1934 United States Senate election in Washington

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1934 United States Senate election in Washington
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Nominee Lewis Schwellenbach Reno Odlin
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote302,606168,994
Percentage60.93%34.02%
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County results
Schwellenbach:     50–60%     60–70%
Tie:     40–50%
U.S. senator before election

Clarence Dill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Lewis Schwellenbach
Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Democrat Clarence Dill did not run for a third term in office. He was succeeded by Democrat Lewis Schwellenbach, who defeated Republican Reno Odlin for the open seat.

Contents

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary results by county: .mw-parser-output .legend{page-break-inside:avoid;break-inside:avoid-column}.mw-parser-output .legend-color{display:inline-block;min-width:1.25em;height:1.25em;line-height:1.25;margin:1px 0;text-align:center;border:1px solid black;background-color:transparent;color:black}.mw-parser-output .legend-text{} Schwellenbach 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Stevenson 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Leavy 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 60-70% 70-80% 80-90% Deegan 30-40% 1934 US Senate election in Washington Democratic primary.svg
Democratic primary results by county:
  Schwellenbach
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Stevenson
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Leavy
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  •   60–70%
  •   70–80%
  •   80–90%
  Deegan
  •   30–40%
1934 Democratic Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Lewis Schwellenbach 74,999 36.50%
Democratic John C. Stevenson61,03129.71%
Democratic Charles H. Leavy 52,45925.53%
Democratic Harry W. Deegan6,1813.01%
Democratic John C. Peterson5,4862.67%
Democratic James W. Williams5,3042.58%
Total votes205,460 100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Republican primary results by county: Odlin 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% Morthland 20-30% 30-40% 40-50% 70-80% Horr 30-40% 40-50% 50-60% 1934 US Senate election in Washington Republican primary.svg
Republican primary results by county:
  Odlin
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
  Morthland
  •   20–30%
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   70–80%
  Horr
  •   30–40%
  •   40–50%
  •   50–60%
1934 Republican Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Reno Odlin 36,653 28.56%
Republican D.V. Morthland33,52426.12%
Republican Ralph Horr 30,77023.98%
Republican Frank R. Jeffrey17,63513.74%
Republican Frank M. Goodwin9,7537.60%
Total votes128,335 100.00%

General election

Candidates

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Washington [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Lewis Schwellenbach 302,606 60.93% Increase2.svg7.51
Republican Reno Odlin168,99434.02%Decrease2.svg12.43
Cincinnatus William J. Wilkins 11,8662.39%N/A
Socialist John F. McKay7,1921.45%N/A
Communist George Edward Bradley3,4700.70%Increase2.svg0.56
Prohibition Chester H. Thompson1,5510.31%N/A
Socialist Labor Edward Kriz5560.11%N/A
Liberty Glen S. Corkrey4530.09%N/A
Total votes496,688 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

References

  1. ↑ May, Drew. ""To Vote Democratic, Vote Commonwealth": The Washington Commonwealth Federation's 1936 Electoral Victory". The Great Depression in Washington State. Retrieved May 3, 2022.
  2. 1 2 "Elections Search Results - September 1934 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
  3. ↑ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
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