1934 United States Senate election in Arizona

none March 2026 September 2023 1934 United States Senate election in Arizona Arizona Presidential no 1928 United States Senate election in Arizona 1928 1940 United States Senate election in Arizona 1940 November 3, 1934 Teacher and scholar meet again. Washington, D.C., April 1. Memories of school days were recalled today when Dean Harry M. Bates of the Michigan Law School, faced Senator Henry F. Ashurst, LCCN2016871464 (cropped).jpg Henry F. Ashurst Democratic Party (US) 67,648 72.03% 3x4.svg Joseph Edward Thompson Republican Party (US) 24,075 25.63% File:1934 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg 210px County resultsAshurst: #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% United States Senator Henry F. Ashurst Democratic Party (US) Henry F. Ashurst Democratic Party (US) The 1934 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 3, 1934. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Henry F. Ashurst ran for reelection to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Joseph Edward Thompson in the general election by a wide margin. Thompson's candidacy came at an inopportune time, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt had just begun his first term, and with the country in the midst of the Great Depression, the Democrats were far more popular than the Republicans at the time. Additionally, Ashurst, who had served continuously as U.S. Senator since Arizona joined the union in 1912, presented an even greater challenge to anyone who would have hoped to defeat him for reelection, due to his seniority, and Thompson was fairly unknown in state politics, having never served in government prior to running for U.S. Senate. Ashurst notably faced opposition in the Democratic primary, however, from former Secretary of State Sidney P. Osborn, who later became Governor of Arizona for several terms. This would be Ashurst's final electoral success, as he would lose the Democratic primary in 1940 to Ernest McFarland. Democratic primary Candidates Henry F. Ashurst, incumbent U.S. Senator Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona Renz L. Jennings William Coxon, State Senator Charles H. Rutherford, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1926 and 1928 Results thumb|220px|Primary results by county: #8db8e2 Ashurst #deedfb 30–40% #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% Democratic primary resultshttp://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=379102 Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Henry F. Ashurst (incumbent) 36,646 40.7% Democratic Party (United States) Sidney P. Osborn 24,065 26.7% Democratic Party (United States) Renz L. Jennings 16,743 18.6% Democratic Party (United States) William Coxon 8,653 9.6% Democratic Party (United States) Charles H. Rutherford 4,026 4.5% 90,133 100.0 Republican primary Candidates Joseph Edward Thompson, businessman General election United States Senate election in Arizona, 1934http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=3286 Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934 Democratic Party (United States) Henry F. Ashurst (incumbent) 67,648 72.03% +17.78% Republican Party (United States) Joseph Edward Thompson 24,075 25.63% -20.12% Socialist Party (United States) Charles D. Pinkerton 1,591 1.69% Communist Party (United States) Ramon Garcia 606 0.65% 43,573 46.39% +37.90% 93,920 Democratic Party (United States) See also United States Senate elections, 1934 References 1collapsed 1934 Arizona Category:1934 Arizona elections