1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Minnesota Knowpia

The 1934 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Farmer–Labor U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defeated former State Senator Nathaniel J. Holmberg of the Republican Party of Minnesota and U.S. Representative Einar Hoidale of the Minnesota Democratic Party to win a third term.

Democratic primary edit

Einar Hoidale, U.S. Representative since 1933, Minneapolis attorney, former state Commissioner of Agriculture, Dairy and Food, former prosecuting attorney of Brown County (1900-1906), former judge advocate of the state militia (1900-1908), Democratic candidate for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in 1910 and 1912, Democratic nominee for the 5th CD in 1929, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1930^[1]
Lewis Lohmann, St. Paul attorney, former state American Legion commander^[1]

Democratic primary election results^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Einar Hoidale	169,651	71.37%
	Democratic	Lewis Lohmann	68,066	28.63%
Total votes			237,717	100.00%

Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
Francis H. Shoemaker, U.S. Representative since 1933, independent candidate for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 1934, resident of Red Wing, former newspaper editor and publisher^[3]

Farmer–Labor primary election results^[4]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent)	198,151	73.57%
	Farmer–Labor	Francis H. Shoemaker	71,172	26.43%
Total votes			269,323	100.00%

Tom Davis, Minneapolis attorney, former publisher, former Marshall County Attorney, former mayor of Marshall (1910-1913), former state Representative from the 13th House District (1917-1919), Farmer-Labor nominee for Attorney General in 1918, Farmer-Labor candidate for governor in 1924 and 1926^[5]
N. J. Holmberg, former state senator from the 23rd District (1915-1919) and state representative from the 22nd House District (1907-1915), farmer from Renville, former state Commissioner of Agriculture (1919-1931), candidate for governor in 1930, nominee for an at-large U.S. House seat in 1932^[5]

Republican primary election results^[6]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	N. J. Holmberg	85,534	54.68%
	Republican	Tom Davis	70,879	45.32%
Total votes			156,413	100.00%

Alfred Tiala, resident of Waterville, national secretary of the United Farmers' League, nominated by petition^[7]

Morris Kaplan, businessman from Bemidji, former mayor of Bemidji, Public Ownership nominee for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 1912, nominated by petition^[7]

General election results^[8]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent)	503,379	49.87%
	Democratic	Einar Hoidale	294,757	29.20%
	Republican	N. J. Holmberg	200,083	19.82%
	Communist	Alfred Tiala	5,620	0.56%
	Socialist	Morris Kaplan	5,616	0.56%
Total votes			1,009,455	100.00%
Majority			208,622	20.67%
	Farmer–Labor hold

^ ^a ^b University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1934 Minnesota U.S. Senate Democratic Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - D Primary Race - Jun 18, 1934".
^ University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1934 Minnesota U.S. Senate Farmer-Labor Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - MFL Primary Race - Jun 18, 1934".
^ ^a ^b University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1934 Minnesota U.S. Senate Republican Primary". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate - R Primary Race - Jun 18, 1934".
^ ^a ^b University of Minnesota Libraries, University of Minnesota. "1934 Minnesota U.S. Senate Election". Minnesota Historical Election Archive. Archived from the original on August 24, 2021. Retrieved August 24, 2021.
^ "Our Campaigns - MN US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934".