1934 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1934 United States Senate election in Ohio
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  1928 November 6, 1934 1940  
  Vic. Donahey LCCN2014717613.jpg Simeon D. Fess cph.3a38813.jpg
Nominee Vic Donahey Simeon Fess
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote1,276,206839,068
Percentage59.95%39.41%

U.S. senator before election

Simeon Fess
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Vic Donahey
Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Simeon Fess ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by Democratic former Governor of Ohio Vic Donahey in a landslide.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1934 Democratic Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic A. Victor Donahey 263,398 43.94%
Democratic Charles F. West 168,12028.05%
Democratic George White 167,93928.02%
Total votes599,457 100.00%

General election

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Ohio [2] [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic A. Victor Donahey 1,276,206 59.95% Increase2.svg20.88
Republican Simeon Fess (incumbent)839,06839.41%Decrease2.svg21.32
Communist William C. Sandberg13,5460.64%Increase2.svg0.55
Write-in 230.00%N/A
Total votes2,128,820 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

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References

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