1932: Hiram Johnson vs Franklin Roosevelt

[Historia Crux]

A number of candidates get behind Senator Hiram Johnson for upseating incumbent President Hoover. This works in a suprise as the bitter convention confirms and spits out Johnson as their nominee. (Choose who you want for Johnson's VEEP)

The Democratic Convention goes the same and after making a number of deals, Franklin D. Roosevelt is able to win the nomination. Roosevelt chooses John Garner like OTL.

So how does the election play out? Discuss, with maps if you wish.

[Lincoln Republican]

Johnson picks rising Republican star Senator Arthur Vandenberg of Michigan for Vice President.

With the Republicans having held power from 1921 until the 1932 election, the depression hitting during their tenure, and the nation plunged into the most serious economic situation in history, there would be no question as to the electorate replacing the Republicans with the Democrats in the White House.  It would simply be a matter of how large the Democratic win would be.

Johnson runs a stronger and more aggressive campaign than Hoover, and improves the Republicans showing marginally, however, as expected, Roosevelt still wins a massive victory.

Roosevelt/Garner                  372
Johnson/Vandenberg            159

[Kaine for Senate '18]

Much closer win for FDR, 310-221: