1934 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas
July 28, 1934
 
Nominee Tom Connally Joseph W. Bailey
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 567,139 355,963
Percentage 58.80% 36.91%
County Results[1]

Connally:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%
Bailey:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Fisher:      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Tom Connally
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

Tom Connally
Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1934. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to a second term. Connally fended off a competitive primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. on July 28 before facing only nominal opposition in the general election.

The Republican Party, whose support had been devastated by the effects of the Great Depression, did field a candidate (El Paso attorney Ulysses S. Goen) but did not factor in the election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Tom Connally (incumbent) 567,139 58.80%
Democratic Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. 355,963 36.91%
Democratic Guy B. Fisher 41,421 4.29%
Total votes 964,523 100.00%

General election

General election results by county.
Connally
  60–70%
  70–80%
  80–90%
  >90%

Connally won every county in the state with over 64% of the vote.

Results

1934 United States Senate election in Texas[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Tom Connally (incumbent) 439,375 96.69% Increase15.45
Republican Ulysses S. Goen 12,895 2.84% Decrease15.80
Socialist W.B. Starr 1,828 0.40% Increase0.30
Communist L. C. Keel 310 0.07% Increase0.05
Total votes 454,408 100.00%
Democratic hold

See also

References

  1. ↑ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9780836955248.
  2. ↑ "Three Candidates for U.S. Senator from Texas Discussed in Sketches". The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 22, 1934. p. 7.
  3. ↑ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 28, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. ↑ Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  5. ↑ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.


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