1934 United States Senate election in California
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The 1934 United States Senate election in California was held on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Senator Hiram Johnson was re-elected to his fourth term in office.
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November 5, 1934
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 County results Johnson: 90â100% | ||||||||||||||||||||
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By cross-filing and winning the Democratic primary, Johnson eliminated his strongest competition and handily won the general election with opposition only from the Socialist Party.
Republican primary
Candidates
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator
- Richmond A. Rust
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 526,899 | 71.06% | |
| Democratic | Richmond A. Rust | 214,638 | 28.95% | |
| Total votes | 741,537 | 100.00% | ||
Democratic primary
Candidates
- Clarence A. Henning, candidate for U.S. Representative in 1924
- Carl A. Johnson, nominee for California's 7th congressional district in 1902
- Hiram Johnson, incumbent Senator (cross-filing)
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 655,648 | 87.33% | |
| Democratic | Clarence A. Henning | 50,075 | 6.67% | |
| Democratic | Carl A. Johnson | 45,077 | 6.00% | |
| Total votes | 750,800 | 100.00% | ||
Third parties and independents
Independent
A write-in bid was launched in support of Communist Pat Chambers.
Socialist
- George Ross Kirkpatrick, nominee for vice president in 1916
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | Hiram Johnson (incumbent) | 1,946,572 | 94.66% |  22.55 | |
| Socialist | George Ross Kirkpatrick | 108,748 | 5.29% | 3.57 | |
| Independent | Pat Chambers (write-in) | 1,025 | 0.05% | N/A | |
| Total votes | 2,056,345 | 100.00% | |||
Results By County
| County | Hiram Johnson
Republican |
George Ross Kirkpatrick
Socialist |
Pat Chambers
Independent |
Total Votes Cast | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| # | % | # | % | # | % | ||
| Alameda | 163,649 | 93.66% | 11,077 | 6.34% | 0 | 0.00% | 174,726 |
| Alpine | 160 | 98.77% | 2 | 1.23% | 0 | 0.00% | 162 |
| Amador | 3,166 | 95.94% | 134 | 4.06% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,300 |
| Butte | 14,174 | 94.73% | 789 | 5.27% | 0 | 0.00% | 14,963 |
| Calaveras | 2,783 | 95.08% | 144 | 4.92% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,927 |
| Colusa | 3,921 | 96.67% | 135 | 3.33% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,056 |
| Contra Costa | 29,609 | 94.59% | 1,694 | 5.41% | 0 | 0.00% | 31,303 |
| Del Norte | 2,004 | 94.93% | 107 | 5.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,111 |
| El Dorado | 4,456 | 93.83% | 293 | 6.17% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,749 |
| Fresno | 43,981 | 95.49% | 2,079 | 4.51% | 0 | 0.00% | 46,060 |
| Glenn | 4,247 | 94.99% | 224 | 5.01% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,471 |
| Humboldt | 15,351 | 95.23% | 769 | 4.77% | 0 | 0.00% | 16,120 |
| Imperial | 12,016 | 96.14% | 483 | 3.86% | 0 | 0.00% | 12,499 |
| Inyo | 2,197 | 94.05% | 139 | 5.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,336 |
| Kern | 26,035 | 95.74% | 1,159 | 4.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 27,194 |
