1934 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1934 United States Senate election in Vermont
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  1931 (special) November 6, 1934 (1934-11-06) 1940  
  Warren Austin.jpg Fred C. Martin (Vermont politician and public official).jpg
Nominee Warren Austin Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote67,14663,632
Percentage51.04%48.37%

U.S. senator before election

Warren Austin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Austin
Republican

The 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Austin was elected in a 1931 special election to replace Frank C. Partridge, who was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frank L. Greene. As of 2022, Martin's 48.37% vote share remains the largest a Democrat has ever received for Vermont's Class I Senate seat.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Campaign

Senator Austin undertook an extensive advertising and letter-writing campaign but did not directly address his opponent, who was not considered a strong threat. [1]

Results

1934 Republican Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 44,507 75.06%
Republican Harry B. Amey 14,73124.84%
Write-in 570.01%
Total votes59,295 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1934 Democratic Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Fred C. Martin 7,870 99.80%
Write-in 160.20%
Total votes'7,886''100'

General election

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Vermont [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 67,146 51.04% Decrease2.svg12.98
Democratic Fred C. Martin63,63248.37%Increase2.svg12.82
Write-in 30.00%Decrease2.svg0.42
Total votes131,552 100.00%

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References

  1. 1 2 Mazuzan 1971, p. 135.
  2. 1 2 "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

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