1934 United States Senate election in California

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The 1934 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his fourth term in office.

By cross-filing and winning the Democratic primary, Johnson eliminated his strongest competition and handily won the general election with only nominal opposition from the Socialist Party.

Republican primary

Candidates

Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
Richmond A. Rust

Results

Primary election results^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	526,899	71.06%
	Democratic	Richmond A. Rust	214,638	28.95%
Total votes			741,537	100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Clarence A. Henning, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1924
Carl A. Johnson, nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902
Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (cross-filing)

Results

Primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	655,648	87.33%
	Democratic	Clarence A. Henning	50,075	6.67%
	Democratic	Carl A. Johnson	45,077	6.00%
Total votes			750,800	100.00%

Third parties and independents

Independent

A write-in bid was launched in support of Communist Pat Chambers.

Socialist

George Ross Kirkpatrick, nominee for Vice President in 1916

General election

Results

1934 United States Senate election in California^[3]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Hiram Johnson (incumbent)	1,946,572	94.66%	22.55
	Socialist	George Ross Kirkpatrick	108,748	5.29%	3.57
	Independent	Pat Chambers (write-in)	1,025	0.05%	N/A
Total votes			2,056,345	100.00%

References

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1934 United States Senate election in California

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

Third parties and independents

Independent

Socialist

General election

Results

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