Election 1932 Results
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1932 US Senate election in Indiana
Frederick Van Nuys (Democrat) beat James E. Watson (Republican) in Indiana in 1932, 56.8% to 43.2%, a margin of 13.6 points and 208,303 votes.
Indiana changed party: in 1926 it went Republican, for James E. Watson.
Democrats led in 87 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 5. The largest, Marion, cast 212,578 votes and went to the Democrat by 7.1 points. The closest was Union, where 4 votes separated the two parties.
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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Frederick Van Nuys won | Democratic | 870,053 | 56.8% |
| James E. Watson | Republican | 661,750 | 43.2% |
| Total | 1,531,803 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 110,072 51.8% | 95,067 44.7% | 7,439 | 212,578 | D+7.1 |
| Lake | 46,520 51.1% | 41,720 45.9% | 2,740 | 90,980 | D+5.3 |
| St. Joseph | 38,332 56.0% | 27,894 40.7% | 2,250 | 68,476 | D+15.2 |
| Allen | 39,114 58.9% | 26,297 39.6% | 954 | 66,365 | D+19.3 |
| Vanderburgh | 32,912 65.2% | 16,670 33.0% | 897 | 50,479 | D+32.2 |
| Vigo | 25,847 57.7% | 18,044 40.3% | 868 | 44,759 | D+17.4 |
| Madison | 22,428 53.6% | 18,499 44.2% | 946 | 41,873 | D+9.4 |
| Delaware | 14,475 47.0% | 15,578 50.6% | 717 | 30,770 | R+3.6 |
| Elkhart | 15,210 52.3% | 13,156 45.3% | 699 | 29,065 | D+7.1 |
| Wayne | 13,666 51.9% | 12,202 46.4% | 444 | 26,312 | D+5.6 |
| La Porte | 15,111 58.6% | 10,421 40.4% | 275 | 25,807 | D+18.2 |
| Grant | 13,618 52.9% | 11,081 43.1% | 1,030 | 25,729 | D+9.9 |
| Tippecanoe | 13,881 54.1% | 11,595 45.2% | 194 | 25,670 | D+8.9 |
| Knox | 13,963 66.4% | 6,651 31.6% | 404 | 21,018 | D+34.8 |
| Howard | 10,753 52.1% | 8,997 43.6% | 870 | 20,620 | D+8.5 |
| Cass | 11,322 59.2% | 7,610 39.8% | 208 | 19,140 | D+19.4 |
| Floyd | 10,453 58.3% | 7,187 40.1% | 278 | 17,918 | D+18.2 |
| Henry | 8,321 48.5% | 8,265 48.1% | 588 | 17,174 | D+0.3 |
| Lawrence | 8,128 49.1% | 8,265 49.9% | 170 | 16,563 | R+0.8 |
| Monroe | 8,614 52.7% | 7,540 46.1% | 187 | 16,341 | D+6.6 |
| Huntington | 8,809 56.1% | 6,601 42.1% | 283 | 15,693 | D+14.1 |
| Greene | 8,790 56.1% | 6,260 39.9% | 631 | 15,681 | D+16.1 |
| Gibson | 9,003 58.0% | 6,137 39.5% | 386 | 15,526 | D+18.5 |
| Clark | 9,410 61.4% | 5,806 37.9% | 114 | 15,330 | D+23.5 |
| Miami | 9,000 59.7% | 5,812 38.5% | 266 | 15,078 | D+21.1 |
| Clinton | 8,512 57.6% | 6,112 41.3% | 161 | 14,785 | D+16.2 |
| Montgomery | 8,251 56.0% | 6,323 42.9% | 156 | 14,730 | D+13.1 |
| Kosciusko | 7,493 51.2% | 6,918 47.3% | 220 | 14,631 | D+3.9 |
| Shelby | 8,620 61.1% | 5,275 37.4% | 212 | 14,107 | D+23.7 |
| Bartholomew | 7,536 54.6% | 5,908 42.8% | 356 | 13,800 | D+11.8 |
| Clay | 8,113 59.5% | 5,233 38.4% | 286 | 13,632 | D+21.1 |
| Wabash | 6,635 49.7% | 6,502 48.7% | 222 | 13,359 | D+1.0 |
| Hamilton | 6,093 46.0% | 6,915 52.2% | 234 | 13,242 | R+6.2 |
