United States Senate election in Minnesota, 1934
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The 1934 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Farmer-Labor U.S. Senator Henrik Shipstead defeated former State Senator Nathaniel J. Holmberg of the Republican Party of Minnesota and U.S. Representative Einar Hoidale of the Minnesota Democratic Party to win a third term.
Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Einar Hoidale, U.S. Representative since 1933
- Lewis Lohmann
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Einar Hoidale | 169,651 | 71.37% | |
Democratic | Lewis Lohmann | 68,066 | 28.63% | |
Total votes | 237,717 | 100.00% |
Farmer–Labor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
- Francis H. Shoemaker, U.S. Representative since 1933
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
---|---|---|---|---|
Farmer–Labor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 198,151 | 73.57% | |
Farmer–Labor | Francis H. Shoemaker | 71,172 | 26.43% | |
Total votes | 269,323 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tom Davis
- N. J. Holmberg, Former State Senator (1915-1919) and State Representative (1907-1915)
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | N. J. Holmberg | 85,534 | 54.68% | |
Republican | Tom Davis | 70,879 | 45.32% | |
Total votes | 156,413 | 100.00% |
General election
Results
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Farmer–Labor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 503,379 | 49.87% | |
Republican | N. J. Holmberg | 294,757 | 29.20% | |
Democratic | Einar Hoidale | 200,083 | 19.82% | |
Communist | Alfred Tiala | 5,620 | 0.56% | |
Socialist | Morris Kaplan | 5,616 | 0.56% | |
Total votes | 1,009,455 | 100.00% | ||
Majority | 208,622 | 20.67% | ||
Farmer–Labor hold |
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