1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey

The United States Senate election of 1934 in New Jersey was held on November 6, 1934.

1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey

November 6, 1934

Nominee A. Harry Moore Hamilton F. Kean Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 785,971 554,483 Percentage 57.90% 40.85%

County Results Moore:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Kean:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election Hamilton F. Kean Republican Elected U.S. senator A. Harry Moore Democratic

Incumbent Republican Senator Hamilton F. 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.

Candidates

• John C. Butterworth (Socialist Labor)
• William L. Detmering (Independent Voters)
• Rebecca Grecht (Communist)
• Elwood Hollingsworth (Prohibition)
• Hamilton F. Kean (Republican), incumbent Senator
• John S. Martin (Socialist)
• A. Harry Moore (Democrat), Governor of New Jersey

General election

Results

1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	A. Harry Moore	785,971	57.90%
	Republican	Hamilton Fish Kean (Incumbent)	554,483	40.85%
	Socialist	John S. Martin	9,721	0.72%
	Communist	Rebecca Grecht	2,874	0.21%
	Prohibition	Elwood Hollingshead	2,072	0.15%
	Socialist Labor	John C. Butterworth	1,640	0.12%
	Independent Veteran	William L. Detmering	648	0.05%
Majority			231,488	17.05%
Turnout			1,357,409
	Democratic gain from Republican

See also

• 1934 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1934" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
2. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=267931