1932 United States presidential election in South Carolina

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1932 United States presidential election in South Carolina

November 8, 1932

Nominee Franklin D. Roosevelt Herbert Hoover Party Democratic Republican Home state New York California Running mate John Nance Garner Charles Curtis Electoral vote 8 0 Popular vote 102,347 1,978 Percentage 98.03% 1.89%

County Results Roosevelt   80–90%   90-100%

President before election Herbert Hoover Republican Elected President Franklin D. Roosevelt Democratic

The 1932 United States presidential election in South Carolina took place on November 8, 1932, as part of the 1932 United States presidential election which was held throughout all contemporary 48 states. Voters chose 8 representatives, or electors to the Electoral College, who voted for president and vice president.

South Carolina voted for the Democratic nominee, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, over the Republican nominee, incumbent President Herbert Hoover of California. Roosevelt ran with incumbent Speaker of the House John Nance Garner of Texas, while Hoover's running mate was incumbent Vice President Charles Curtis of Kansas.

Roosevelt won South Carolina almost unanimously, taking 98.03% of the vote to Hoover's 1.89%. He swept every county in the state with more than 80% of the vote, and all but one (historically Black Republican leaning Beaufort County) with greater than 90%. With a victory margin of 96.14%, South Carolina proved to be Roosevelt's strongest state in this election.

Results

1932 United States presidential election in South Carolina
Party		Candidate	Running mate	Popular vote		Electoral vote
				Count	%	Count	%
	Democratic	Franklin Delano Roosevelt of New York	John Nance Garner of Texas	102,347	98.03%	8	100.00%
	Republican	Herbert Hoover of California	Charles Curtis of Kansas	1,978	1.89%	0	0.00%
	Socialist	Norman Thomas of New York	James Hudson Maurer of Pennsylvania	82	0.08%	0	0.00%
Total				104,407	100.00%	8	100.00%