Because there were only 48 states back then. Alaska and Hawaii would join the Union both in 1959. These states participated in elections for the first time in 1960, when John F. Kennedy was elected president.
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.
Franklin Roosevelt won the 1932 presidential election.
Hoover
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 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.
282 states switched parties (to Democrats) in the 1932 presidential election with only 374 remaining loyal to the Republican candidate.
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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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Four of the New England states plus Delaware and Pennsylvania voted for Herbert Hoover in 1932.
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