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The 1932 United States Senate election in North Carolina was held on November 8, 1932. Interim Democratic Senator Cameron A. Morrison ran for election to a full term, but was defeated in the Democratic primary by Robert Rice Reynolds. Reynolds defeated Republican Jacob F. Newell in the general election.
Background
Incumbent Senator Lee S. Overman died on December 12, 1930. Governor of North Carolina Oliver Max Gardner appointed Cameron A. Morrison, a former Governor, to fill Overman's vacant seat until a successor could be duly elected.
A special election to complete Overman's term was scheduled for the same day as the 1932 election to the next term. Primaries for both elections were held on June 4.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Thomas C. Bowie, State Representative from Jefferson
- Frank D. Grist, State Commissioner of Labor
- Cameron A. Morrison, interim Senator since 1930
- Robert Rice Reynolds, Asheville attorney and candidate for Senate in 1926
- Arthur Simmons
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds | 315,316 | 42.33% | |
| Democratic | Cameron A. Morrison (incumbent) | 135,632 | 38.08% | |
| Democratic | Thomas C. Bowie | 36,414 | 10.22% | |
| Democratic | Frank D. Grist | 29,038 | 8.15% | |
| Democratic | Arthur Simmons | 4,341 | 1.22% | |
| Total votes | 356,188 | 100.00% | ||
Runoff
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds | 221,869 | 65.67% | |
| Democratic | Cameron A. Morrison (incumbent) | 116,012 | 34.34% | |
| Total votes | 337,881 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- George W. DePriest
- Jacob F. Newell
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Jacob F. Newell | 29,906 | 86.50% | |
| Republican | George W. DePriest | 4,668 | 13.50% | |
| Total votes | 34,574 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Robert Rice Reynolds | 482,133 | 68.62% |  8.11
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| Republican | Jacob F. Newell | 220,524 | 31.38% |  8.11
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| Total votes | 702,657 | 100.00% | |||
Footnotes
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Runoff Race - Jul 02, 1932".
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 04, 1932".
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved March 2, 2021.
- ^ "Our Campaigns - NC US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932".
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