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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.
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lewis Schwellenbach | 74,999 | 36.50% | |
| Democratic | John C. Stevenson | 61,031 | 29.71% | |
| Democratic | Charles H. Leavy | 52,459 | 25.53% | |
| Democratic | Harry W. Deegan | 6,181 | 3.01% | |
| Democratic | John C. Peterson | 5,486 | 2.67% | |
| Democratic | James W. Williams | 5,304 | 2.58% | |
| Total votes | 205,460 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Reno Odlin | 36,653 | 28.56% | |
| Republican | D.V. Morthland | 33,524 | 26.12% | |
| Republican | Ralph Horr | 30,770 | 23.98% | |
| Republican | Frank R. Jeffrey | 17,635 | 13.74% | |
| Republican | Frank M. Goodwin | 9,753 | 7.60% | |
| Total votes | 128,335 | 100.00% | ||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Lewis Schwellenbach | 302,606 | 60.93% |  7.51 | |
| Republican | Reno Odlin | 168,994 | 34.02% |  12.43 | |
| Cincinnatus | William J. Wilkins | 11,866 | 2.39% | N/A | |
| Socialist | John F. McKay | 7,192 | 1.45% | N/A | |
| Communist | George Edward Bradley | 3,470 | 0.70% | 0.56 | |
| Prohibition | Chester H. Thompson | 1,551 | 0.31% | N/A | |
| Socialist Labor | Edward Kriz | 556 | 0.11% | N/A | |
| Washington Liberty | Glen S. Corkrey | 453 | 0.09% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 496,688 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | Swing | ||||
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