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(Top) 1 Democratic primary 1.1 Candidates 1.2 Results 2 Republican primary 2.1 Candidates 2.2 Results 3 General election 3.1 Results 4 See also 5 References

1934 United States Senate election in Washington

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November 6, 1934

1940 →


Nominee	Lewis Schwellenbach	Reno Odlin
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	302,606	168,994
Percentage	60.93%	34.02%

County results
Schwellenbach: 50–60% 60–70%
Tie: 40–50%

U.S. senator before election

Clarence Dill
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Lewis Schwellenbach
Democratic

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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

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Candidates

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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 activist^[1]
James W. Williams

Results

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Democratic primary results by county:

Schwellenbach

30–40%
40–50%
50–60%

Stevenson

30–40%
40–50%
50–60%

Leavy

30–40%
40–50%
50–60%
60–70%
70–80%
80–90%

Deegan

30–40%

1934 Democratic Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Lewis Schwellenbach	74,999	36.50%
	Democratic	John C. Stevenson	61,031	29.71%
	Democratic	Charles H. Leavy	52,459	25.53%
	Democratic	Harry W. Deegan	6,181	3.01%
	Democratic	John C. Peterson	5,486	2.67%
	Democratic	James W. Williams	5,304	2.58%
Total votes			205,460	100.00%

Republican primary

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Candidates

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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

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Primary results by county:

Odlin

20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
50–60%

Morthland

20–30%
30–40%
40–50%
70–80%

Horr

30–40%
40–50%
50–60%

1934 Republican Senate primary^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Reno Odlin	36,653	28.56%
	Republican	D.V. Morthland	33,524	26.12%
	Republican	Ralph Horr	30,770	23.98%
	Republican	Frank R. Jeffrey	17,635	13.74%
	Republican	Frank M. Goodwin	9,753	7.60%
Total votes			128,335	100.00%

General election

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Results

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1934 U.S. Senate election in Washington^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Lewis Schwellenbach	302,606	60.93%	7.51
	Republican	Reno Odlin	168,994	34.02%	12.43
	Cincinnatus	William J. Wilkins	11,866	2.39%	N/A
	Socialist	John F. McKay	7,192	1.45%	N/A
	Communist	George Edward Bradley	3,470	0.70%	0.56
	Prohibition	Chester H. Thompson	1,551	0.31%	N/A
	Socialist Labor	Edward Kriz	556	0.11%	N/A
	Washington Liberty	Glen S. Corkrey	453	0.09%	N/A
Total votes			496,688	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

References

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^ May, Drew. ""To Vote Democratic, Vote Commonwealth": The Washington Commonwealth Federation's 1936 Electoral Victory". The Great Depression in Washington State. Retrieved May 3, 2022.

^ ^a ^b "Elections Search Results - September 1934 Primary". Washington Secretary of State. Retrieved June 25, 2022.

^ "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved April 3, 2021.

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