The 1932 United States Senate election in Missouri took place on November 8, 1932, in Missouri. Incumbent Democratic Senator Harry B. Hawes did not seek re-election, and Democratic candidate Bennett Champ Clark was elected with 63.26% of the vote over former Mayor of St. Louis Henry Kiel. Clark slightly underperformed Franklin D. Roosevelt, who won 63.69% of the vote in the presidential election. He also notably carried the exact same counties Roosevelt carried in the Presidential Election
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County results Clark: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90% Kiel: 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||
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Hawes resigned his seat on February 3, 1933, and Clark was appointed to the vacancy before his full term began.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Bennett Champ Clark | 268,667 | 43.99 | |
Democratic | Charles M. Howell | 173,266 | 28.37 | |
Democratic | Charles M. Hay | 151,188 | 24.76 | |
Democratic | James W. Byrnes | 11,776 | 1.93 | |
Democratic | Robert H. Merryman | 5,819 | 0.95 | |
Total votes | 610,716 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Henry Kiel | 172,447 | 50.42 | |
Republican | Dewey Jackson Short | 71,936 | 21.03 | |
Republican | Robert J. Kratky | 38,664 | 11.30 | |
Republican | B. F. Beazell | 34,705 | 10.15 | |
Republican | Blodgett Priest | 12,533 | 3.66 | |
Republican | Pearl Abernathy | 11,753 | 3.44 | |
Total votes | 342,038 | 100 |
The Communist Party nominated Julius Pollack.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Prohibition | Herman P. Faris | 21 | 100 | |
Total votes | 21 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist | J. G. Hodges | 535 | 100 | |
Total votes | 535 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Socialist Labor | Karl L. Oberhue | 38 | 100 | |
Total votes | 38 | 100 |
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Bennett Champ Clark (incumbent) | 1,017,046 | 63.26% | +11.96 | |
Republican | Henry Kiel | 575,174 | 35.77% | -11.94 | |
Socialist | J. G. Hodges | 11,441 | 0.71% | +0.53 | |
Prohibition | Herman P. Faris | 3,147 | 0.20% | -0.56 | |
Communist | Julius Pollack | 533 | 0.03% | +0.03 | |
Socialist Labor | Karl L. Oberhue | 417 | 0.03% | -0.02 | |
Majority | 441,872 | 27.49% | |||
Turnout | 1,607,758 | ||||
Democratic hold | Swing |