1934 United States Senate election in Missouri

United States Senate election in Missouri, 1934
	County Results; Truman: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; 70–80% 80–90% >90% ; Patterson: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% 70–80%
U.S. senator before election; Roscoe C. Patterson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Harry S. Truman; Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roscoe Patterson, first elected in 1928, sought reelection to a second term. He was defeated by the Democratic nominee, future President of the United States Harry Truman.^[1]

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

James Longstreet Cleveland^[2]
John J. Cochran, U.S. Representative since 1926^[2]
Jacob L. Milligan, U.S. Representative since 1920^[2]
Harry S. Truman, presiding judge of the Jackson County Court^[3]

Campaign[]

Harry Truman, having served as a judge, expressed an interest in running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934, but political boss Tom Pendergast had already selected another candidate for that race. After four other potential candidates had declined to run, Pendergast ultimately approached Truman to discuss a possible run for the United States Senate, to Truman's surprise. Truman, with backing from Pendergast, entered the Senate race. Truman said he would not, if elected, dictate to anyone,^{[clarification needed]} to the dismay of anti-Pendergast U.S. Senator Bennett Champ Clark.^[4]

Truman waged a statewide campaign and eventually won the largely three-way Democratic primary on August 7, 1934, by a significant margin, defeating U.S. Representatives John Cochran and Jacob Milligan.^[2]

Results[]

1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[5]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman	276,850	41.42%
	Democratic	John J. Cochran	236,257	35.35%
	Democratic	Jacob L. Milligan	147,631	22.09%
	Democratic	James L. Cleveland	7,691	1.15%
Total votes			668,429	100

General election[]

Results[]

Missouri United States Senate election, 1934^[1]^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Harry S. Truman	787,110	59.55%
	Republican	Roscoe C. Patterson (incumbent)	524,954	39.71%
	Socialist	W.C. Meyer	9,010	0.68%
	Communist	Frank Brown	418	0.03%
	Socialist Labor	William Wesley Cox	384	0.03%
Total votes			1,321,876	100.00%

References[]

^ ^a ^b Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th congresses. Jefferson, NC [u.a.]: McFarland. ISBN 0786402830.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "MO US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
^ "TRUMAN, Harry S., (1884 - 1972)". Biographical Directory of the U.S Congress. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
^ "Harry S. Truman, 34th Vice President (1945)". United States Senate. Retrieved 13 June 2012.
^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.
^ "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[book1-1] Dubin, Michael J. (1998). United States congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th congresses. Jefferson, NC [u.a.]: McFarland. ISBN 0786402830.

[demprimary-2] "MO US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[3] "TRUMAN, Harry S., (1884 - 1972)". Biographical Directory of the U.S Congress. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[4] "Harry S. Truman, 34th Vice President (1945)". United States Senate. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

[5] "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 30 Dec 2020.

[results-6] "MO US Senate". OurCampaigns. Retrieved 13 June 2012.

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1934 United States Senate election in Missouri

Contents

Democratic primary[]

Candidates[]

Campaign[]

Results[]

General election[]

Results[]

See also[]

References[]