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1934 United States Senate election in California

← 1928 November 5, 1934 1940 →
 
Nominee Hiram Johnson George Ross Kirkpatrick
Party Republican Socialist
Alliance Democratic
Popular vote 1,946,572 108,748
Percentage 94.66% 5.29%

County results
Johnson:      90–100%

U.S. senator before election

Hiram Johnson
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Hiram Johnson
Republican

The 1934 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his fourth term in office.

By cross-filing and winning the Democratic primary, Johnson eliminated his strongest competition and handily won the general election with opposition only from the Socialist Party.

Republican primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Primary election results[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 526,899 71.06%
Democratic Richmond A. Rust 214,638 28.95%
Total votes 741,537 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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Primary election results[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 655,648 87.33%
Democratic Clarence A. Henning 50,075 6.67%
Democratic Carl A. Johnson 45,077 6.00%
Total votes 750,800 100.00%

Third parties and independents

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Independent

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A write-in bid was launched in support of Communist Pat Chambers.

Socialist

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  • George Ross Kirkpatrick, nominee for Vice President in 1916

Results

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1934 United States Senate election in California[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Hiram Johnson (incumbent) 1,946,572 94.66% Increase22.55
Socialist George Ross Kirkpatrick 108,748 5.29% Increase3.57
Independent Pat Chambers (write-in) 1,025 0.05% N/A
Total votes 2,056,345 100.00%

Results By County

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County Hiram Johnson

Republican

George Ross Kirkpatrick

Socialist

Pat Chambers

Independent

Total Votes Cast
# % # % # %
Alameda 163,649 93.66% 11,077 6.34% 0 0.00% 174,726
Alpine 160 98.77% 2 1.23% 0 0.00% 162
Amador 3,166 95.94% 134 4.06% 0 0.00% 3,300
Butte 14,174 94.73% 789 5.27% 0 0.00% 14,963
Calaveras 2,783 95.08% 144 4.92% 0 0.00% 2,927
Colusa 3,921 96.67% 135 3.33% 0 0.00% 4,056
Contra Costa 29,609 94.59% 1,694 5.41% 0 0.00% 31,303
Del Norte 2,004 94.93% 107 5.07% 0 0.00% 2,111
El Dorado 4,456 93.83% 293 6.17% 0 0.00% 4,749
Fresno 43,981 95.49% 2,079 4.51% 0 0.00% 46,060
Glenn 4,247 94.99% 224 5.01% 0 0.00% 4,471
Humboldt 15,351 95.23% 769 4.77% 0 0.00% 16,120
Imperial 12,016 96.14% 483 3.86% 0 0.00% 12,499
Inyo 2,197 94.05% 139 5.95% 0 0.00% 2,336
Kern 26,035 95.74% 1,159 4.26% 0 0.00% 27,194
Kings 7,379 94.80% 405 5.20% 0 0.00% 7,784
Lake 3,483 95.09% 180 4.91% 0 0.00% 3,663
Lassen 4,548 95.43% 218 4.57% 0 0.00% 4,766
Los Angeles 803,707 95.04% 41,323 4.89% 579 0.07% 845,609
Madera 5,570 95.57% 251 4.31% 7 0.12% 5,828
Marin 14,928 93.00% 1,123 7.00% 0 0.00% 16,051
Mariposa 1,921 94.63% 109 5.37% 0 0.00% 2,030
Mendocino 7,929 93.85% 520 6.15% 0 0.00% 8,449
Merced 9,880 95.53% 462 4.47% 0 0.00% 10,342
Modoc 2,492 95.30% 123 4.70% 0 0.00% 2,615
Mono 693 95.32% 34 4.68% 0 0.00% 727
Monterey 15,458 95.74% 687 4.26% 0 0.00% 16,145
Napa 8,232 96.21% 324 3.79% 0 0.00% 8,556
Nevada 5,483 92.31% 457 7.69% 0 0.00% 5,940
Orange 42,715 95.51% 2,009 4.49% 0 0.00% 44,724
Placer 8,394 94.75% 465 5.25% 0 0.00% 8,859
Plumas 2,874 95.13% 147 4.87% 0 0.00% 3,021
Riverside 26,425 95.50% 1,245 4.50% 0 0.00% 27,670
Sacramento 48,172 95.99% 1,960 3.91% 55 0.11% 50,187
San Benito 3,535 94.80% 194 5.20% 0 0.00% 3,729
San Bernardino 44,284 94.96% 2,349 5.04% 0 0.00% 46,633
San Diego 76,407 94.70% 4,263 5.28% 10 0.01% 80,680
San Francisco 174,569 92.39% 14,034 7.43% 349 0.18% 188,952
San Joaquin 34,238 96.00% 1,404 3.94% 21 0.06% 35,663
San Luis Obispo 11,396 95.28% 565 4.72% 0 0.00% 11,961
San Mateo 28,792 93.45% 2,018 6.55% 0 0.00% 30,810
Santa Barbara 20,340 96.05% 837 3.95% 0 0.00% 21,177
Santa Cruz 14,584 94.63% 827 5.37% 0 0.00% 15,411
Santa Clara 50,263 92.88% 3,852 7.12% 0 0.00% 54,115
Shasta 6,435 93.52% 446 6.48% 0 0.00% 6,881
Sierra 1,224 91.82% 108 8.10% 1 0.08% 1,333
Siskiyou 9,020 93.71% 605 6.29% 0 0.00% 9,625
Solano 13,527 96.78% 450 3.22% 0 0.00% 13,977
Sonoma 22,444 94.36% 1,342 5.64% 0 0.00% 23,786
Stanislaus 19,813 95.21% 994 4.78% 2 0.01% 20,809
Sutter 5,208 94.93% 223 5.07% 0 0.00% 5,431
Tehama 5,477 95.05% 285 4.95% 0 0.00% 5,762
Trinity 1,787 91.64% 163 8.36% 0 0.00% 1,950
Tulare 22,226 95.57% 1,031 4.43% 0 0.00% 23,257
Tuolumne 3,556 94.50% 207 5.50% 0 0.00% 3,763
Ventura 17,260 95.72% 771 4.28% 0 0.00% 18,031
Yolo 7,680 96.58% 271 3.41% 1 0.01% 7,952
Yuba 4,475 94.93% 239 5.07% 0 0.00% 4,714
Total 1,946,572 94.66% 108,748 5.29% 1,025 0.05% 2,056,345

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "CA US Senate – R Primary, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  2. ^ "CA US Senate – D Primary, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.
  3. ^ "CA US Senate, 1934". OurCampaigns.com. Retrieved April 23, 2020.

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