1934 United States Senate election in Washington
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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.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Harry W. Deegan
- Charles H. Leavy, U.S. Representative from Spokane
- John C. Peterson
- Lewis Schwellenbach, Seattle attorney and candidate for governor in 1932
- John C. Stevenson, radio announcer and anti-poverty activist[1]
- James W. Williams
Results
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%
| 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% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
- Frank M. Goodwin
- Ralph Horr, U.S. Representative from Seattle since 1931
- Frank R. Jeffrey
- D.V. Morthland, State Senator from Yakima since 1917
- Reno Odlin
Results
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%
| 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% | ||
General election
Results
| 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 | ||||
See also
References
- ^ 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.
- ^ a b "Elections Search Results - September 1934 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.
- ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.
