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The 1932 United States Senate election in Louisiana was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edwin Broussard ran for a third term in office, but was defeated in the primary by U.S. Representative John H. Overton.
On September 13, Overton won the Democratic primary with 61.64% of the vote.
At this time, Louisiana was a one-party state (no other party had run a candidate for Senate since the passage of the Seventeenth Amendment), and the Democratic nomination was tantamount to victory. Overton won the November general election without an opponent.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Edwin S. Broussard, incumbent Senator
- John H. Overton, U.S. Representative from Marksville
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John H. Overton | 181,464 | 59.23% | |
| Democratic | Edwin S. Broussard (incumbent) | 124,935 | 40.78% | |
| Total votes | 306,399 | 100.00% | ||
General election
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | John Overton | 249,189 | 100.00% | 
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| Total votes | 249,189 | 100.00% | |||
References
- ^ "LA US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
- ^ "LA US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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