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1932 Idaho Gubernatorial Election

Idaho · 2 candidates · See every 1932 Governor race

Who won the 1932 Idaho Gubernatorial Election?

C. Ben Ross won the 1932 Idaho Gubernatorial Election. C. Ben Ross received 116,663 popular votes (61.73%). The main challenger was Byron Defenbach (36.44%).

See the full head-to-head between Ross and Defenbach

Ross +25.3 pts · won by 47,800 votes
C. Ben RossDemocraticWINNER61.73%
116,663 votes
Byron DefenbachRepublican36.44%
68,863 votes
Other candidates received the remaining 1.8% of the popular vote; only the leading candidates are individually recorded for this election.
Popular-vote totals for governor elections are compiled from official state results (via Wikipedia); Louisiana shows the decisive round of its jungle primary.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.