| Election Name: | 1932 Republican Party presidential primaries |
| Country: | United States |
| Flag Year: | 1912 |
| Type: | primary |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1928 Republican Party presidential primaries |
| Previous Year: | 1928 |
| Next Election: | 1936 Republican Party presidential primaries |
| Next Year: | 1936 |
| Election Date: | March 8 to May 20, 1932 |
| Candidate1: | Joseph I. France |
| Color1: | a59400 |
| Home State1: | Maryland |
| States Carried1: | 7 |
| Popular Vote1: | 1,137,948 |
| Percentage1: | 47.5% |
| Candidate2: | Herbert Hoover |
| Color2: | 9e5728 |
| Home State2: | Iowa |
| States Carried2: | 4 |
| Popular Vote2: | 861,602 |
| Percentage2: | 36.0% |
| Color3: | 5d73e5 |
| States Carried3: | 1 |
| Popular Vote3: | 139,514 |
| Percentage3: | 5.8% |
| Color4: | 423121 |
| States Carried4: | 1 |
| Popular Vote4: | 100,844 |
| Percentage4: | 4.2% |
| Candidate5: | Royal C. Johnson |
| Color5: | 73638c |
| Home State5: | South Dakota |
| States Carried5: | 1 |
| Popular Vote5: | 64,464 |
| Percentage5: | 2.7% |
| Map Size: | 350px |
| Republican nominee | |
| Before Election: | Herbert Hoover |
| After Election: | Herbert Hoover |
From March 8 to May 20, 1932, voters of the Republican Party chose its nominee for president in the 1932 United States presidential election. The nominee was selected through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1932 Republican National Convention held from June 14 to June 16, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois.[1]
As the year 1932 began, the Republican Party believed that Herbert Hoover's protectionism and aggressive fiscal policies would solve the then-ongoing Great Depression. President Hoover controlled the party and had little trouble securing a re-nomination.
Little-known former United States Senator Joseph I. France ran against Hoover in the primaries, but Hoover was often unopposed. France's primary wins were tempered by his defeat to Hoover in his home state of Maryland and the fact that few delegates to the national convention were chosen in the primaries.
| Date | Primary | Joseph I. France | Herbert Hoover | George W. Norris | Jacob Coxey | Royal C. Johnson | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| March 8 | New Hampshire | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| March 15 | North Dakota | 59% | 0% | 0% | 41% | 0% | |
| April 5 | Wisconsin | 0% | 5% | 95% | 0% | 0% | |
| April 12 | Nebraska | 74% | 26% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| April 13 | Illinois | 99% | 1% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| April 26 | Massachusetts | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| April 26 | Pennsylvania | 93% | 5% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| May 2 | Maryland | 37% | 60% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| May 3 | California | 0% | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| May 3 | South Dakota | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 65% | |
| May 10 | Ohio | 25% | 5% | 0% | 43% | 0% | |
| May 10 | West Virginia | 100% | 0% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| May 17 | New Jersey | 93% | 7% | 0% | 0% | 0% | |
| May 20 | Oregon | 69% | 31% | 0% | 0% | 0% |
Hoover's managers at the Republican National Convention, which met in Chicago between June 14 and 16, ran a tight ship, not allowing expressions of concern for the direction of the nation. He was nominated on the first ballot with 98% of the delegate vote.
The tally was spectacularly lopsided:
| Presidential Ballot, RNC 1932 | ||
|---|---|---|
| 1126.5 | ||
| 13 | ||
| 4.5 | ||
| 4 | ||
| 1 | ||
Both rural Republicans and hard-money Republicans (the latter hoping to nominate former President Calvin Coolidge) balked at the floor managers and voted against the renomination of Vice President Charles Curtis, who won with just 55% of the delegate votes.