United States Senate elections, 1934

United States Senate elections, 1934

1932 ← November 6, 1934 → 1936

36 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats were needed for a majority   Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Robinson Charles McNary Party Democratic Republican Leader's seat Arkansas Oregon Last election 59 seats 36 seats Seats before 60 35 Seats won 69 25 Seat change +9 -10

Republican holds   Democratic holds   Democratic pickups   Simultaneous hold   Farmer-Labor hold   Progressive hold

Majority Leader before election Joseph Robinson Democratic Elected Majority Leader Joseph Robinson Democratic

The United States Senate elections of 1934 occurred in the middle of Democratic President Franklin Delano Roosevelt's first term. In the middle of the Great Depression, voters strongly backed Roosevelt's New Deal and his allies in the Senate.

The Democrats took nine Republican seats, including an open seat in Maryland and the seats of eight incumbents:

• Frederic C. Walcott (R-CT)
• Arthur Raymond Robinson (R-IN)
• Roscoe C. Patterson (R-MO)
• Hamilton F. Kean (R-NJ)
• Simeon D. Fess (R-OH)
• David A. Reed (R-PA)
• Felix Hebert (R-RI)
• Henry D. Hatfield (R-WV)

Further, Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (R-WI) left the Republican Party to join the Progressive Party.

Contents 1 Change in Senate composition 2 Complete list of races 2.1 Separate election 2.2 November elections 3 See also 4 References

Change in Senate composition

Before the elections D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D F R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

In the next Congress D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D F P R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R R

Key:	D =Democratic F =Farmer-Labor P =Progressive R =Republican	Majority divider

Complete list of races

Bold state indicates election article link. Bold candidate indicates winner.

Separate election

Date	State	Incumbent	Party	Result	Candidates
January 16, 1934	Vermont Special: Class 3	Ernest W. Gibson	Republican	Appointee elected to finish term	Ernest W. Gibson (Republican), 58.2% Harry W. Witters (Democratic), 41.8%

November elections

All races are for the Class 1 seat, unless otherwise noted.

