1932 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election

1932 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election
November 8, 1932
 
Nominee Thomas J. O'Malley Harry Dahl William Coleman
Party Democratic Republican Socialist
Popular vote 544,294 450,966 63,380
Percentage 51.11% 42.34% 5.95%
Lieutenant Governor before election

Henry Huber
Republican

Elected Lieutenant Governor

Thomas J. O'Malley
Democratic

The 1932 Wisconsin lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1932, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Wisconsin. Democratic nominee Thomas J. O'Malley defeated Republican nominee Harry Dahl, Socialist nominee William Coleman and Prohibition nominee J. Keith Peckham. This election marked the end of a 19 consecutive winning streak for Wisconsin Republicans as they had won every lieutenant gubernatorial election since 1894. This election also marked the first time a Democrat was elected lieutenant governor of Wisconsin in the 20th century.

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