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1932 United States Senate Election In Washington
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. Blanket primary Candidates Democratic *Lloyd Black, former Snohomish County prosecutor *Homer Bone, former Farmer-Labor State Representative from Tacoma *Edwin J. Brown, former mayor of Seattle (1922–1926) *Stephen J. Chadwick, former Chief Justice of the Washington Supreme Court Republican *Adam Beeler, Justice of the Washington Supreme Court *Wesley Livsey Jones, incumbent Senator since 1909 Results General election Candidates * Homer Bone, former State Representative from Tacoma (Democratic) * Frederick R. Burch (Liberty) * ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Homer Bone
Homer Truett Bone (January 25, 1883 – March 11, 1970) was an American attorney and politician in Washington state, where he settled in Tacoma, Washington, Tacoma as a youth with his family from Indiana. He ran as a candidate for a variety of parties and was elected to the State House. In 1932, he was elected as a Democratic Party (United States), Democrat as United States Senator from Washington, and re-elected to a second term. In 1944 Bone was appointed as a United States federal judge, United States circuit judge of the United States Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit. He served until his death, the last years in senior status. Education and career Born on January 25, 1883, in Franklin, Indiana, Franklin, Johnson County, Indiana, Johnson County, Indiana, Bone attended the public schools. He first worked for the United States postal service and in the accounting and credit department of a furniture company. Bone moved with his parents and family to Tacoma, Washington, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
