Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election defeating Herbert Hoover. In the 1932 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes and Herbert Hoover received 59 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 22,829,501 and Hoover 15,760,684.
Franklin Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election defeating Herbert Hoover. In the 1932 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes and Herbert Hoover received 59 electoral votes. The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 22,829,501 and Hoover 15,760,684.
The 1932 United States Presidential election, which saw Franklin D. Roosevelt elected to his first term in office, defeating Herbert Hoover, took place on November 8, 1932.
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The significant increase in unemployment from 5% in 1929 to 25% in 1932 had a major impact on the 1932 presidential election. It created widespread dissatisfaction with the incumbent president, Herbert Hoover, and his administration's handling of the Great Depression. Franklin D. Roosevelt, the Democratic candidate, campaigned on a promise of a New Deal for the American people, which resonated with voters and led to his landslide victory.
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Franklin D. Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election defeating incumbent President Herbert Hoover. In the 1932 presidential election Franklin Roosevelt received 472 electoral votes (89%) and Herbert Hoover received 59 electoral votes (11%). The popular vote totals were Roosevelt 22,829,501 and Hoover 15,760,684.
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