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1934 United States Senate election in California
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1934 United States Senate election in California California Flag of California (1924–1953).pngborder presidential no 1928 United States Senate election in California 1928 1940 United States Senate election in California 1940 November 5, 1934 Portrait of Senator Hiram Johnson of California, 1926.jpeg Hiram Johnson Republican Party (US) Democratic 1,946,572 94.66% 1934 United States Senate election in California results map by county.svg 300px County resultsJohnson: #A80000 90–100% George R. Kirkpatrick 1916 Edit.jpg George Ross Kirkpatrick Socialist Party of America 108,748 5.29% U.S. Senator Hiram Johnson Republican Party (United States) Hiram Johnson Republican Party (United States)
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
Candidates
Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
Richmond A. Rust
Results
Primary election resultsCA US Senate – R Primary, 1934 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=775684 OurCampaigns.com 23 April 2020
Republican Party (United States)
Hiram Johnson (incumbent)
526,899
71.06%
Democratic Party (United States)
Richmond A. Rust
214,638
28.95%
741,537
100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Clarence A. Henning, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1924
Carl A. Johnson, nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902
Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (cross-filing)
Results
Primary election resultsCA US Senate – D Primary, 1934 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=775685 OurCampaigns.com 23 April 2020
Republican Party (United States)
Hiram Johnson (incumbent)
655,648
87.33%
Democratic Party (United States)
Clarence A. Henning
50,075
6.67%
Democratic Party (United States)
Carl A. Johnson
45,077
6.00%
750,800
100.00%
Third parties and independents
Independent
A write-in bid was launched in support of Communist Pat Chambers.
Socialist
George Ross Kirkpatrick, nominee for vice president in 1916
Results
1934 United States Senate election in CaliforniaCA US Senate, 1934 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=24097 OurCampaigns.com 23 April 2020
Republican Party (United States)
Hiram Johnson (incumbent)
1,946,572
94.66%
22.55
Socialist Party USA
George Ross Kirkpatrick
108,748
5.29%
3.57
Independent politician
Pat Chambers (write-in)
1,025
0.05%
N/A
2,056,345
100.00%
Results By County
CountyHiram Johnson
RepublicanGeorge Ross Kirkpatrick
SocialistPat Chambers
IndependentTotal Votes Cast#%#%#%Alameda163,64993.66%11,0776.34%00.00%174,726Alpine16098.77%21.23%00.00%162Amador3,16695.94%1344.06%00.00%3,300Butte14,17494.73%7895.27%00.00%14,963Calaveras2,78395.08%1444.92%00.00%2,927Colusa3,92196.67%1353.33%00.00%4,056Contra Costa29,60994.59%1,6945.41%00.00%31,303Del Norte2,00494.93%1075.07%00.00%2,111El Dorado4,45693.83%2936.17%00.00%4,749Fresno43,98195.49%2,0794.51%00.00%46,060Glenn4,24794.99%2245.01%00.00%4,471Humboldt15,35195.23%7694.77%00.00%16,120Imperial12,01696.14%4833.86%00.00%12,499Inyo2,19794.05%1395.95%00.00%2,336Kern26,03595.74%1,1594.26%00.00%27,194Kings7,37994.80%4055.20%00.00%7,784Lake3,48395.09%1804.91%00.00%3,663Lassen4,54895.43%2184.57%00.00%4,766Los Angeles803,70795.04%41,3234.89%5790.07%845,609Madera5,57095.57%2514.31%70.12%5,828Marin14,92893.00%1,1237.00%00.00%16,051Mariposa1,92194.63%1095.37%00.00%2,030Mendocino7,92993.85%5206.15%00.00%8,449Merced9,88095.53%4624.47%00.00%10,342Modoc2,49295.30%1234.70%00.00%2,615Mono69395.32%344.68%00.00%727Monterey15,45895.74%6874.26%00.00%16,145Napa8,23296.21%3243.79%00.00%8,556Nevada5,48392.31%4577.69%00.00%5,940Orange42,71595.51%2,0094.49%00.00%44,724Placer8,39494.75%4655.25%00.00%8,859Plumas2,87495.13%1474.87%00.00%3,021Riverside26,42595.50%1,2454.50%00.00%27,670Sacramento48,17295.99%1,9603.91%550.11%50,187San Benito3,53594.80%1945.20%00.00%3,729San Bernardino44,28494.96%2,3495.04%00.00%46,633San Diego76,40794.70%4,2635.28%100.01%80,680San Francisco174,56992.39%14,0347.43%3490.18%188,952San Joaquin34,23896.00%1,4043.94%210.06%35,663San Luis Obispo11,39695.28%5654.72%00.00%11,961San Mateo28,79293.45%2,0186.55%00.00%30,810Santa Barbara20,34096.05%8373.95%00.00%21,177Santa Cruz14,58494.63%8275.37%00.00%15,411Santa Clara50,26392.88%3,8527.12%00.00%54,115Shasta6,43593.52%4466.48%00.00%6,881Sierra1,22491.82%1088.10%10.08%1,333Siskiyou9,02093.71%6056.29%00.00%9,625Solano13,52796.78%4503.22%00.00%13,977Sonoma22,44494.36%1,3425.64%00.00%23,786Stanislaus19,81395.21%9944.78%20.01%20,809Sutter5,20894.93%2235.07%00.00%5,431Tehama5,47795.05%2854.95%00.00%5,762Trinity1,78791.64%1638.36%00.00%1,950Tulare22,22695.57%1,0314.43%00.00%23,257Tuolumne3,55694.50%2075.50%00.00%3,763Ventura17,26095.72%7714.28%00.00%18,031Yolo7,68096.58%2713.41%10.01%7,952Yuba4,47594.93%2395.07%00.00%4,714Total1,946,57294.66%108,7485.29%1,0250.05%2,056,345
See also
1934 United States Senate elections
References
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