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1934 United States Senate election in Washington Washington Flag of Washington (1923–1967).svg Presidential no 1928 United States Senate election in Washington 1928 1940 United States Senate election in Washington 1940 November 6, 1934 x150px File:Lewis B. Schwellenbach, 1940.jpg Lewis Schwellenbach Democratic Party (United States) 302,606 60.93% File:3x4.svg Reno Odlin Republican Party (United States) 168,994 34.02% 1934 United States Senate election in Washington results map by county.svg 275px County resultsSchwellenbach: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%Tie: #d498f2 40–50% U.S. Senator Clarence Dill Democratic Party (US) Lewis Schwellenbach Democratic Party (US)
The 1934 United States Senate election in Washington was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Democrat Clarence Dill did not run for a third term in office. He was succeeded by Democrat Lewis Schwellenbach, who defeated Republican Reno Odlin for the open seat.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Harry W. Deegan
Charles H. Leavy, U.S. representative from Spokane
John C. Peterson
Lewis Schwellenbach, Seattle attorney and candidate for governor in 1932
John C. Stevenson, radio announcer and anti-poverty activisthttps://depts.washington.edu/depress/1936_campaign.shtml 3 May 2022 The Great Depression in Washington State "To Vote Democratic, Vote Commonwealth": The Washington Commonwealth Federation's 1936 Electoral Victory May Drew
James W. Williams
Results
thumb|275px|center|Democratic primary results by county:
#8db8e2 Schwellenbach #deedfb 30–40% #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60%
#87be51 Stevenson #ddf0ca 30–40% #b1d68d 40–50% #87be51 50–60%
#e66f9e Leavy #fad6e4 30–40% #eea3c1 40–50% #e66f9e 50–60% #db3577 60–70% #c6175d 70–80% #a60042 80–90%
#FF9955 Deegan #FFCCAA 30–40%
1934 Democratic Senate primaryElections Search Results - September 1934 Primary https://www.sos.wa.gov/elections/results_report.aspx?e=99&c=&c2=&t=&t2=&p=&p2=&y= 2022-06-25 Washington Secretary of State
Lewis Schwellenbach
Democratic Party (US)
74,999
36.50%
John C. Stevenson
Democratic Party (US)
61,031
29.71%
Charles H. Leavy
Democratic Party (US)
52,459
25.53%
Harry W. Deegan
Democratic Party (US)
6,181
3.01%
John C. Peterson
Democratic Party (US)
5,486
2.67%
James W. Williams
Democratic Party (US)
5,304
2.58%
205,460
100.00%
Republican primary
Candidates
Frank M. Goodwin
Ralph Horr, U.S. representative from Seattle since 1931
Frank R. Jeffrey
D.V. Morthland, state senator from Yakima since 1917
Reno Odlin
Results
thumb|275px|Republican primary results by county:
#ed8783 Odlin #fdeeee 20–30% #fbdedd 30–40% #f1b4b2 40–50% #ed8783 50–60%
#c88fe4 Morthland #f8effe 20–30% #f2dffc 30–40% #dcb7ef 40–50% #9d40cc 70–80%
#7bc7ae Horr #d8f3ea 30–40% #a8dccb 40–50% #7bc7ae 50–60%
1934 Republican Senate primary
Reno Odlin
Republican Party (US)
36,653
28.56%
D.V. Morthland
Republican Party (US)
33,524
26.12%
Ralph Horr
Republican Party (US)
30,770
23.98%
Frank R. Jeffrey
Republican Party (US)
17,635
13.74%
Frank M. Goodwin
Republican Party (US)
9,753
7.60%
128,335
100.00%
General election
Candidates
Glen S. Corkrey (Washington Liberty)
Edward Kriz (Socialist Labor)
John F. McKay (Socialist)
Reno Odlin (Republican)
Lewis Schwellenbach, Seattle attorney and candidate for governor in 1932 (Democratic)
Chester H. Thompson (Prohibition)
William J. Wilkins, King County deputy prosecutor (Cincinnatus)
Results
1934 U.S. Senate election in WashingtonStatistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1934election.pdf U.S. Government Printing Office 3 Apr 2021
Democratic Party (US)
Lewis Schwellenbach
302,606
60.93%
7.51
Republican Party (US) Reno Odlin 168,994 34.02% 12.43
Cincinnatus
William J. Wilkins
11,866
2.39%
N/A
Socialist Party (US) John F. McKay 7,192 1.45% N/A
Communist Party (US) George Edward Bradley 3,470 0.70% 0.56
Prohibition Party (US) Chester H. Thompson 1,551 0.31% N/A
Socialist Labor Party (US) Edward Kriz 556 0.11% N/A
Liberty Party (United States, 1932)
Glen S. Corkrey
453
0.09%
N/A
496,688
100.00%
Democratic Party (US)
Republican Party (US)
See also
1934 United States Senate elections
References
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