| Randolph | 6,269 48.2% | 6,364 48.9% | 385 | 13,018 | R+0.7 |
| De Kalb | 7,305 56.5% | 5,486 42.5% | 127 | 12,918 | D+14.1 |
| Daviess | 6,786 53.1% | 5,767 45.1% | 224 | 12,777 | D+8.0 |
| Boone | 7,011 56.5% | 5,259 42.4% | 141 | 12,411 | D+14.1 |
| Sullivan | 7,805 63.5% | 3,613 29.4% | 876 | 12,294 | D+34.1 |
| Marshall | 7,210 58.7% | 4,861 39.6% | 216 | 12,287 | D+19.1 |
| Jay | 6,753 56.6% | 4,944 41.5% | 224 | 11,921 | D+15.2 |
| Jackson | 7,871 66.2% | 3,850 32.4% | 176 | 11,897 | D+33.8 |
| Noble | 6,527 55.1% | 5,205 43.9% | 112 | 11,844 | D+11.2 |
| Johnson | 6,938 60.3% | 4,417 38.4% | 149 | 11,504 | D+21.9 |
| Dearborn | 6,378 57.3% | 4,646 41.7% | 107 | 11,131 | D+15.6 |
| Porter | 5,565 50.1% | 5,397 48.6% | 150 | 11,112 | D+1.5 |
| Putnam | 6,203 57.2% | 4,309 39.7% | 338 | 10,850 | D+17.5 |
| Hendricks | 5,401 49.9% | 5,229 48.3% | 185 | 10,815 | D+1.6 |
| Morgan | 5,779 54.0% | 4,749 44.4% | 180 | 10,708 | D+9.6 |
| Vermillion | 6,289 59.0% | 4,046 38.0% | 316 | 10,651 | D+21.1 |
| Rush | 5,087 49.7% | 5,031 49.2% | 112 | 10,230 | D+0.5 |
| Ripley | 5,946 58.1% | 4,180 40.9% | 100 | 10,226 | D+17.3 |
| Decatur | 5,447 53.9% | 4,565 45.1% | 102 | 10,114 | D+8.7 |
| Fayette | 5,268 52.2% | 4,722 46.8% | 95 | 10,085 | D+5.4 |
| Jefferson | 5,250 52.4% | 4,608 46.0% | 157 | 10,015 | D+6.4 |
| Hancock | 5,849 58.7% | 3,964 39.8% | 147 | 9,960 | D+18.9 |
| Dubois | 7,390 75.4% | 2,345 23.9% | 69 | 9,804 | D+51.5 |
| Fountain | 5,573 57.1% | 4,065 41.6% | 126 | 9,764 | D+15.4 |
| Spencer | 5,399 56.7% | 4,064 42.7% | 58 | 9,521 | D+14.0 |
| Wells | 6,195 65.7% | 3,050 32.4% | 181 | 9,426 | D+33.4 |
| Orange | 4,801 51.3% | 4,495 48.0% | 68 | 9,364 | D+3.3 |
| Warrick | 5,267 58.9% | 3,456 38.7% | 216 | 8,939 | D+20.3 |
| Adams | 5,914 66.5% | 2,876 32.3% | 107 | 8,897 | D+34.1 |
| Whitley | 5,067 58.0% | 3,343 38.2% | 330 | 8,740 | D+19.7 |
| Carroll | 4,894 56.1% | 3,766 43.1% | 69 | 8,729 | D+12.9 |
| Parke | 4,689 53.7% | 3,831 43.9% | 206 | 8,726 | D+9.8 |
| Harrison | 5,089 58.6% | 3,507 40.4% | 93 | 8,689 | D+18.2 |
| Tipton | 4,914 57.0% | 3,575 41.5% | 130 | 8,619 | D+15.5 |
| Fulton | 4,777 55.5% | 3,707 43.1% | 116 | 8,600 | D+12.4 |
| Posey | 5,552 65.4% | 2,843 33.5% | 99 | 8,494 | D+31.9 |
| White | 4,957 58.4% | 3,417 40.3% | 107 | 8,481 | D+18.2 |
| Perry | 5,024 60.8% | 3,199 38.7% | 42 | 8,265 | D+22.1 |
| Washington | 4,773 59.6% | 3,195 39.9% | 40 | 8,008 | D+19.7 |
| Pike | 4,531 58.0% | 3,127 40.0% | 156 | 7,814 | D+18.0 |
| Steuben | 3,697 50.5% | 3,532 48.2% | 94 | 7,323 | D+2.3 |
| Franklin | 4,646 63.6% | 2,617 35.8% | 45 | 7,308 | D+27.8 |
| Blackford | 4,082 57.2% | 2,850 39.9% | 202 | 7,134 | D+17.3 |
| Jasper | 3,561 54.1% | 2,946 44.7% | 77 | 6,584 | D+9.3 |
| Jennings | 3,513 55.0% | 2,813 44.0% | 61 | 6,387 | D+11.0 |
| Owen | 3,640 59.2% | 2,366 38.5% | 146 | 6,152 | D+20.7 |
| Benton | 3,446 58.6% | 2,397 40.8% | 37 | 5,880 | D+17.8 |
| Starke | 3,348 57.4% | 2,362 40.5% | 118 | 5,828 | D+16.9 |
