1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey

none March 2026 September 2023 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey New Jersey 1896 presidential no 71%https://nj.gov/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/other/2022-1925-general-election-data.pdf General Election Data - 1924 to 2022 NJ.gov ( 13pp) 1928 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1928 1938 United States Senate special election in New Jersey 1938 (special) November 6, 1934 150x150px A Harry Moore 1927.jpg A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (US) 785,971 57.90% Hamiltonkean.jpg Hamilton Fish Kean Republican Party (US) 554,483 40.85% 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey results map by county (2).svg 280px County resultsMoore: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80%Kean: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. senator Hamilton Fish Kean Republican Party (US) A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (US) The United States Senate election of 1934 in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Hamilton Fish Kean ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Governor of New Jersey A. Harry Moore in a landslide. This was among the nine seats Democrats gained in this year's elections. This election also marks the end of a streak of four straight elections in which the incumbents were defeated, beginning in 1916. Republican primary Candidates James Blauvelt, former Assemblyman from RidgewoodBLAUVELT TO OPPOSE KEAN IN SENATE RACE; Former Jersey Assemblyman Attacks Republican Leader's 'Wall St. Viewpoint.' The New York Times 8 Mar 1934 18 Aug 2021 https://timesmachine.nytimes.com/timesmachine/1934/03/08/93754264.html Hamilton Fish Kean, incumbent Senator since 1929https://www.state.nj.us/state/elections/assets/pdf/election-results/1920-1970//1934-primary-election.pdf A list of Candidates for the offices of United States Senator, Members of the House of Representatives and Governor who have filed petitions in the office of the Secretary of State for nomination at the Primary election to be held May 15, 1934 Secretary of the State of New Jersey Campaign Senator Kean was challenged by former Assemblyman James Blauvelt, who opposed what he called Kean's "Wall Street viewpoint." The opposition came as a surprise to the Senator and most Republicans. He ran on a ticket named "Public Ownership; Against Wall St. Domination." Results 1934 Republican U.S. Senate primaryHoffman Vote Exceeds Total of Opponents The Manasquan Coast Star 25 May 1934 1 https://www.newspapers.com/image/480485984/ subscription Hamilton Fish Kean (inc.) Republican Party (US) 321,890 73.36% James Blauvelt Republican Party (US) 116,886 26.64% 438,776 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates A. Harry Moore, Governor of New Jersey Results Governor Moore was unopposed for the Democratic nomination. 1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary A. Harry Moore Democratic Party (US) 294,960 100.00% 294,960 100.00% General election Candidates John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor) William L. Detmering (Independent Voters) Rebecca Grecht (Communist) Elwood Hollingsworth (Prohibition) Hamilton Fish Kean (Republican), incumbent Senator John S. Martin (Socialist) A. Harry Moore (Democratic), Governor of New Jersey Results 1934 United States Senate election in New Jerseyhttps://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1934election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1934 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives April 22, 2020https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267931 Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934 Democratic Party (US) A. Harry Moore 785,971 57.90% Republican Party (US) Hamilton Fish Kean (incumbent) 554,483 40.85% Socialist Party (US) John S. Martin 9,721 0.72% Communist Party (US) Rebecca Grecht 2,874 0.21% Prohibition Party (US) Elwood Hollingshead 2,072 0.15% Socialist Labor Party (US) John C. Butterworth 1,640 0.12% Independent Veteran William L. Detmering 648 0.05% 231,488 17.05% 1,357,409 Democratic Party (US) Republican Party (US) See also 1934 United States Senate elections References New Jersey 1934 Category:1934 New Jersey elections