1934 United States Senate election in Texas

1934 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas
	County Results 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

Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr., U.S. Representative from Gainesville (representing Texas at-large) and son of former U.S. Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey
Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
Guy B. Fisher, attorney and sawmill operator from Bland Lake^[2]

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

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%	15.45
	Republican	Ulysses S. Goen	12,895	2.84%	15.80
	Socialist	William Burr Starr	1,828	0.40%	0.30
	Communist	L. C. Keel	310	0.07%	0.05
Total votes			454,408	100.00%
	Democratic hold

References

^ Heard, Alexander; Strong, Donald (1950). Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949. University of Alabama Press. pp. 172–173. ISBN 9780836955248.
^ "Three Candidates for U.S. Senator from Texas Discussed in Sketches". The Fort Worth Star-Telegram. July 22, 1934. p. 7.
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 28, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.
^ 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.
^ "Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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[results-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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1934 United States Senate election in Texas

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

References