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| Turnout | 36.82%(total pop.) | ||||||||||||||||
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 County results Ely: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Youngman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1932 Massachusetts gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932.
Incumbent Democratic governorJoseph B. Ely was re-elected to a second term in office. This was the only election between 1910 and 1944 in which the Democratic candidate received a majority of the popular vote.
Governor Ely was unopposed for re-nomination.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Joseph B. Ely (incumbent) | 255,290 | 99.99% | |
| Write-in | All others | 19 | 0.01% | |
| Total votes | 255,309 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John E. Swift | 69,678 | 22.53% | |
| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 68,607 | 22.18% | |
| Democratic | Michael C. O'Neill | 36,694 | 11.87% | |
| Democratic | Raymond A. Fitzgerald | 36,155 | 11.69% | |
| Democratic | Francis E. Kelly | 31,467 | 10.18% | |
| Democratic | David J. Brickley | 30,900 | 9.99% | |
| Democratic | William E. Hennessey | 19,237 | 6.22% | |
| Democratic | John F. Malley | 16,510 | 5.34% | |
| Write-in | All others | 5 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 309,253 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | William S. Youngman | 209,372 | 50.12% | |
| Republican | Frank A. Goodwin | 178,676 | 42.77% | |
| Republican | E. Mark Sullivan | 18,119 | 4.34% | |
| Republican | Walter E. Brownell | 11,541 | 2.76% | |
| Write-in | All others | 4 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 417,712 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Gaspar G. Bacon | 230,453 | 58.33% | |
| Republican | Chester I. Campbell | 164,627 | 41.67% | |
| Write-in | All others | 2 | 0.00% | |
| Total votes | 395,082 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Joseph B. Ely (incumbent) | 825,479 | 52.76% |  3.22 | |
| Republican | William S. Youngman | 704,576 | 48.18% |  3.15 | |
| Socialist | Alfred B. Lewis | 24,503 | 0.67% | 0.90 | |
| Communist | John J. Ballam | 6,118 | 0.39% | 0.02 | |
| Socialist Labor | Charles S. Oram | 3,811 | 0.24% | 0.95 | |
| Write-in | All others | 74 | 0.01% | 0.01 | |
| Democratichold | Swing | ||||
Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1932).Election Statistics, 1931–32. Boston, MA.{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link)
