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Election 1932 Results

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1932 US Senate election in Arkansas

Hattie Caraway (Democrat) beat John W. White (Republican) in Arkansas in 1932, 89.7% to 10.3%, a margin of 79.4 points and 166,436 votes.

Hattie Wyatt Caraway (Democrat) beat Rex Floyd (independent) in Arkansas in 1932, 91.6% to 5.2%, a margin of 86.5 points and 29,381 votes. (This was a special election.)

The Democratic hold continued from 1926, when Thaddeus H. Caraway won.

Democrats led in 74 of the 75 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 1. The largest, Pulaski, cast 16,016 votes and went to the Democrat by 83.5 points. The closest was Searcy, where 35 votes separated the two parties.

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Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.

Senate

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hattie Caraway won	Democratic	187,994	89.7%
John W. White	Republican	21,558	10.3%
Total		209,552

Special election

Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
Hattie Wyatt Caraway won	Democratic	31,133	91.6%
Rex Floyd	Independent	1,752	5.2%
All other candidates		1,095	3.2%
Total		33,980

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Total	Margin
Pulaski	14,691 91.7%	1,325 8.3%	16,016	D+83.5
Washington	5,033 77.6%	1,456 22.4%	6,489	D+55.1
Sebastian	5,351 85.8%	882 14.2%	6,233	D+71.7
Mississippi	5,437 96.5%	198 3.5%	5,635	D+93.0
Union	5,112 97.8%	115 2.2%	5,227	D+95.6
Jefferson	4,985 95.8%	216 4.2%	5,201	D+91.7
Garland	4,337 85.6%	732 14.4%	5,069	D+71.1
Madison	2,597 55.8%	2,056 44.2%	4,653	D+11.6
Benton	3,484 76.8%	1,054 23.2%	4,538	D+53.5
Craighead	4,278 94.3%	258 5.7%	4,536	D+88.6
Poinsett	4,245 96.1%	174 3.9%	4,419	D+92.1
Miller	3,835 95.0%	201 5.0%	4,036	D+90.0
Crawford	3,049 81.9%	674 18.1%	3,723	D+63.8
White	3,183 91.0%	313 9.0%	3,496	D+82.1
Ouachita	3,047 89.1%	373 10.9%	3,420	D+78.2
Faulkner	2,846 88.2%	381 11.8%	3,227	D+76.4
Lawrence	2,905 92.7%	230 7.3%	3,135	D+85.3
Arkansas	2,841 92.7%	225 7.3%	3,066	D+85.3
Phillips	2,967 97.0%	91 3.0%	3,058	D+94.0
Clark	2,920 95.9%	124 4.1%	3,044	D+91.9
Greene	2,857 94.2%	175 5.8%	3,032	D+88.5
Hempstead	2,740 91.7%	247 8.3%	2,987	D+83.5
Lonoke	2,792 95.1%	145 4.9%	2,937	D+90.1
Independence	2,453 90.0%	273 10.0%	2,726	D+80.0
Conway	2,437 89.6%	283 10.4%	2,720	D+79.2
Logan	2,114 78.5%	579 21.5%	2,693	D+57.0
Ashley	2,473 94.3%	149 5.7%	2,622	D+88.6
Hot Spring	2,437 94.4%	145 5.6%	2,582	D+88.8
Jackson	2,417 94.0%	155 6.0%	2,572	D+87.9
Columbia	2,432 96.2%	95 3.8%	2,527	D+92.5
Boone	1,999 79.3%	523 20.7%	2,522	D+58.5
Carroll	1,869 76.7%	567 23.3%	2,436	D+53.4
Nevada	2,211 90.9%	221 9.1%	2,432	D+81.8
Crittenden	2,390 99.1%	22 0.9%	2,412	D+98.2
Pope	2,146 89.5%	252 10.5%	2,398	D+79.0
Yell	1,989 89.0%	245 11.0%	2,234	D+78.1
Franklin	1,992 89.4%	237 10.6%	2,229	D+78.7
Dallas	2,108 95.2%	106 4.8%	2,214	D+90.4
St. Francis	2,133 97.6%	53 2.4%	2,186	D+95.2
Clay	1,859 88.1%	252 11.9%	2,111	D+76.1
Cross	2,061 97.7%	48 2.3%	2,109	D+95.4
Saline	1,931 95.1%	99 4.9%	2,030	D+90.2
Woodruff	1,924 95.5%	91 4.5%	2,015	D+91.0
Monroe	1,806 94.4%	108 5.6%	1,914	D+88.7
Cleburne	1,749 91.8%	156 8.2%	1,905	D+83.6
Sevier	1,821 95.7%	81 4.3%	1,902	D+91.5
Bradley	1,775 94.4%	106 5.6%	1,881	D+88.7
Randolph	1,710 91.5%	158 8.5%	1,868	D+83.1
Prairie	1,695 91.7%	153 8.3%	1,848	D+83.4
Howard	1,725 94.4%	103 5.6%	1,828	D+88.7
Johnson	1,575 86.8%	239 13.2%	1,814	D+73.6
Drew	1,664 92.2%	140 7.8%	1,804	D+84.5
Searcy	855 49.0%	890 51.0%	1,745	R+2.0
Desha	1,585 96.4%	60 3.6%	1,645	D+92.7
Van Buren	1,269 77.9%	360 22.1%	1,629	D+55.8
Chicot	1,545 95.1%	79 4.9%	1,624	D+90.3
Lee	1,595 98.5%	25 1.5%	1,620	D+96.9
Izard	1,457 90.0%	161 10.0%	1,618	D+80.1
Pike	1,461 91.6%	134 8.4%	1,595	D+83.2
Polk	1,451 92.2%	122 7.8%	1,573	D+84.5
Marion	1,284 82.0%	282 18.0%	1,566	D+64.0
Grant	1,481 96.0%	62 4.0%	1,543	D+92.0
Lafayette	1,427 92.5%	115 7.5%	1,542	D+85.1
Montgomery	1,305 86.8%	198 13.2%	1,503	D+73.7
Little River	1,398 94.2%	86 5.8%	1,484	D+88.4
Cleveland	1,358 95.6%	63 4.4%	1,421	D+91.1
Sharp	1,300 91.6%	119 8.4%	1,419	D+83.2
Fulton	1,122 84.0%	213 16.0%	1,335	D+68.1
Lincoln	1,277 97.1%	38 2.9%	1,315	D+94.2
Newton	701 53.3%	614 46.7%	1,315	D+6.6
Perry	1,211 92.2%	102 7.8%	1,313	D+84.5
Stone	1,078 83.1%	220 16.9%	1,298	D+66.1
Baxter	1,079 85.2%	187 14.8%	1,266	D+70.5
Calhoun	1,168 96.1%	48 3.9%	1,216	D+92.1
Scott	961 87.7%	135 12.3%	1,096	D+75.4

