1932 West Virginia gubernatorial election

1932 West Virginia gubernatorial election

← 1928 November 8, 1932 1936 →
 
Nominee Herman G. Kump Thomas Chasteene Townsend
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 402,316 342,660
Percentage 53.77% 45.80%

County results
Kump:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Townsend:      40–50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

Governor before election

William G. Conley
Republican

Elected Governor

Herman G. Kump
Democratic

The 1932 West Virginia gubernatorial election took place on November 8, 1932, to elect the governor of West Virginia. J. Alfred Taylor unsuccessfully ran for the Democratic nomination.