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The '''1932 United States presidential election''' was the 37th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1932. Taking place against the backdrop of the {{wp|Great Depression}}, {{wp|Vice President of the United States|Vice President}} | The '''1932 United States presidential election''' was the 37th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1932. Taking place against the backdrop of the {{wp|Great Depression}}, {{wp|Vice President of the United States|Vice President}} [[Charles Curtis (ARC)|Charles Curtis]] successfully defeated his {{wp|Democratic Party (US)|Democratic}} opponent, former {{wp|United States Secretary of War}}, {{wp|Newton Baker}}. | ||
As a result of disastrous economic conditions caused by the {{wp|Great Depression}}, incumbent {{wp|President of the United States|President}} {{wp|Herbert Hoover}}, despite facing little opposition in the {{wp|Republican Party (US)|Republican Party}}, chose not to run for a second term as president, allowing his deputy, {{wp|Vice President of the United States|Vice President}} | As a result of disastrous economic conditions caused by the {{wp|Great Depression}}, incumbent {{wp|President of the United States|President}} {{wp|Herbert Hoover}}, despite facing little opposition in the {{wp|Republican Party (US)|Republican Party}}, chose not to run for a second term as president, allowing his deputy, {{wp|Vice President of the United States|Vice President}} [[Charles Curtis (ARC)|Charles Curtis]] to run as the {{wp|Republican Party (US)|Republican}} candidate instead. Meanwhile, on the {{wp|Democratic Party (US)|Democratic}} side, Governor {{wp|Franklin D. Roosevelt}} of {{wp|New York (state)|New York}}, initially a leading candidate for the party nomination, was defeated by former {{wp|United States Secretary of War}}, {{wp|Newton Baker}}, who had managed to unite a vast number of different factions within the party, while promising to bring an end the {{wp|Great Depression}}. | ||
{{wp|Newton Baker|Baker}}, who initially led with a near-landslide majority, saw his lead gradually erode as | {{wp|Newton Baker|Baker}}, who initially led with a near-landslide majority, saw his lead gradually erode as [[Charles Curtis (ARC)|Curtis]], in a break from his boss's previous policies, promised interventionist and largely popular measures meant to tackle the ongoing economic crisis. On Election Day, [[Charles Curtis (ARC)|Curtis]] swept most of the states in the North and also picked up a number of states in the Midwest, allowing him to secure a narrow victory with 272 electoral votes to {{wp|Newton Baker|Baker}}'s 259, in what was considered one of the greatest upsets in {{wp|American}} political history. | ||
Most significantly, this election marks the first and only time of | Most significantly, this election marks the first and only time of [[Charles Curtis (ARC)|Charles Curtis]]'s presidential run, as he would later pass away on February 8, 1936, just nine months short of the subsequent {{wp|1936 United States presidential election (ARC)|1936 presidential election}}, which his vice-president, {{wp|Joseph I. France}}, contested and won, before also later dying in office in 1939, unable to contest the following {{wp|1940 United States presidential election (ARC)|1940 presidential election}}. | ||
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The 1932 United States presidential election was the 37th quadrennial presidential election, held on Tuesday, November 8, 1932. Taking place against the backdrop of the Great Depression, Vice President Charles Curtis successfully defeated his Democratic opponent, former United States Secretary of War, Newton Baker.
As a result of disastrous economic conditions caused by the Great Depression, incumbent President Herbert Hoover, despite facing little opposition in the Republican Party, chose not to run for a second term as president, allowing his deputy, Vice President Charles Curtis to run as the Republican candidate instead. Meanwhile, on the Democratic side, Governor Franklin D. Roosevelt of New York, initially a leading candidate for the party nomination, was defeated by former United States Secretary of War, Newton Baker, who had managed to unite a vast number of different factions within the party, while promising to bring an end the Great Depression.
Baker, who initially led with a near-landslide majority, saw his lead gradually erode as Curtis, in a break from his boss's previous policies, promised interventionist and largely popular measures meant to tackle the ongoing economic crisis. On Election Day, Curtis swept most of the states in the North and also picked up a number of states in the Midwest, allowing him to secure a narrow victory with 272 electoral votes to Baker's 259, in what was considered one of the greatest upsets in American political history.
Most significantly, this election marks the first and only time of Charles Curtis's presidential run, as he would later pass away on February 8, 1936, just nine months short of the subsequent 1936 presidential election, which his vice-president, Joseph I. France, contested and won, before also later dying in office in 1939, unable to contest the following 1940 presidential election.