1934 United States Senate election in Michigan

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Nominee  | Arthur Vandenberg | Frank Picard |
Party  | Republican | Democratic
Popular vote  | 626,017 | 573,574
Percentage  | 51.32% | 47.03%

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| U.S. senator before election

Arthur Vandenberg
Republican

| Elected U.S. Senator

Arthur Vandenberg
Republican

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The 1934 United States Senate election in Michigan was held on November 6, 1934.

Republican Senator Arthur Vandenberg was re-elected to a second consecutive term over Democrat Frank Picard.

## Democratic primary[edit]

### Candidates[edit]

* Claude Carney, candidate for governor in 1932
* Alva M. Cummins, attorney and perennial candidate
* Frank Picard, former Saginaw City Attorney and World War I veteran
* Ray D. Schneider

### Results[edit]

1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1] Party  | Candidate  | Votes  | %

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| Democratic | Frank Picard | 101,052  | 42.92%
| Democratic | Ray Schneider  | 60,042  | 25.50%
| Democratic | Claude Carney  | 44,138  | 18.75%
| Democratic | Alva Cummins | 30,195  | 12.82%
Total votes  | 235,427  | 100.00%

## General election[edit]

### Results[edit]

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

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| Republican | Arthur Vandenberg (incumbent)  | 626,017  | 51.32%  | 20.47
| Democratic | Frank Picard | 573,574  | 47.03%  | 19.38
| Socialist | John Monarch  | 10,644  | 0.87%  | 0.66
| Communist | Philip Raymond  | 5,634  | 0.46%  | 0.29
| Farmer–Labor | W. Ralph Jones  | 2,042  | 0.17%  | N/A
| Socialist Labor | John Vonica  | 939  | 0.08%  | 0.03
| Commonwealth  | Jay W. Slaughter  | 735  | 0.06%  | N/A
| National | Chester A. Shewlter  | 147  | 0.01%  | N/A
Total votes  | 2,000,342  | 100.00%  | N/A
| Republican hold

## See also[edit]

* 1934 United States Senate elections

## References[edit]

1. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2020.
2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MI US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934". OurCampaigns. Retrieved December 27, 2020.

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