Montana gubernatorial election, 1932

Montana gubernatorial election, 1932

November 8, 1932
Nominee John E. Erickson Frank A. Hazelbaker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 104,949 101,105 Percentage 48.50% 46.73%
Governor before election John E. Erickson Democratic Elected Governor John E. Erickson Democratic

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The 1932 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Governor of Montana John E. Erickson, who was first elected governor in 1924 and was re-elected in 1928, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary with a plurality and advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Despite the fact that Franklin D. Roosevelt carried the state in a landslide in the presidential election that year, Erickson only narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win re-election to his third and final term as governor, though he would later resign just a few months into his term to appoint himself to the United States Senate.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• John E. Erickson, incumbent Governor of Montana
• Lewis Penwell, Collector of Internal Revenue for the District of Montana, former State Representative
• Miles Romney Sr., former State Senator, former Mayor of Hamilton
• Henry B. Mitchell

Results

Republican primary

Candidates

• Frank A. Hazelbaker, Lieutenant Governor of Montana
• W. S. McCormack, former President of the Montana Senate

Results

General election

Results

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