1934 United States Senate election in Texas
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The 1934 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1934. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to a second term. Connally fended off a competitive primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. on July 28 before facing only nominal opposition in the general election.
The Republican Party, whose support had been devastated by the effects of the Great Depression, did field a candidate (El Paso attorney Ulysses S. Goen) but did not factor in the election.
Democratic primary[]
Candidates[]
- Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr., U.S. Representative from Gainesville (representing Texas at-large) and son of former U.S. Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey
- Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
- Guy B. Fisher
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Tom Connally (incumbent) | 567,139 | 58.80% | |
Democratic | Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. | 355,963 | 36.91% | |
Democratic | Guy B. Fisher | 41,421 | 4.29% | |
Total votes | 964,523 | 100.00% |
General election[]
Results[]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Tom Connally (incumbent) | 439,375 | 96.69% | ![]() | |
Republican | Ulysses S. Goen | 12,895 | 2.84% | ![]() | |
Socialist | W.B. Starr | 1,828 | 0.40% | ![]() | |
Communist | L. C. Keel | 310 | 0.07% | ![]() | |
Total votes | 454,408 | 100.00% | |||
Democratic hold |
See also[]
References[]
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 28, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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- 1934 United States Senate elections
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- 1934 Texas elections
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