| Kings | 7,379 | 94.80% | 405 | 5.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 7,784 |
| Lake | 3,483 | 95.09% | 180 | 4.91% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,663 |
| Lassen | 4,548 | 95.43% | 218 | 4.57% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,766 |
| Los Angeles | 803,707 | 95.04% | 41,323 | 4.89% | 579 | 0.07% | 845,609 |
| Madera | 5,570 | 95.57% | 251 | 4.31% | 7 | 0.12% | 5,828 |
| Marin | 14,928 | 93.00% | 1,123 | 7.00% | 0 | 0.00% | 16,051 |
| Mariposa | 1,921 | 94.63% | 109 | 5.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,030 |
| Mendocino | 7,929 | 93.85% | 520 | 6.15% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,449 |
| Merced | 9,880 | 95.53% | 462 | 4.47% | 0 | 0.00% | 10,342 |
| Modoc | 2,492 | 95.30% | 123 | 4.70% | 0 | 0.00% | 2,615 |
| Mono | 693 | 95.32% | 34 | 4.68% | 0 | 0.00% | 727 |
| Monterey | 15,458 | 95.74% | 687 | 4.26% | 0 | 0.00% | 16,145 |
| Napa | 8,232 | 96.21% | 324 | 3.79% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,556 |
| Nevada | 5,483 | 92.31% | 457 | 7.69% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,940 |
| Orange | 42,715 | 95.51% | 2,009 | 4.49% | 0 | 0.00% | 44,724 |
| Placer | 8,394 | 94.75% | 465 | 5.25% | 0 | 0.00% | 8,859 |
| Plumas | 2,874 | 95.13% | 147 | 4.87% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,021 |
| Riverside | 26,425 | 95.50% | 1,245 | 4.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 27,670 |
| Sacramento | 48,172 | 95.99% | 1,960 | 3.91% | 55 | 0.11% | 50,187 |
| San Benito | 3,535 | 94.80% | 194 | 5.20% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,729 |
| San Bernardino | 44,284 | 94.96% | 2,349 | 5.04% | 0 | 0.00% | 46,633 |
| San Diego | 76,407 | 94.70% | 4,263 | 5.28% | 10 | 0.01% | 80,680 |
| San Francisco | 174,569 | 92.39% | 14,034 | 7.43% | 349 | 0.18% | 188,952 |
| San Joaquin | 34,238 | 96.00% | 1,404 | 3.94% | 21 | 0.06% | 35,663 |
| San Luis Obispo | 11,396 | 95.28% | 565 | 4.72% | 0 | 0.00% | 11,961 |
| San Mateo | 28,792 | 93.45% | 2,018 | 6.55% | 0 | 0.00% | 30,810 |
| Santa Barbara | 20,340 | 96.05% | 837 | 3.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 21,177 |
| Santa Cruz | 14,584 | 94.63% | 827 | 5.37% | 0 | 0.00% | 15,411 |
| Santa Clara | 50,263 | 92.88% | 3,852 | 7.12% | 0 | 0.00% | 54,115 |
| Shasta | 6,435 | 93.52% | 446 | 6.48% | 0 | 0.00% | 6,881 |
| Sierra | 1,224 | 91.82% | 108 | 8.10% | 1 | 0.08% | 1,333 |
| Siskiyou | 9,020 | 93.71% | 605 | 6.29% | 0 | 0.00% | 9,625 |
| Solano | 13,527 | 96.78% | 450 | 3.22% | 0 | 0.00% | 13,977 |
| Sonoma | 22,444 | 94.36% | 1,342 | 5.64% | 0 | 0.00% | 23,786 |
| Stanislaus | 19,813 | 95.21% | 994 | 4.78% | 2 | 0.01% | 20,809 |
| Sutter | 5,208 | 94.93% | 223 | 5.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,431 |
| Tehama | 5,477 | 95.05% | 285 | 4.95% | 0 | 0.00% | 5,762 |
| Trinity | 1,787 | 91.64% | 163 | 8.36% | 0 | 0.00% | 1,950 |
| Tulare | 22,226 | 95.57% | 1,031 | 4.43% | 0 | 0.00% | 23,257 |
| Tuolumne | 3,556 | 94.50% | 207 | 5.50% | 0 | 0.00% | 3,763 |
| Ventura | 17,260 | 95.72% | 771 | 4.28% | 0 | 0.00% | 18,031 |
| Yolo | 7,680 | 96.58% | 271 | 3.41% | 1 | 0.01% | 7,952 |
| Yuba | 4,475 | 94.93% | 239 | 5.07% | 0 | 0.00% | 4,714 |
| Total | 1,946,572 | 94.66% | 108,748 | 5.29% | 1,025 | 0.05% | 2,056,345 |