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1934 United States Senate election in Ohio

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1934 United States Senate election in Ohio

← 1928 November 6, 1934 1940 →
 
Nominee Vic Donahey Simeon Fess
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,276,206 839,068
Percentage 59.95% 39.41%

U.S. senator before election

Simeon Fess
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Vic Donahey
Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Ohio took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Simeon Fess ran for a third term in office, but was defeated by Democratic former Governor of Ohio Vic Donahey in a landslide.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1934 Democratic Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic A. Victor Donahey 263,398 43.94%
Democratic Charles F. West 168,120 28.05%
Democratic George White 167,939 28.02%
Total votes 599,457 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1934 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic A. Victor Donahey 1,276,206 59.95% Increase20.88
Republican Simeon Fess (incumbent) 839,068 39.41% Decrease21.32
Communist William C. Sandberg 13,546 0.64% Increase0.55
Write-in 23 0.00% N/A
Total votes 2,128,820 100.00%
Democratic gain from Republican

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 14, 1934".
  2. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 7, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  3. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 05, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com. Retrieved December 31, 2020.