1934 United States Senate election in Indiana

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Nominee  | Sherman Minton | Arthur Robinson |
Party  | Democratic | Republican
Popular vote  | 758,801 | 700,103
Percentage  | 51.46% | 47.48%

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County results
Minton:  40–50% 50–60% 60–70%
Robinson:  40–50% 50–60%

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| U.S. senator before election

Arthur Raymond Robinson
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| Elected U.S. Senator

Sherman Minton
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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.

## General election

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### Candidates

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* 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

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1934 U.S. Senate election in Indiana[1][2] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %  | ±%

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| Democratic | Sherman Minton | 758,801  | 51.46%  | 7.34
| Republican | Arthur Raymond Robinson (incumbent)  | 700,103  | 47.48%  | 7.82
| Socialist | Forrest Wallace  | 9,414  | 0.64%  | 0.40
| Prohibition | Albert W. Jackman  | 4,987  | 0.34%  | 0.05
| Communist | Wenzel Stocker  | 1,307  | 0.09%  | 0.07
Total votes  | 1,473,305  | 100.00%
| Democratic gain from Republican

## See also

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* 1934 United States Senate elections

## References

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1. ^ 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.
2. ^ "Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.

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