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1932 United States Senate election in Washington

The 1932 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by former State Representative Homer Bone.

Bone defeated Jones in a landslide. The percentage margin of 27.9 points may be the largest for any incumbent major-party nominee in Senate history. Jones died on November 19, less than two weeks after the election.

Blanket primary

Candidates

Democratic

Republican

Results

General election

Candidates

  • Homer Bone, former State Representative from Tacoma (Democratic)
  • Frederick R. Burch (Liberty)
  • Andrew T. Hunter (Socialist)
  • Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1908 (Republican)
  • Alex Noral (Communist)

Results

See also

Notes

References