1932 United States Senate election in Washington

1932 United States Senate election in Washington
November 8, 1932
 
Nominee Homer Bone Wesley L. Jones
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 371,535 220,204
Percentage 60.61% 32.70%
County results
Bone:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
U.S. senator before election

Wesley Livsey Jones
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Homer Bone
Democratic

The 1932 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 8, 1932. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Wesley Livsey Jones ran for a fifth term in office, but was defeated by former State Representative Homer Bone.

Bone defeated Jones in a landslide. The percentage margin of 27.9 points may be the largest for any incumbent major-party nominee in Senate history. Jones died on November 19, less than two weeks after the election.


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