1934 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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The 1934 United States Senate election in Minnesota took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent FarmerâLabor 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.
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November 6, 1934
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Democratic primary
Candidates
Declared
- Einar Hoidale, U.S. Representative since 1933, Minneapolis attorney, former state Commissioner of Agriculture, Dairy and Food, former prosecuting attorney of Brown County (1900â1906), former judge advocate of the state militia (1900â1908), Democratic candidate for Minnesota's 5th Congressional District in 1910 and 1912, Democratic nominee for the 5th CD in 1929, Democratic nominee for the U.S. Senate in 1930[1]
- Lewis Lohmann, St. Paul attorney, former state American Legion commander[1]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Einar Hoidale | 169,651 | 71.37% | |
| Democratic | Lewis Lohmann | 68,066 | 28.63% | |
| Total votes | 237,717 | 100.00% | ||
FarmerâLabor primary
Candidates
Declared
- Henrik Shipstead, Incumbent U.S. Senator since 1923
- Francis H. Shoemaker, U.S. Representative since 1933, independent candidate for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 1934, resident of Red Wing, former newspaper editor and publisher[3]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FarmerâLabor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 198,151 | 73.57% | |
| FarmerâLabor | Francis H. Shoemaker | 71,172 | 26.43% | |
| Total votes | 269,323 | 100.00% | ||
Republican primary
Candidates
Declared
- Tom Davis, Minneapolis attorney, former publisher, former Marshall County Attorney, former mayor of Marshall (1910â1913), former state Representative from the 13th House District (1917â1919), Farmer-Labor nominee for Attorney General in 1918, Farmer-Labor candidate for governor in 1924 and 1926[5]
- N. J. Holmberg, former state senator from the 23rd District (1915â1919) and state representative from the 22nd House District (1907â1915), farmer from Renville, former state Commissioner of Agriculture (1919â1931), candidate for governor in 1930, nominee for an at-large U.S. House seat in 1932[5]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Republican | N. J. Holmberg | 85,534 | 54.68% | |
| Republican | Tom Davis | 70,879 | 45.32% | |
| Total votes | 156,413 | 100.00% | ||
General election
Candidates
Communist
- Alfred Tiala, resident of Waterville, national secretary of the United Farmers' League, nominated by petition[7]
Socialist
- Morris Kaplan, businessman from Bemidji, former mayor of Bemidji, Public Ownership nominee for Minnesota's 8th Congressional District in 1912, nominated by petition[7]
Results
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| FarmerâLabor | Henrik Shipstead (Incumbent) | 503,379 | 49.87% | |
| Democratic | Einar Hoidale | 294,757 | 29.20% | |
| Republican | N. J. Holmberg | 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% | ||
| FarmerâLabor hold | ||||