1934 Democratic Senate primary election in Mississippi
September 18, 1934
 
Nominee Theodore Bilbo Hubert Stephens
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 101,702 94,587
Percentage 51.81% 48.19%
Results by county
Bilbo:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
Stephens:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%
U.S. senator before election

Hubert Stephens
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Theodore Bilbo
Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Senator Hubert Stephens ran for re-election to a third term, but was defeated by Governor Theodore Bilbo in a close run-off election.

On August 28, Stephens won the Democratic primary over Bilbo and Meridian Congressman Ross Collins in a close three-way race. Since no candidate received a majority of the vote, the election proceeded to a run-off between Stephens and Bilbo. On September 18, Bilbo won the run-off by just 7,115 votes.

Bilbo won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1934 United States Senate Democratic primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Hubert Stephens (incumbent) 64,035 37.32%
Democratic Theodore Bilbo 63,752 37.16%
Democratic Ross A. Collins 42,209 24.60%
Democratic Frank H. Harper 1,586 0.92%
Total votes 171,582 100.00%

Primary runoff

Results

1934 United States Senate Democratic runoff[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Theodore Bilbo 101,702 51.81%
Democratic Hubert Stephens (incumbent) 94,587 48.19%
Total votes 196,289 100.00%

General election

1934 United States Senate election[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Theodore Bilbo 51,609 100.00% Steady
Total votes 51,609 100.00%

References

  1. ↑ "MS US Senate – D Primary". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  2. ↑ "MS US Senate – D Runoff". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
  3. ↑ "MS US Senate". Our Campaigns. Retrieved January 24, 2020.
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