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1934 United States Senate election in Arizona

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1934 United States Senate election in Arizona

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FieldValue
election_name1934 United States Senate election in Arizona
countryArizona
typePresidential
ongoingno
previous_election1928 United States Senate election in Arizona
previous_year1928
next_election1940 United States Senate election in Arizona
next_year1940
election_dateNovember 3, 1934
image1Teacher and scholar meet again. Washington, D.C., April 1. Memories of school days were recalled today when Dean Harry M. Bates of the Michigan Law School, faced Senator Henry F. Ashurst, LCCN2016871464 (cropped).jpg
nominee1**Henry F. Ashurst**
party1Democratic Party (US)
popular_vote1**67,648**
percentage1**72.03%**
image23x4.svg
nominee2Joseph Edward Thompson
party2Republican Party (US)
popular_vote224,075
percentage225.63%
map_imageFile:1934 United States Senate election in Arizona results map by county.svg
map_size210px
map_captionCounty results
**Ashurst**:
titleUnited States Senator
before_electionHenry F. Ashurst
before_partyDemocratic Party (US)
after_electionHenry F. Ashurst
after_partyDemocratic Party (US)

Ashurst:

The 1934 United States Senate elections in Arizona took place on November 3, 1934. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Henry F. Ashurst ran for reelection to a fifth term, defeating Republican nominee Joseph Edward Thompson in the general election by a wide margin.

Thompson's candidacy came at an inopportune time, as President Franklin D. Roosevelt had just begun his first term, and with the country in the midst of the Great Depression, the Democrats were far more popular than the Republicans at the time. Additionally, Ashurst, who had served continuously as U.S. Senator since Arizona joined the union in 1912, presented an even greater challenge to anyone who would have hoped to defeat him for reelection, due to his seniority, and Thompson was fairly unknown in state politics, having never served in government prior to running for U.S. Senate.

Ashurst notably faced opposition in the Democratic primary, however, from former Secretary of State Sidney P. Osborn, who later became Governor of Arizona for several terms. This would be Ashurst's final electoral success, as he would lose the Democratic primary in 1940 to Ernest McFarland.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Henry F. Ashurst, incumbent U.S. Senator
  • Sidney P. Osborn, former Secretary of State of Arizona
  • Renz L. Jennings
  • William Coxon, State Senator
  • Charles H. Rutherford, candidate for U.S. Senate in 1926 and 1928

Results

Primary results by county:

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Republican primary

Candidates

  • Joseph Edward Thompson, businessman

General election

References

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate - D Primary Race - Sep 11, 1934".
  2. "Our Campaigns - AZ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934".
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