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1934 United States Senate election in Vermont

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1934 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1931 (special) January 16, 1934 (1934-01-16) 1940 →
 
Nominee Warren Austin Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 67,146 63,632
Percentage 51.0% 48.4%

County results
Austin:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Martin:      50–60%

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. To date, Martin's 48.37% vote share remains the largest a Democrat has ever received for Vermont's Class I Senate seat.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Campaign

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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

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1934 Republican Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 44,507 75.06%
Republican Harry B. Amey 14,731 24.84%
Write-in 57 0.01%
Total votes 59,295 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Fred C. Martin, Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont[1] and nominee for Senate in 1928

Results

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1934 Democratic Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred C. Martin 7,870 99.80%
Write-in 16 0.20%
Total votes '7,886' '100'

General election

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Results

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1934 U.S. Senate election in Vermont[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 67,146 51.04% Decrease12.98
Democratic Fred C. Martin 63,632 48.37% Increase12.82
Write-in 3 0.00% Decrease0.42
Total votes 131,552 100.00%

References

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  1. ^ a b Mazuzan 1971, p. 135.
  2. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on January 1, 2015. 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.

Bibliography

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