1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio

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1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio

← 1928 (special) November 4, 1930 1932 →
  Time-magazine-cover-robert-johns-bulkley cropped.jpg Roscoe Conkling McCulloch.jpg
Nominee Robert J. Bulkley Roscoe C. McCulloch
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 1,046,561 863,944
Percentage 54.78% 45.22%

U.S. senator before election

Roscoe C. McCulloch
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Robert J. Bulkley
Democratic

The 1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio was held on November 4, 1930 to elect a successor to Theodore E. Burton, who died in office in October 1929. U.S. Representative Roscoe C. McCulloch, who was appointed to fill the vacant seat, ran to complete the term but was defeated by Democratic U.S. Representative Robert J. Bulkley.

General election[]

Candidates[]

  • Robert J. Bulkley, U.S. Representative from Cleveland (Democratic)
  • Roscoe C. McCulloch, interim appointee Senator and former U.S. Representative from Canton (Republican)

Results[]

1930 U.S. Senate election in Ohio[1][2]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Robert J. Bulkley 1,046,561 54.78% Increase17.46
Republican Roscoe C. McCulloch (incumbent) 863,944 45.22% Decrease17.21
Total votes 1,910,505 100.00%

See also[]

  • 1930 United States Senate elections

References[]

  1. ^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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