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1932 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election

Wisconsin · 5 candidates · See every 1932 U.S. Senate race

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

F. Ryan Duffy won the 1932 Wisconsin U.S. Senate Election. F. Ryan Duffy received 610,236 popular votes (56.98%). The main challenger was John B. Chappie (36.2%).

See the full head-to-head between Duffy and Chappie

Duffy +20.8 pts · won by 222,568 votes
F. Ryan DuffyDemocraticWINNER56.98%
610,236 votes
John B. ChappieRepublican36.2%
387,668 votes
Emil SeidelSocialist6.14%
65,807 votes
Harvey A. KnappProhibition0.41%
4,364 votes
Ray HansbroughIndependent0.27%
2,921 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.