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1934 United States Senate election in Vermont Vermont presidential 1934 1 16 no 1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont 1931 (special) United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940 1940 File:Warren Austin.jpg Warren Austin Republican Party (United States) 67,146 51.0% File:Fred C. Martin (Vermont politician and public official).jpg Democratic Party (United States) Fred C. Martin 63,632 48.4% 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont results map by county.svg 220px County resultsAustin: #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Martin: #7996E2 50–60% U.S. Senator Warren Austin Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin Republican Party (United States)
The 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Austin was elected in a 1931 special election to replace Frank C. Partridge, who was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frank L. Greene. To date, Martin's 48.37% vote share remains the largest a Democrat has ever received for Vermont's Class I Senate seat.
Republican primary
Candidates
Harry B. Amey, former United States Attorney for the District of Vermont and State Senator from Island Pond
Warren Austin, incumbent Senator since 1931
Campaign
Senator Austin undertook an extensive advertising and letter-writing campaign but did not directly address his opponent, who was not considered a strong threat.Mazuzan 1971 135
Results
1934 Republican Senate primary
Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin (incumbent) 44,507 75.06%
Republican Party (United States) Harry B. Amey 14,731 24.84%
57 0.01%
59,295 100.00%
Democratic primary
Candidates
Fred C. Martin, Collector of Internal Revenue for VermontMazuzan 1971 135 and nominee for Senate in 1928
Results
1934 Democratic Senate primaryPrimary Election Results https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/63004/p1934.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 16 June 2015 January 1, 2015 https://web.archive.org/web/20150101195124/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/63004/p1934.pdf dead
Democratic Party (United States) Fred C. Martin 7,870 99.80%
16 0.20%
7,886 100.00%
General election
Results
1934 U.S. Senate election in VermontGeneral Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014 https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf Office of the Vermont Secretary of State 16 June 2015 4 March 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160304053355/https://www.sec.state.vt.us/media/682280/generalelection_USSenator.pdf dead
Republican Party (United States) Warren Austin (incumbent) 67,146 51.04% 12.98
Democratic Party (United States) Fred C. Martin 63,632 48.37% 12.82
3 0.00% 0.42
131,552 100.00%
References
Bibliography
Vermont's Traditional Republicanism vs. the New Deal: Warren R. Austin and the Election of 1934 The Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society Spring 1971 XXXIX 2 https://vermonthistory.org/journal/misc/WarrenRAustin.pdf Mazuzan George T.
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