1932 Democratic Party presidential primaries

From March 8 to May 20, 1932, voters and members of the Democratic Party elected delegates to the 1932 Democratic National Convention for the purpose of nominating a candidate for president in the 1932 United States presidential election. New York Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt was selected as the nominee through a series of primary elections and caucuses culminating in the 1932 Democratic National Convention held from June 27 to July 2, 1932, in Chicago, Illinois.

1932 Democratic Party presidential primaries

March 8 to May 20, 1932

1,154 delegates to the 1932 Democratic National Convention
770 (two-thirds) votes needed to win
 
Candidate Franklin D. Roosevelt Al Smith John Nance Garner
Home state New York New York Texas
Delegate count 666.25 201.75 90.25
Contests won 11 1 2
Popular vote 1,464,607 415,795 249,816
Percentage 49.44% 14.04% 8.43%

     Roosevelt      Smith      Garner      Various

Previous Democratic nominee

Al Smith

Democratic nominee

Franklin D. Roosevelt

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