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County results McGill: 30–40% 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Paulsen: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||||||
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The1932 United States Senate election in Kansas was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic SenatorGeorge McGill, who was first elected in a1930 special election, ran for re-election to his first full term. McGill defeated former U.S. RepresentativeChauncey B. Little in the Democratic primary and faced former GovernorBenjamin S. Paulen, the Republican nominee, in the general election, along with independent candidates George Alfred Brown and J. F. William Renker and Socialist nomineeE. Haldeman-Julius. McGill ultimately won re-election, winning 46% of the vote to Paulen's 42% and Brown's 9%, marking what is to date the last Democratic victory in a U.S. Senate election in Kansas.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGill (inc.) | 92,474 | 67.46% | |
| Democratic | Chauncey B. Little | 44,613 | 32.54% | |
| Total votes | 137,087 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Benjamin S. Paulen | 103,808 | 36.42% | |
| Republican | Joe H. Mercer | 61,912 | 21.72% | |
| Republican | C. C. Isely | 46,635 | 16.36% | |
| Republican | James F. Getty | 34,872 | 12.24% | |
| Republican | Tom Harley | 17,731 | 6.22% | |
| Republican | E. P. Fuller | 10,318 | 3.62% | |
| Republican | D. E. Dunne | 9,734 | 3.42% | |
| Total votes | 285,010 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Socialist | E. Haldeman-Julius | 189 | 100.00% | |
| Total votes | 189 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | George McGill (inc.) | 328,992 | 45.67% | −4.37% | |
| Republican | Benjamin S. Paulen | 302,809 | 42.03% | −5.91% | |
| Independent | George Alfred Brown | 65,583 | 9.10% | — | |
| Independent | J. F. William Renker | 14,550 | 2.02% | — | |
| Socialist | E. Haldeman-Julius | 8,474 | 1.18% | −0.84% | |
| Majority | 26,183 | 3.63% | +1.55% | ||
| Total votes | 720,408 | 100.00% | |||
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