State	Incumbent	Party	Results	Candidates
Arizona	Henry F. Ashurst	Democratic	Re-elected	Henry F. Ashurst (Democratic), 72.0% J. E. Thompson (Republican), 25.6%
California	Hiram W. Johnson	Republican	Re-elected	Hiram W. Johnson (Republican), 94.5% George R. Kirkpatrick (Socialist), 5.3%
Connecticut	Frederic C. Walcott	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Francis T. Maloney (Democratic), 51.8% Frederic C. Walcott (Republican), 48.3%
Delaware	John G. Townsend, Jr.	Republican	Re-elected	John G. Townsend, Jr. (Republican), 53.3% Wilbur L. Adams (Democratic), 46.2%
Florida	Park Trammell	Democratic	Re-elected	Park Trammell (Democratic), unopposed
Indiana	Arthur Raymond Robinson	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Sherman Minton (Democratic), 51.5% Arthur Raymond Robinson (Republican), 47.5%
Maine	Frederick Hale	Republican	Re-elected	Frederick Hale (Republican), 50.1% Frederick Harold Dubord (Democratic), 49.7%
Maryland	Phillips Lee Goldsborough	Republican	Retired Democratic gain	George L. P. Radcliffe (Democratic), 56.1% Joseph I. France (Republican), 42.0%
Massachusetts	David I. Walsh	Democratic	Re-elected	David I. Walsh (Democratic), 59.4% Robert M. Washburn (Republican), 37.4%
Michigan	Arthur H. Vandenberg	Republican	Re-elected	Arthur H. Vandenberg (Republican), 51.3% Frank A. Picard (Democratic), 47.0% John Monarch (Socialist)[1], [Data unknown/missing. You can help!]
Minnesota	Henrik Shipstead	Farmer-Labor	Re-elected	Henrik Shipstead (Farmer-Labor), 49.9% Einar Hoidale (Democratic), 29.2% N. J. Holmberg (Republican), 19.8%
Mississippi	Hubert D. Stephens	Democratic	Lost renomination Democratic hold	Theodore G. Bilbo (Democratic), unopposed
Missouri	Roscoe C. Patterson	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Harry S. Truman (Democratic), 59.5% Roscoe C. Patterson (Republican), 39.7% W. C. Meyer (Socialist), 0.7%
Montana General: Class 1	Burton K. Wheeler	Democratic	Re-elected	Burton K. Wheeler (Democratic), 70.1% George M. Bourquin (Republican), 28.7%
Montana Special: Class 2	John E. Erickson	Democratic	Appointee lost nomination to finish term Democratic hold	James E. Murray (Democratic), 59.6% Scott Leavitt (Republican), 39.5%
Nebraska	Richard C. Hunter	Democratic	Retired Democratic hold	Edward R. Burke (Democratic), 55.3% Robert G. Simmons (Republican), 42.9%
Nevada	Key Pittman	Democratic	Re-elected	Key Pittman (Democratic), 64.5% George W. Malone (Republican), 33.4%
New Jersey	Hamilton F. Kean	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	A. Harry Moore (Democratic), 57.9% Hamilton F. Kean (Republican), 40.9%
New Mexico General: Class 1	Bronson M. Cutting	Republican	Re-elected	Bronson M. Cutting (Republican), 50.2% Dennis Chavez (Democratic), 49.4%
New Mexico Special: Class 2	Carl A. Hatch	Democratic	Appointee elected to finish term	Carl A. Hatch (Democratic), 54.5% Richard C. Dillon (Republican), 45.0%
New York	Royal S. Copeland	Democratic	Re-elected	Royal S. Copeland (Democratic), 55.3% E. Harold Cluett (Republican), 36.9% Norman Thomas (Socialist), 5.3%
North Dakota	Lynn J. Frazier	Republican	Re-elected	Lynn J. Frazier (Republican), 58.2% Henry Holt (Democratic), 40.2%
Ohio	Simeon D. Fess	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Vic Donahey (Democratic), 60.0% Simeon D. Fess (Republican), 39.4%
Pennsylvania	David A. Reed	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Joseph F. Guffey (Democratic), 50.8% David A. Reed (Republican), 46.5%
Rhode Island	Felix Hebert	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Peter G. Gerry (Democratic), 57.1% Felix Hebert (Republican), 42.9%
Tennessee General: Class 1	Kenneth D. McKellar	Democratic	Re-elected	Kenneth D. McKellar (Democratic), 63.4% Ben W. Hooper (Republican), 35.8%
Tennessee Special: Class 2	Nathan L. Bachman	Democratic	Appointee elected to finish term	Nathan L. Bachman (Democratic), 80.1% John R. Neal (Independent), 19.9%
Texas	Tom Connally	Democratic	Re-elected	Tom Connally (Democratic), 96.7%
Utah	William H. King	Democratic	Re-elected	William H. King (Democratic), 53.1% Don B. Colton (Republican), 45.4%
Vermont General: Class 1	Warren R. Austin	Republican	Re-elected	Warren R. Austin (Republican), 51.0% Fred C. Martin (Democratic), 48.4%
Virginia	Harry F. Byrd	Democratic	Re-elected	Harry F. Byrd (Democratic), 76.0% Lawrence C. Page (Republican), 20.9%
Washington	Clarence C. Dill	Democratic	Retired Democratic hold	Lewis B. Schwellenbach (Democratic), 60.9% Reno Odlin (Republican), 34.0%
West Virginia	Henry D. Hatfield	Republican	Lost re-election Democratic gain	Rush D. Holt (Democratic), 55.1% Henry D. Hatfield (Republican), 44.4%
Wisconsin	Robert M. La Follette, Jr.	Republican	Re-elected in new party Progressive gain	Robert M. La Follette, Jr. (Progressive), 47.8% John M. Callahan (Democratic), 24.2% John B. Chapple (Republican), 22.8%
Wyoming	Joseph C. O'Mahoney	Democratic	Re-elected	Joseph C. O'Mahoney (Democratic), 56.6% Vincent Carter (Republican), 43.0%

See also

• United States House elections, 1934

References

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