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{{Infobox election<br />
| election_name = 1932 United States Senate election in Indiana<br />
| country = Indiana<br />
| type = Presidential<br />
| ongoing = no<br />
| previous_election = 1926 United States Senate election in Indiana<br />
| previous_year = 1926<br />
| next_election = 1938 United States Senate election in Indiana<br />
| next_year = 1938<br />
| election_date = November 8, 1932<br />
| image_size = 125px<br />
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| image1 = [[File:FVanNuys.jpg|x150px]]<br />
| nominee1 = '''[[Frederick Van Nuys]]'''<br />
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
| popular_vote1 = '''870,053'''<br />
| percentage1 = '''55.57%'''<br />
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| image2 = [[File:James Eli Watson.jpg|x150px]]<br />
| nominee2 = [[James E. Watson]]<br />
| party2 = Republican Party (United States)<br />
| popular_vote2 = 661,750<br />
| percentage2 = 42.26%<br />
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| map_image = File:1932 United States Senate election in Indiana results map by county.svg<br />
| map_size = 250px<br />
| map_caption = County results<br/>'''Van Nuys:''' {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}}<br/>'''Watson:''' {{legend0|#ffb2b2|40–50%}} {{legend0|#e27f7f|50–60%}}<br />
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| title = U.S. Senator<br />
| before_election = [[James E. Watson]]<br />
| before_party = Republican Party (United States)<br />
| after_election = [[Frederick Van Nuys]]<br />
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
}}<br />
{{ElectionsIN}}<br />
The '''1932 United States Senate elections in Indiana''' took place on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican Senator and Senate Majority Leader [[James E. Watson]] ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by [[Frederick Van Nuys]] in a landslide.<br />
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==General election==<br />
===Candidates===<br />
*Evartt E. Bailey (Socialist Labor)<br />
*Ralph Green (National)<br />
*William Townsend (Communist)<br />
*[[Frederick Van Nuys]], former U.S. Attorney for the District of Indiana and State Senator (Democratic)<br />
*Forrest Wallace (Socialist)<br />
*[[James E. Watson]], incumbent Senator since 1916 and Senate Majority Leader (Republican)<br />
*Alson E. Wrentmore (Prohibition)<br />
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===Results===<br />
{{Election box begin | title=1932 United States Senate election in Indiana<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956|title = Our Campaigns - IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932}}</ref><ref name=clerk>{{Cite web |last=[[Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives]] |date=1 Mar 1945|title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1932election.pdf |page=16|publisher=[[U.S. Government Printing Office]]}}</ref><br />
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}}<br />
{{Election box winning candidate with party link<br />
|party = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = [[Frederick Van Nuys]]<br />
|votes = 870,053<br />
|percentage = 55.57%<br />
|change = {{increase}}6.62<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Republican Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = [[James E. Watson]] (incumbent)<br />
|votes = 783,189<br />
|percentage = 42.26%<br />
|change = {{decrease}}7.78<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Socialist Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = Forrest Wallace<br />
|votes = 18,724<br />
|percentage = 1.20%<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.71<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Prohibition Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = Alson E. Wrentmore<br />
|votes = 9,406<br />
|percentage = 0.60%<br />
|change = {{increase}}0.08<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Communist Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = William Townsend<br />
|votes = 2,123<br />
|percentage = 0.14%<br />
|change = N/A<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = National Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = Miles Blansett<br />
|votes = 1,869<br />
|percentage = 0.12%<br />
|change = N/A<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box candidate with party link<br />
|party = Socialist Labor Party (United States)<br />
|candidate = Evartt E. Bailey<br />
|votes = 1,825<br />
|percentage = 0.12%<br />
|change = N/A<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box total<br />
|votes = 1,687,189<br />
|percentage = 100.00%<br />
}}<br />
{{Election box gain with party link<br />
|winner = Democratic Party (United States)<br />
|loser = Republican Party (United States)<br />
|swing = <br />
}}<br />
{{Election box end}}<br />
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== See also ==<br />
* [[1932 United States Senate elections]]<br />
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==References==<br />
{{reflist|1}}<br />
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{{1932 United States elections}}<br />
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[[Category:United States Senate elections in Indiana|1932]]<br />
[[Category:1932 United States Senate elections|Indiana]]<br />
[[Category:1932 Indiana elections|United States Senate]]</div>
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