1934 United States Senate election in Vermont
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| | | Nominee | Warren Austin | Fred C. Martin | | Party | Republican | Democratic | Popular vote | 67,146 | 63,632 | Percentage | 51.04% | 48.37% | |
U.S. senator before election Warren Austin Republican | Elected U.S. Senator Warren Austin Republican | |
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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 2023, Martin's 48.37% vote share remains the largest a Democrat has ever received for Vermont's Class I Senate seat.
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.
Results
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Fred C. Martin, Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont and nominee for Senate in 1928
Results
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
Results
1934 U.S. Senate election in Vermont[3] Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Warren Austin (incumbent) | 67,146 | 51.04% | 12.98 |
| Democratic | Fred C. Martin | 63,632 | 48.37% | 12.82 |
| Write-in | 3 | 0.00% | 0.42 |
Total votes | 131,552 | 100.00% | |
References
- ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
- ^ "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
- Mazuzan, George T. (Spring 1971). "Vermont's Traditional Republicanism vs. the New Deal: Warren R. Austin and the Election of 1934" (PDF). The Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society. XXXIX (2).
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