The 1932 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932. Democratic nominee John C. B. Ehringhaus defeated Republican nominee Clifford C. Frazier with 70.07% of the vote. At the time, Ehringhaus was an attorney and former state legislator; Frazier was an attorney, based in Greensboro.[1]
The result was a landslide victory for Ehringhaus, coming as the state, and the nation, elected Democrat Franklin D. Roosevelt as president. Ehringhaus won "the largest majority accorded a Democratic nominee [for Governor of North Carolina] up to that time."[3]
^Kalb, Deborah (24 December 2015). Guide to U.S. Elections. ISBN9781483380353. Retrieved 2020-05-14.
August 23, 2023
1932, north, carolina, gubernatorial, election, related, races, 1932, united, states, gubernatorial, elections, held, november, 1932, democratic, nominee, john, ehringhaus, defeated, republican, nominee, clifford, frazier, with, vote, time, ehringhaus, attorne. For related races see 1932 United States gubernatorial elections The 1932 North Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8 1932 Democratic nominee John C B Ehringhaus defeated Republican nominee Clifford C Frazier with 70 07 of the vote At the time Ehringhaus was an attorney and former state legislator Frazier was an attorney based in Greensboro 1 1932 North Carolina gubernatorial election 1928 November 8 1932 1936 Nominee John C B Ehringhaus Clifford C FrazierParty Democratic RepublicanPopular vote 497 657 212 561Percentage 70 1 29 9 County resultsEnringhaus 50 60 60 70 70 80 80 90 gt 90 Frazier 50 60 60 70 70 80 Governor before electionOliver Max GardnerDemocratic Elected Governor John C B EhringhausDemocratic Contents 1 Primary elections 1 1 Democratic primary 1 1 1 Candidates 1 1 2 Results 2 General election 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 ReferencesPrimary elections EditPrimary elections were held on June 4 1932 2 Democratic primary Edit Candidates Edit John C B Ehringhaus former State Representative Richard T Fountain incumbent Lieutenant Governor Allen J Maxwell North Carolina Commissioner of RevenueResults Edit Democratic primary results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John C B Ehringhaus 162 498 42 80Democratic Richard T Fountain 115 127 30 32Democratic Allen J Maxwell 102 032 26 88Total votes 379 657 100 00Democratic primary runoff results 2 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John C B Ehringhaus 182 055 51 86Democratic Richard T Fountain 168 971 48 14Total votes 351 026 100 00General election EditCandidates Edit John C B Ehringhaus Democratic Clifford C Frazier RepublicanResults Edit The result was a landslide victory for Ehringhaus coming as the state and the nation elected Democrat Franklin D Roosevelt as president Ehringhaus won the largest majority accorded a Democratic nominee for Governor of North Carolina up to that time 3 1932 North Carolina gubernatorial election 4 Party Candidate Votes Democratic John C B Ehringhaus 497 657 70 07 Republican Clifford C Frazier 212 561 29 93 Majority 285 096TurnoutDemocratic hold SwingReferences Edit Greensboro News amp Record a b c North Carolina Manual 1991 Retrieved 2020 05 14 Finding Aid Governor s Papers Kalb Deborah 24 December 2015 Guide to U S Elections ISBN 9781483380353 Retrieved 2020 05 14 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1932 North Carolina gubernatorial election amp oldid 1122943190, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
