1932 United States Senate election in California
Incumbent Republican Senator Samuel Morgan Shortridge ran for a third term in office , but lost a highly competitive four-way Republican primary to Tallant Tubbs , who ran as a "wet" or anti-prohibition candidate . 
<triplet> Samuel Morgan Shortridge <subj> Republican <obj> member of political party <triplet> Tallant Tubbs <subj> Republican <obj> member of political party