1934 United States Senate election in California

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1934 United States Senate election in California
	County results; Johnson: 90–100%
U.S. senator before election; Hiram Johnson ; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator; Hiram Johnson ; Republican

Last updated June 08, 2025

The 1934 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his fourth term in office.

Republican primary

Candidates

Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
Richmond A. Rust

Results

Primary election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	526,899	71.06%
	Democratic	Richmond A. Rust	214,638	28.95%
Total votes			741,537	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Clarence A. Henning, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1924
Carl A. Johnson, nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902
Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (cross-filing)

Results

Primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	655,648	87.33%
	Democratic	Clarence A. Henning	50,075	6.67%
	Democratic	Carl A. Johnson	45,077	6.00%
Total votes			750,800	100.00%

Third parties and independents

Independent

A write-in bid was launched in support of Communist Pat Chambers.

Socialist

George Ross Kirkpatrick, nominee for vice president in 1916

Results

1934 United States Senate election in California^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	1,946,572	94.66%	22.55
	Socialist	George Ross Kirkpatrick	108,748	5.29%	3.57
	Independent	Pat Chambers (write-in)	1,025	0.05%	N/A
Total votes			2,056,345	100.00%

Results By County

County	Hiram Johnson Republican		George Ross Kirkpatrick Socialist		Pat Chambers Independent		Total Votes Cast
County	#	%	#	%	#	%	Total Votes Cast
Alameda	163,649	93.66%	11,077	6.34%	0	0.00%	174,726
Alpine	160	98.77%	2	1.23%	0	0.00%	162
Amador	3,166	95.94%	134	4.06%	0	0.00%	3,300
Butte	14,174	94.73%	789	5.27%	0	0.00%	14,963
Calaveras	2,783	95.08%	144	4.92%	0	0.00%	2,927
Colusa	3,921	96.67%	135	3.33%	0	0.00%	4,056
Contra Costa	29,609	94.59%	1,694	5.41%	0	0.00%	31,303
Del Norte	2,004	94.93%	107	5.07%	0	0.00%	2,111
El Dorado	4,456	93.83%	293	6.17%	0	0.00%	4,749
Fresno	43,981	95.49%	2,079	4.51%	0	0.00%	46,060
Glenn	4,247	94.99%	224	5.01%	0	0.00%	4,471
Humboldt	15,351	95.23%	769	4.77%	0	0.00%	16,120
Imperial	12,016	96.14%	483	3.86%	0	0.00%	12,499
Inyo	2,197	94.05%	139	5.95%	0	0.00%	2,336
Kern	26,035	95.74%	1,159	4.26%	0	0.00%	27,194
Kings	7,379	94.80%	405	5.20%	0	0.00%	7,784
Lake	3,483	95.09%	180	4.91%	0	0.00%	3,663
Lassen	4,548	95.43%	218	4.57%	0	0.00%	4,766
Los Angeles	803,707	95.04%	41,323	4.89%	579	0.07%	845,609
Madera	5,570	95.57%	251	4.31%	7	0.12%	5,828
Marin	14,928	93.00%	1,123	7.00%	0	0.00%	16,051
Mariposa	1,921	94.63%	109	5.37%	0	0.00%	2,030
Mendocino	7,929	93.85%	520	6.15%	0	0.00%	8,449
Merced	9,880	95.53%	462	4.47%	0	0.00%	10,342
Modoc	2,492	95.30%	123	4.70%	0	0.00%	2,615
Mono	693	95.32%	34	4.68%	0	0.00%	727
Monterey	15,458	95.74%	687	4.26%	0	0.00%	16,145
Napa	8,232	96.21%	324	3.79%	0	0.00%	8,556
Nevada	5,483	92.31%	457	7.69%	0	0.00%	5,940
Orange	42,715	95.51%	2,009	4.49%	0	0.00%	44,724
Placer	8,394	94.75%	465	5.25%	0	0.00%	8,859
Plumas	2,874	95.13%	147	4.87%	0	0.00%	3,021
Riverside	26,425	95.50%	1,245	4.50%	0	0.00%	27,670
Sacramento	48,172	95.99%	1,960	3.91%	55	0.11%	50,187
San Benito	3,535	94.80%	194	5.20%	0	0.00%	3,729
San Bernardino	44,284	94.96%	2,349	5.04%	0	0.00%	46,633
San Diego	76,407	94.70%	4,263	5.28%	10	0.01%	80,680
San Francisco	174,569	92.39%	14,034	7.43%	349	0.18%	188,952
San Joaquin	34,238	96.00%	1,404	3.94%	21	0.06%	35,663
San Luis Obispo	11,396	95.28%	565	4.72%	0	0.00%	11,961
San Mateo	28,792	93.45%	2,018	6.55%	0	0.00%	30,810
Santa Barbara	20,340	96.05%	837	3.95%	0	0.00%	21,177
Santa Cruz	14,584	94.63%	827	5.37%	0	0.00%	15,411
Santa Clara	50,263	92.88%	3,852	7.12%	0	0.00%	54,115
Shasta	6,435	93.52%	446	6.48%	0	0.00%	6,881
Sierra	1,224	91.82%	108	8.10%	1	0.08%	1,333
Siskiyou	9,020	93.71%	605	6.29%	0	0.00%	9,625
Solano	13,527	96.78%	450	3.22%	0	0.00%	13,977
Sonoma	22,444	94.36%	1,342	5.64%	0	0.00%	23,786
Stanislaus	19,813	95.21%	994	4.78%	2	0.01%	20,809
Sutter	5,208	94.93%	223	5.07%	0	0.00%	5,431
Tehama	5,477	95.05%	285	4.95%	0	0.00%	5,762
Trinity	1,787	91.64%	163	8.36%	0	0.00%	1,950
Tulare	22,226	95.57%	1,031	4.43%	0	0.00%	23,257
Tuolumne	3,556	94.50%	207	5.50%	0	0.00%	3,763
Ventura	17,260	95.72%	771	4.28%	0	0.00%	18,031
Yolo	7,680	96.58%	271	3.41%	1	0.01%	7,952
Yuba	4,475	94.93%	239	5.07%	0	0.00%	4,714
Total	1,946,572	94.66%	108,748	5.29%	1,025	0.05%	2,056,345

References

↑ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
↑ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
↑ "CA US Senate, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

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[1] "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

[2] "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

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1934 United States Senate election in California

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Third parties and independents

Independent

Socialist

Results

Results By County

See also

References