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===U.S. Senate===

===U.S. Senate===

Van Nuys was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1932, riding the coattails of the national Democratic landslide that year and defeating incumbent "Old Guard" Republican leader James Eli Watson by a margin of thirteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956 IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>

Van Nuys was elected to the [[United States Senate]] in 1932, riding the coattails of the national Democratic landslide that year and defeating incumbent "Old Guard" Republican leader James Eli Watson by a margin of thirteen percentage points.<ref>[https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=261956 IN US Senate Race - Nov 08, 1932]. ''Our Campaigns''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref> Along with Republican congressional candidate William Henry Harrison, he was endorsed by the Association Against the Prohibition Amendment.<ref>October 24, 1932. [https://www.nytimes.com/1932/10/24/archives/wet-league-fights-watson-in-indiana-endorses-van-nuys-democrat-for.html WET LEAGUE FIGHTS WATSON IN INDIANA; Endorses Van Nuys, Democrat, for the Senate; Harrison, Republican, for Congress. BOTH ADVOCATE REPEAL Senator and Representative Ludlow Are Evasive on Question, the Association Says.] ''The New York Times''. Retrieved May 20, 2023.</ref>

====1938 reelection: anti-renomination plot foiled, irregularity contesting failed====

====1938 reelection: anti-renomination plot foiled, irregularity contesting failed====