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1934 United States Senate election in Indiana 
Summary
The 1934 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Arthur Robinson ran for re-election to a second term, but lost narrowly to Democrat Sherman Minton.
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 County results Minton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Robinson: 40–50% 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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General election edit
Candidates edit
- Albert W. Jackman (Prohibition)
- Sherman Minton, Indiana Utility Commissioner (Democratic)
- Arthur Raymond Robinson, incumbent Senator since 1925 (Republican)
- Wenzel Stocker (Communist)
- Forrest Wallace (Socialist)
Results edit
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | Sherman Minton | 758,801 | 51.46% |  7.34
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| Republican | Arthur Raymond Robinson (incumbent) | 700,103 | 47.48% |  7.82
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| Socialist | Forrest Wallace | 9,414 | 0.64% | 0.40
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| Prohibition | Albert W. Jackman | 4,987 | 0.34% | 0.05
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| Communist | Wenzel Stocker | 1,307 | 0.09% | 0.07
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| Total votes | 1,473,305 | 100.00% | |||
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See also edit
References edit
- ^ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
- ^ "Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.