1934 United States Senate election in Vermont

Summary

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. As of 2023, Martin's 48.37% vote share remains the largest a Democrat has ever received for Vermont's Class I Senate seat.

1934 United States Senate election in Vermont

← 1931 (special) November 6, 1934 (1934-11-06) 1940 →
 
Nominee Warren Austin Fred C. Martin
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 67,146 63,632
Percentage 51.04% 48.37%

U.S. senator before election

Warren Austin
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

Warren Austin
Republican

Republican primary edit

Candidates edit

Campaign edit

Senator Austin undertook an extensive advertising and letter-writing campaign but did not directly address his opponent, who was not considered a strong threat.[1]

Results edit

1934 Republican Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 44,507 75.06%
Republican Harry B. Amey 14,731 24.84%
Write-in 57 0.01%
Total votes 59,295 100.00%

Democratic primary edit

Candidates edit

  • Fred C. Martin, Collector of Internal Revenue for Vermont[1] and nominee for Senate in 1928

Results edit

1934 Democratic Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Fred C. Martin 7,870 99.80%
Write-in 16 0.20%
Total votes '7,886' '100'

General election edit

Results edit

1934 U.S. Senate election in Vermont[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican Warren Austin (incumbent) 67,146 51.04%  12.98
Democratic Fred C. Martin 63,632 48.37%  12.82
Write-in 3 0.00%  0.42
Total votes 131,552 100.00%

References edit

  1. ^ a b Mazuzan 1971, p. 135.
  2. ^ a b "Primary Election Results" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Retrieved June 16, 2015.
  3. ^ "General Election Results - U.S. Senator - 1914-2014" (PDF). Office of the Vermont Secretary of State. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 4, 2016. Retrieved June 16, 2015.

Bibliography edit

  • Mazuzan, George T. (Spring 1971). "Vermont's Traditional Republicanism vs. the New Deal: Warren R. Austin and the Election of 1934" (PDF). The Proceedings of the Vermont Historical Society. XXXIX (2).