senators Elected From Multiple States Listed Alphabetically
A list of U S Senators elected or serving in regular and short terms across many states including Colorado Alabama Arizona California Georgia Idaho Illinois Indiana Iowa Kansas Kentucky Louisiana Maryland Massachusetts Missouri Nevada New York North Carolina North Dakota Ohio Oregon Pennsylvania South Carolina South Dakota Utah Washington Wisconsin with party affiliations D for Democrat R for Republican and notes on incumbency.
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Georgia
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Michigan
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South Carol
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
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Virginia
Washington
West Virginia
Wisconsin
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Senate
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Seegee
Dave Ear
Nevada
Gregon
South Carolina
Hugo L. Black
Carl Hayden
Ralph H. Cameron
R. Arkansas
Hattie W. Caraway
D. California
William G. McAdoo
D. Colorado
Karl C. Schuyler
R. Colorado
Walter Walker
Alva B. Adams
Augustine Lonergan
John Thomas
George McGill
D. Kansas
Ben
Pavlen
Alben W. Barkley
John H. Overton
D. Maryland
Millard RE. Tydings
D. Missouri
Bennett C. Clark
Patrick A. McCarran
Fred H. Brown
Perecy H. Stewart
Robert R. Reynolds
Gerald P. Nye
P. W. Lanier
Robert J. Bulkley
Elmer Thomas
Frederick Steiner
Walter B. Gleason
James J. Davis
R.L
Hillison D. Smith
Clara “Harrigal
Peter Norbeck
Nermoant
Porter H. Dale
Wesley L. Jones
R. Wisconsin
John’ B. Chapple
F. Ryan Duffy
D. B.’Meeur
J. M. Futrell
Edwin C. Johnson
Wilbur L. Cress
Douglas Buck
Dave Shultz
Eugene Talmadge
Ben Ross
Illinois
Henry Horner
Paul ¥. McNutt
Iowa
Clyde L. Herring
Harry H. Woodring
Louis J. Brann
Joseph B. Bly
William A.comstock
Floyd_ B. Olson
Guy B. Park
John E. Erickson
Charles W. Bryan
Jobin
G. Winant
Arthur Seligman
Herbert H. Lehman
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Carolirna
John D. Ehringhtlus
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New Governors List by State and Party Affiliations
A compiled roster of state governors with party labels. Noting incumbency where listed, the document names each governor and their party, covering states from Arizona to Wisconsin. Some entries show election details or partial spellings.
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Edward W. Pickard
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Rockefeller
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Riverside Church
New York City
Harry EB. Fosdick
Elon Huntington Hookers
Greenwich
Helen
Barbara
Adelaide
H. Edward Bilkey
Mary Trench
Faith Rockefeller
Diantha Walker
Virginia Jurman
Nelson
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Avery Rockefeller
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Laurence
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Pauvid Milton
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Matthew S. Sloan
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Wilbert M Brucker
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Nance Garner
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Howard G. Lawrence
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