1932 Montana gubernatorial election

1932 Montana gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
Turnout81.60%Increase0.80[1]
 
Nominee John E. Erickson Frank A. Hazelbaker
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 104,949 101,105
Percentage 48.50% 46.73%

County results
Erickson:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Hazelbaker:      30–40%      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

Governor before election

John E. Erickson
Democratic

Elected Governor

John E. Erickson
Democratic

The 1932 Montana gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Governor of Montana John E. Erickson, who was first elected governor in 1924 and was re-elected in 1928, ran for re-election. He won the Democratic primary with a plurality and advanced to the general election, where he faced Frank A. Hazelbaker, the Lieutenant Governor of Montana. Despite the fact that Franklin D. Roosevelt carried the state in a landslide in the presidential election that year, Erickson only narrowly defeated Hazelbaker to win re-election to his third and final term as governor, though he would later resign just a few months into his term to appoint himself to the United States Senate.

  1. ^ "Montana Voter Turnout". Montana Secretary of State. Retrieved May 26, 2022.