1934 Oregon gubernatorial election

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1934 Oregon gubernatorial election
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  1930 November 6, 1934 1938  
  Charles H. Martin.jpg Peter C. Zimmerman.jpg Joe Dunne.jpg
Nominee Charles H. Martin Peter Zimmerman Joe E. Dunne
Party Democratic Independent Republican
Popular vote116,67795,51986,923
Percentage38.6%31.6%28.7%

1934 Oregon gubernatorial election results map by county.svg
County results
Martin:     30-40%     40–50%     50–60%
Zimmerman:     30–40%     40–50%
Dunne:     30–40%     40–50%     50–60%

Governor before election

Julius Meier
Independent

Elected Governor

Charles H. Martin
Democratic

The 1934 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934, to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Democrat Charles H. Martin, who retired from the United States House of Representatives to run for governor, won a plurality over Republican Oregon State Senator Peter Zimmerman (who ran as an Independent), Republican nominee Joe E. Dunne, also a state senator, and several minor candidates. Willis Mahoney unsuccessfully sought the Democratic nomination, while Rufus C. Holman unsuccessfully sought the Republican nomination. Oregon would not elect another Democratic governor until 1956. As of 2022, this is also the last gubernatorial election in which Malheur County supported the Democratic candidate.

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1934 [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Charles H. Martin 116,677 38.57%
Independent Peter Zimmerman 95,51931.57%
Republican Joe E. Dunne 86,92328.73%
Independent Harry J. Correll1,3600.45%
Independent Abraham M. Silverman1,3310.44%
Independent Hank E. Wirth5840.19%
write-ins 1270.04%
Total votes302,521 100.00%
Democratic gain from Independent

References

  1. "OR Governor Race - Nov 06, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2011.