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1934 United States Senate election in Delaware

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1934 United States Senate election in Delaware

← 1928 November 6, 1934 1940 →
 
Nominee John G. Townsend Jr. Wilbur L. Adams
Party Republican Democratic
Popular vote 52,829 45,771
Percentage 53.27% 46.16%

County results
Townsend:      50-60%
Adams:      50-60%

U.S. senator before election

John G. Townsend Jr.
Republican

Elected U.S. Senator

John G. Townsend Jr.
Republican

The 1934 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator John G. Townsend Jr. was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative Wilbur L. Adams.

General election

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Candidates

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  • Wilbur L. Adams, U.S. Representative at-large since 1933 (Democratic)
  • John G. Townsend Jr., incumbent Senator since 1929 (Republican)
  • Fred W. Whiteside (Socialist)
  • John T. Wlodkoski (Communist)

Results

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1934 U.S. Senate election in Delaware[1]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Republican John G. Townsend Jr. (incumbent) 52,829 53.27% Decrease7.68
Democratic Wilbur L. Adams 45,771 46.16% Increase7.11
Socialist Fred W. Whiteside 497 0.50% N/A
Communist John T. Wlodkoski 69 0.07% N/A
Total votes 99,166 100.00%
Republican hold

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 6, 1934" (PDF). Office of the Clerk, U.S. House of Representatives. p. 4.