| Lagrange | 3,258 57.4% | 2,324 40.9% | 98 | 5,680 | D+16.4 |
| Pulaski | 3,234 58.4% | 2,174 39.3% | 127 | 5,535 | D+19.2 |
| Crawford | 3,241 59.8% | 2,122 39.1% | 58 | 5,421 | D+20.6 |
| Martin | 3,050 59.1% | 2,081 40.3% | 28 | 5,159 | D+18.8 |
| Newton | 2,653 52.0% | 2,391 46.8% | 61 | 5,105 | D+5.1 |
| Switzerland | 2,952 59.4% | 1,935 38.9% | 83 | 4,970 | D+20.5 |
| Warren | 2,218 49.9% | 2,168 48.8% | 57 | 4,443 | D+1.1 |
| Scott | 2,230 56.4% | 1,686 42.6% | 38 | 3,954 | D+13.8 |
| Union | 1,612 49.4% | 1,616 49.6% | 32 | 3,260 | R+0.1 |
| Brown | 1,663 67.1% | 763 30.8% | 51 | 2,477 | D+36.3 |
| Ohio | 1,261 55.5% | 993 43.7% | 17 | 2,271 | D+11.8 |
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.
Indiana Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Banks (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2022 | Todd Young (R) | R+20.7 |
| 2018 | Mike Braun (R) | R+5.9 |
| 2016 | Todd Young (R) | R+9.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Donnelly (D) | D+5.8 |
| 2010 | Dan Coats (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2006 | Richard Lugar (R) | R+87.4 |
| 2004 | Evan Bayh (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2000 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+34.7 |
| 1998 | Evan Bayh (D) | D+28.9 |
| 1994 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+36.9 |
| 1992 | Dan Coats (R) | R+16.6 |
| 1988 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+36.3 |
| 1986 | Dan Quayle (R) | R+22.1 |
| 1982 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1980 | Dan Quayle (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1976 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+18.8 |
| 1974 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1970 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1968 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+3.5 |
| 1964 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1962 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1958 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1956 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1952 | William E. Jenner (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1950 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1946 | William E. Jenner (R) | R+11.5 |
| 1944 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1940 | Raymond E. Willis (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1938 | Frederick Van Nuys (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1934 | Sherman Minton (D) | D+4.0 |
| 1932 | Frederick Van Nuys (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1928 | Arthur R. Robinson (R) | R+11.2 |
| 1926 | James E. Watson (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1922 | Samuel M. Ralston (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1920 | James E. Watson (R) | R+13.4 |
| 1916 | Harry S. New (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1914 | Benjamin F. Shively (D) | D+7.0 |