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Information on Floyd I. McMurray
Floyd I. McMurray
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Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
Statewide
In office
Jan 1, 1934 to Mar 15, 1941
Party:
Democratic
Assumed:
Appointed by Governor
Left:
Lost Reelection Bid
Floyd I. McMurray spent 7 years, 2 months, 14 days in office in Indiana, all of it at the state level.
Elections
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1934–Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 6, 1934
51.42%
Floyd I. McMurray
(i)*
, Democratic, 740,182 votes
47.49%
Ben H. Watt
, Republican, 683,612 votes
0.64%
Arlington Binford
, Socialist, 9,250 votes
0.35%
Walter H. Brinson
, Prohibition, 5,017 votes
0.09%
Rene Theyssen
, Communist, 1,290 votes
Out of
1,439,351
votes casts, the margin of victory was
56,570
(3.93%)
1936–Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1936
56.20%
Floyd I. McMurray
(i)*
, Democratic, 904,530 votes
43.57%
Norman J. Lasher
, Republican, 701,279 votes
0.22%
Charles R. Rogers
, Socialist, 3,589 votes
Out of
1,609,398
votes casts, the margin of victory was
203,251
(12.63%)
1938–Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
WON
General Election–Tuesday, November 8, 1938
50.09%
Floyd I. McMurray
(i)*
, Democratic, 780,062 votes
49.38%
Norman J. Lasher
, Republican, 768,983 votes
0.41%
Walter H. Brinson
, Prohibition, 6,376 votes
0.12%
William Henry Miller
, Socialist Labor, 1,945 votes
Out of
1,557,366
votes casts, the margin of victory was
11,079
(0.71%)
1940–Secretary of Education (State Supt.)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 5, 1940
49.87%
Clement T. Malan
*
, Republican, 877,166 votes
49.73%
Floyd I. McMurray
(i)
, Democratic, 874,754 votes
0.28%
Marion C. Miller
, Prohibition, 4,889 votes
0.08%
Lois E. Newland
, Socialist, 1,452 votes
0.04%
Orville J. Covault
, Socialist Labor, 637 votes
Out of
1,758,898
votes casts, the margin of victory was
2,412
(0.14%)
1942–U.S. House (District 6)
LOST
General Election–Tuesday, November 3, 1942
58.13%
Noble J. Johnson
(i)*
, Republican, 65,764 votes
41.87%
Floyd I. McMurray
, Democratic, 47,363 votes
Out of
113,127
votes casts, the margin of victory was
18,401
(16.26%)
In the 5 races for which we have results, Floyd I. McMurray had a record of 3-2. That includes a record of 3-2 in 5 general elections.