1934 United States Senate election in Missouri

none March 2026 September 2023 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri Missouri presidential no 1928 United States Senate election in Missouri 1928 1940 United States Senate election in Missouri 1940 November 6, 1934 x150px Harry S. Truman( ) LCCN2016890263 Crop.jpg Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (US) 787,110 59.55% PATTERSON, ROSCOE. SENATOR LCCN2016861077 (cropped).jpg Roscoe C. Patterson Republican Party (US) 524,954 39.71% 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri results map by county.svg 275px County resultsTruman: #a5b0ff 40–50% #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70%#584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0E0496 >90% Patterson: #f2b3be 40–50% #e27f7f 50–60% #d75d5d 60–70% #d72f30 70–80% U.S. Senator Roscoe C. Patterson Republican Party (US) Harry S. Truman Democratic Party (US) The 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Roscoe Patterson, first elected in 1928, sought reelection to a second term. He was defeated by the Democratic candidate, future Vice President and President of the United States Harry Truman.Dubin Michael J. United States congressional elections, 1788-1997 : the official results of the elections of the 1st through 105th congresses 1998 McFarland Jefferson, NC [u.a.] 0786402830 https://books.google.com/books?id=9ElyQgAACAAJ Democratic primary Candidates James Longstreet Cleveland John J. Cochran, U.S. Representative from St. LouisMO US Senate - D Primary http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=373399 OurCampaigns 13 June 2012 Jacob L. Milligan, U.S. Representative from Richmond Harry S. Truman, presiding judge of the Jackson County CourtTRUMAN, Harry S., (1884 - 1972) http://bioguide.congress.gov/scripts/biodisplay.pl?index=t000387 Biographical Directory of the U.S Congress 13 June 2012 Campaign Harry Truman, having served as a judge, expressed an interest in running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934, but political boss Tom Pendergast had already selected another candidate for that race. After four other potential candidates had declined to run, Pendergast ultimately approached Truman to discuss a possible run for the United States Senate, to Truman's surprise. Truman, with backing from Pendergast, entered the Senate race. Truman said he would not, if elected, dictate to anyone,March 2018 to the dismay of anti-Pendergast U.S. Senator Bennett Champ Clark.Harry S. Truman, 34th Vice President (1945) https://www.senate.gov/artandhistory/history/common/generic/VP_Harry_Truman.htm United States Senate 13 June 2012 Truman waged a statewide campaign and eventually won the largely three-way Democratic primary on August 7, 1934, by a significant margin, defeating U.S. Representatives John Cochran and Jacob Milligan. Results thumb|275px|Primary results by county: #8db8e2 Truman #deedfb 30–40% #b4d0ec 40–50% #8db8e2 50–60% #679fd7 60–70% #244e79 >90% #87be51 Cochran #ddf0ca 30–40% #b1d68d 40–50% #87be51 50–60% #63a61f 60–70% #478e00 70–80% #2a5400 >90% #e66f9e Milligan #fad6e4 30–40% #eea3c1 40–50% #e66f9e 50–60% #db3577 60–70% #c6175d 70–80% |center 1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryOfficial Manual of the State of Missouri, 1935–1936 https://cdm16795.contentdm.oclc.org/digital/collection/bluebook/id/18044 410–411 11 Oct 2022 1936 Missouri Secretary of State Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman 276,850 41.42% Democratic Party (United States) John J. Cochran 236,257 35.35% Democratic Party (United States) Jacob L. Milligan 147,631 22.09% Democratic Party (United States) James L. Cleveland 7,691 1.15% 668,429 100 Nearly half of Truman's vote (137,529) came from Jackson County alone, where he received 92.8%. Likewise, Cochran received over half of his overall vote (121,048) from St. Louis and St. Louis County, where he led with 90.5% and 77.9%, respectively. General election Results Missouri United States Senate election, 1934MO US Senate http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=148184 OurCampaigns 13 June 2012 Democratic Party (United States) Harry S. Truman 787,110 59.55% 11.67 Republican Party (United States) Roscoe C. Patterson (incumbent) 524,954 39.71% 13.20 Socialist Party of America W.C. Meyer 9,010 0.68% 0.49 Communist Party USA Frank Brown 418 0.03% N/A Socialist Labor Party of America William Wesley Cox 384 0.03% 0.01 1,321,876 100.00% See also 1934 United States Senate elections List of United States senators from Missouri References 1934 Missouri United States Senate Category:Harry S. Truman