Election 1932 Results
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1932 US Senate election in California
William Gibbs McAdoo (Democrat) beat Tallant Tubbs (Republican) in California in 1932, 43.4% to 30.8%, a margin of 12.6 points and 273,488 votes.
California changed party: in 1926 it went Republican, for Samuel M. Shortridge.
Democrats led in 46 of the 58 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 10 and other candidates in 2. The largest, Los Angeles, cast 948,103 votes and went to the Democrat by 21.0 points. The closest was Mono, where 5 votes separated the top two.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| William Gibbs McAdoo won | Democratic | 943,164 | 43.4% |
| Tallant Tubbs | Republican | 669,676 | 30.8% |
| Robert P. Shuler | Prohibition | 560,088 | 25.8% |
| All other candidates | 906 | 0.0% | |
| Total | 2,173,834 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Los Angeles | 418,418 44.1% | 218,880 23.1% | 310,805 | 948,103 | D+21.0 |
| Alameda | 79,995 41.0% | 78,697 40.3% | 36,431 | 195,123 | D+0.7 |
| San Francisco | 61,980 32.4% | 114,884 60.1% | 14,441 | 191,305 | R+27.7 |
| San Diego | 31,109 37.5% | 32,677 39.4% | 19,213 | 82,999 | R+1.9 |
| Santa Clara | 20,119 36.1% | 21,669 38.9% | 13,936 | 55,724 | R+2.8 |
| Sacramento | 31,836 62.7% | 12,771 25.2% | 6,142 | 50,749 | D+37.6 |
| Orange | 17,493 35.9% | 9,742 20.0% | 21,502 | 48,737 | Others |
| San Bernardino | 21,428 44.7% | 11,214 23.4% | 15,296 | 47,938 | D+21.3 |
| Fresno | 27,780 61.4% | 7,048 15.6% | 10,428 | 45,256 | D+45.8 |
| San Mateo | 10,379 31.5% | 18,956 57.5% | 3,616 | 32,951 | R+26.0 |
| San Joaquin | 15,243 47.0% | 10,049 31.0% | 7,167 | 32,459 | D+16.0 |
| Contra Costa | 13,507 47.6% | 10,556 37.2% | 4,336 | 28,399 | D+10.4 |
| Riverside | 9,991 37.0% | 6,723 24.9% | 10,305 | 27,019 | Others |
| Kern | 15,858 59.1% | 4,948 18.5% | 6,005 | 26,811 | D+40.7 |
| Sonoma | 10,658 43.5% | 9,593 39.2% | 4,248 | 24,499 | D+4.3 |
| Tulare | 11,821 49.0% | 4,066 16.8% | 8,261 | 24,148 | D+32.1 |
| Santa Barbara | 9,868 43.6% | 8,989 39.7% | 3,760 | 22,617 | D+3.9 |
| Stanislaus | 9,643 48.1% | 2,963 14.8% | 7,427 | 20,033 | D+33.3 |
| Ventura | 7,486 41.0% | 5,173 28.3% | 5,601 | 18,260 | D+12.7 |
| Marin | 6,303 38.4% | 8,516 51.9% | 1,574 | 16,393 | R+13.5 |
| Humboldt | 3,943 25.5% | 8,061 52.1% | 3,467 | 15,471 | R+26.6 |
| Monterey | 6,179 40.8% | 5,797 38.3% | 3,179 | 15,155 | D+2.5 |
| Santa Cruz | 6,390 44.0% | 4,180 28.8% | 3,962 | 14,532 | D+15.2 |
| Butte | 7,289 51.0% | 3,113 21.8% | 3,900 | 14,302 | D+29.2 |
| Solano | 6,410 45.9% | 5,949 42.6% | 1,593 | 13,952 | D+3.3 |
| Imperial | 6,859 53.7% | 2,906 22.7% | 3,014 | 12,779 | D+30.9 |
| San Luis Obispo | 4,768 40.8% | 3,511 30.1% | 3,403 | 11,682 | D+10.8 |
| Merced | 5,539 54.6% | 1,854 18.3% | 2,751 | 10,144 | D+36.3 |
| Mendocino | 3,475 37.7% | 3,848 41.8% | 1,885 | 9,208 | R+4.1 |
| Napa | 3,641 39.6% | 4,243 46.1% | 1,312 | 9,196 | R+6.5 |
| Siskiyou | 4,525 52.2% | 2,421 27.9% | 1,728 | 8,674 | D+24.3 |
| Yolo | 4,906 59.7% | 2,026 24.6% | 1,288 | 8,220 | D+35.0 |
| Placer | 5,324 65.2% | 1,696 20.8% | 1,147 | 8,167 | D+44.4 |
| Kings | 4,294 61.1% | 1,044 14.8% | 1,693 | 7,031 | D+46.2 |
| Tehama | 2,810 49.7% | 1,141 20.2% | 1,699 | 5,650 | D+29.5 |
| Shasta | 2,910 54.0% | 1,341 24.9% | 1,137 | 5,388 | D+29.1 |
| Nevada | 2,485 47.2% | 1,739 33.1% | 1,036 | 5,260 | D+14.2 |
