United States Presidential Election, 1932 (Southern Victory)

The U.S. presidential election of 1932 was a smashing defeat of the Socialist Party and a vote of no confidence in the party and its leader's ability to combat the Great Depression. Incumbent president Hosea Blackford was soundly defeated in a rematch with Democratic front runner Calvin Coolidge, who had been defeated by President Blackford four years previously.

The Campaign
Despite the odds stacked against him Blackford stumped across the country. The most notable event during the fall campaign was the Japanese bombing of Los Angeles during the ongoing Pacific War, which had broken out that summer.

The Election
Coolidge and his running-mate, Herbert Hoover of Iowa, smashed Blackford and Hiram Johnson of California, taking Ohio and Indiana, which had last gone Democratic in 1908, among several other states.