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1932 Utah U.S. Senate Election

Utah · 4 candidates · See every 1932 U.S. Senate race

Who won the 1932 Utah U.S. Senate Election?

Elbert D. Thomas won the 1932 Utah U.S. Senate Election. Elbert D. Thomas received 116,909 popular votes (56.66%). The main challenger was Reed Smoot (41.71%).

See the full head-to-head between Thomas and Smoot

Thomas +14.9 pts · won by 30,843 votes
Elbert D. ThomasDemocraticWINNER56.66%
116,909 votes
Reed SmootRepublican41.71%
86,066 votes
John O. WattersSocialist1.19%
2,464 votes
Joseph E. WattsCommunist0.43%
883 votes
Popular-vote totals for this U.S. Senate election come from the Constituency-Level Elections Archive (CLEA) and the official public record.

Data last verified July 28, 2026.