| Sutter | 2,965 58.0% | 1,252 24.5% | 898 | 5,115 | D+33.5 |
| Madera | 2,584 55.3% | 812 17.4% | 1,276 | 4,672 | D+37.9 |
| Glenn | 2,220 51.0% | 832 19.1% | 1,298 | 4,350 | D+31.9 |
| Yuba | 2,351 57.0% | 1,283 31.1% | 493 | 4,127 | D+25.9 |
| Lassen | 2,212 54.8% | 991 24.5% | 836 | 4,039 | D+30.2 |
| El Dorado | 2,164 57.0% | 900 23.7% | 735 | 3,799 | D+33.3 |
| Colusa | 2,040 53.9% | 998 26.4% | 746 | 3,784 | D+27.5 |
| Lake | 1,265 35.6% | 1,259 35.4% | 1,032 | 3,556 | D+0.2 |
| Tuolumne | 1,829 51.7% | 963 27.2% | 747 | 3,539 | D+24.5 |
| San Benito | 1,458 41.9% | 1,331 38.3% | 687 | 3,476 | D+3.7 |
| Amador | 1,694 56.9% | 922 31.0% | 360 | 2,976 | D+25.9 |
| Plumas | 1,576 63.3% | 599 24.1% | 313 | 2,488 | D+39.3 |
| Calaveras | 1,001 42.5% | 895 38.0% | 462 | 2,358 | D+4.5 |
| Modoc | 1,097 49.9% | 650 29.5% | 453 | 2,200 | D+20.3 |
| Inyo | 1,014 47.3% | 549 25.6% | 579 | 2,142 | D+21.7 |
| Del Norte | 614 32.1% | 852 44.5% | 447 | 1,913 | R+12.4 |
| Mariposa | 960 51.5% | 504 27.1% | 399 | 1,863 | D+24.5 |
| Trinity | 638 46.0% | 514 37.0% | 236 | 1,388 | D+8.9 |
| Sierra | 560 53.3% | 319 30.4% | 172 | 1,051 | D+22.9 |
| Mono | 222 39.8% | 217 38.9% | 119 | 558 | D+0.9 |
| Alpine | 38 35.8% | 50 47.2% | 18 | 106 | R+11.3 |
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.
California Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Adam B. Schiff (D) | D+17.7 |
| 2022 | Alex Padilla (D) | D+22.1 |
| 2018 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+54.2 |
| 2016 | Kamala Harris (D) | D+61.6 |
| 2012 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+25.0 |
| 2010 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 2006 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2004 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+19.9 |
| 2000 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+19.3 |
| 1998 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+10.0 |
| 1994 | Dianne Feinstein (D) | D+1.9 |
| 1992 | Barbara Boxer (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1988 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+8.8 |
| 1986 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+1.4 |
| 1982 | Pete Wilson (R) | R+6.8 |
| 1980 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+19.4 |
| 1976 | S. I. Hayakawa (R) | R+3.3 |
| 1974 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+24.3 |
| 1970 | John V. Tunney (D) | D+9.5 |
| 1968 | Alan Cranston (D) | D+4.9 |
| 1964 | George Murphy (R) | R+3.1 |
| 1962 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+12.9 |
| 1958 | Clair Engle (D) | D+14.1 |
| 1956 | Thomas Kuchel (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1952 | William Knowland (R) | R+87.8 |
| 1950 | Richard M. Nixon (R) | R+18.5 |
| 1946 | William F. Knowland (R) | R+9.9 |
| 1944 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+4.6 |
| 1940 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+82.5 |
| 1938 | Sheridan Downey (D) | D+9.8 |
| 1934 | Hiram Johnson (R) | R+94.5 |
| 1932 | William Gibbs McAdoo (D) | D+12.6 |
| 1928 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+55.9 |
| 1926 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+26.2 |
| 1922 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+38.4 |
| 1920 | Samuel M. Shortridge (R) | R+8.3 |
| 1916 | Hiram W. Johnson (R) | R+31.6 |
| 1914 | James D. Phelan (D) | D+2.9 |