1934 United States Senate election in Texas
The 1934 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1934. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to a second term. Connally fended off a competitive primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. on July 28 before facing only nominal opposition in the general election.
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The Republican Party, whose support had been devastated by the effects of the Great Depression, did field a candidate (El Paso attorney Ulysses S. Goen) but did not factor in the election.
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr., U.S. Representative from Gainesville (representing Texas at-large) and son of former U.S. Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey
- Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
- Guy B. Fisher
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Connally | 567,139 | 58.80% | |
| Democratic | Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. | 355,963 | 36.91% | |
| Democratic | Guy B. Fisher | 41,421 | 4.29% | |
| Total votes | 964,523 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Tom Connally | 439,375 | 96.69% |  15.45 | |
| Republican | Ulysses S. Goen | 12,895 | 2.84% |  15.80 | |
| Socialist | W.B. Starr | 1,828 | 0.40% | 0.30 | |
| Communist | L. C. Keel | 310 | 0.07% | 0.05 | |
| Total votes | 454,408 | 100.00% | |||
| Democratic hold | |||||
See also
References
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 28, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.
- Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.
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