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  US Senate - National Vote
RACE DETAILS
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OfficeSenate
HonorificSenator - Abbr: Sen.
Type Control Indicator
Filing Deadline 00, 1930 - 12:00am Central
Polls Open September 08, 1930 - 06:00am Central
Polls Close November 06, 1934 - 06:30pm Central
Term Start January 03, 1935 - 12:00pm
Term End January 03, 1937 - 12:00pm
ContributorChronicler
Last ModifiedScott³ March 16, 2005 07:02am
Data SourcesDubin, pp. 488-510
Description The Democrats scored an impressive victory in the U.S. Senate elections of 1934. They gained a total of eleven seats (nine in regular elections and two in special elections), stripping the GOP of one third of its seats. Democrats won 23 of the races, compared to 7 for the Republicans and two others. When the Senate met, it consisted of 69 Democrats, 25 Republicans, 1 Farmer Labor, and 1 Progressive.

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Name (I) Democratic Party Control Republican Party Control Socialist Party Control Prohibition Party Control Farmer Labor Party Control Independent Control Progressive Party Control
PartyDemocratic Republican Socialist Prohibition Farmer-Labor Independent Progressive
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Uncertified Votes (0.00% in) 35,614,262 (52.76%) 28,024,268 (41.51%) 1,025,836 (1.52%) 766,619 (1.14%) 686,587 (1.02%) 514,701 (0.76%) 483,687 (0.72%)
Margin0 (0.00%) -7,589,994 (-11.24%) -34,588,426 (-51.24%) -34,847,643 (-51.62%) -34,927,675 (-51.74%) -35,099,561 (-51.99%) -35,130,575 (-52.04%)
Estimated Final71,228,524 (52.76%) 56,048,536 (41.51%) 2,051,672 (1.52%) 1,533,238 (1.14%) 1,373,174 (1.02%) 1,029,402 (0.76%) 967,374 (0.72%)
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Name Communist Party Control Independent Republican Party Control Socialist Labor Party Control Liberty Party Control  
PartyCommunist Independent Republican Socialist Labor Liberty  
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Uncertified Votes (0.00% in) 188,430 (0.28%) 111,487 (0.17%) 54,951 (0.08%) 36,533 (0.05%)  
Margin-35,425,832 (-52.48%) -35,502,775 (-52.59%) -35,559,311 (-52.67%) -35,577,729 (-52.70%)  
Estimated Final376,860 (0.28%) 222,974 (0.17%) 109,902 (0.08%) 73,066 (0.05%)  
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