Floyd I. McMurray

Offices

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

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.