Counties as they stood in 1932; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.

Arkansas Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2022	John Boozman (R)	R+34.8
2020	Tom Cotton (R)	R+66.5
2016	John Boozman (R)	R+23.6
2014	Tom Cotton (R)	R+17.1
2010	John Boozman (R)	R+21.0
2008	Mark Pryor (D)	D+79.5
2004	Blanche L. Lincoln (D)	D+11.8
2002	Mark Pryor (D)	D+7.7
1998	Blanche Lambert Lincoln (D)	D+12.8
1996	Y. Tim Hutchinson (R)	R+5.4
1992	Dale Bumpers (D)	D+20.4
1990	David H. Pryor (D)	D+99.8
1986	Dale Bumpers (D)	D+24.6
1984	David Pryor (D)	D+14.7
1980	Dale Bumpers (D)	D+18.2
1978	David H. Pryor (D)	D+60.2
1974	Dale Bumpers (D)	D+69.8
1972	John L. McClellan (D)	D+21.8
1968	J. William Fulbright (D)	D+18.3
1966	John L. McClellan (D)	level
1962	J. William Fulbright (D)	D+37.3
1960	John Little McClellan (D)	D+99.9
1956	J. William Fulbright (D)	D+66.0
1954	John L. McClellan (D)	D+100.0
1950	J. William Fulbright (D)	D+100.0
1948	John L. McClellan (D)	D+93.2
1944	J. William Fulbright (D)	D+70.2
1942	John L. McClellan (D)	D+100.0
1938	Hattie Caraway (D)	D+79.2
1936	Joseph T. Robinson (D)	D+69.0
1932	Hattie Caraway (D)	D+79.4
1930	Joseph T. Robinson (D)	D+100.0
1926	Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)	D+69.6
1924	Joseph T. Robinson (D)	D+47.0
1920	Thaddeus H. Caraway (D)	D+31.9
1918	Joseph T. Robinson (D)	D+100.0
1914	James P. Clarke (D)	D+49.8