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1934 United States Senate election in Florida

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1934 Florida United States Senate Democratic primary

← 1928 June 26, 1934 1936 (special) →
 
Nominee Park Trammell Claude Pepper
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 103,028 98,978
Percentage 51.00% 49.00%

Primary results by county:
Trammell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
Pepper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election

Park Trammell
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Park Trammell
Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 1934.

Incumbent Senator Park Trammell ran for a fourth term in office. Trammell failed to achieve a majority in the June 5 primary election, but he narrowly defeated Claude Pepper in a run-off on June 26. Trammell won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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  • Charles A. Mitchell, attorney
  • Claude Pepper, attorney and former State Representative
  • James F. Sikes, State Senator
  • Park Trammell, incumbent Senator since 1917
  • Hortense K. Wells, Florida Democratic Committeewoman

Results

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1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Park Trammell (incumbent) 81,321 38.02%
Democratic Claude Pepper 79,396 37.12%
Democratic Charles A. Mitchell 30,455 14.24%
Democratic James F. Sikes 14,558 6.81%
Democratic Hortense K. Wells 8,167 3.82%
Total votes 213,897 100.00%

Runoff

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1934 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Park Trammell (incumbent) 103,028 51.00%
Democratic Claude Pepper 98,978 49.00%
Total votes 202,006 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1934 U.S. Senate election in Florida[3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Park Trammell (incumbent) 131,780 100.00% Increase21.47
Total votes 131,780 100.00%

Aftermath

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Senator Trammell died during his fourth term in 1936.

Pepper ran for Florida's other Senate seat in 1936 and won without an opponent.

See also

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References

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  1. ^ "FL US Senate - D Primary". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  2. ^ "FL US Senate - D Runoff". Retrieved August 10, 2020.
  3. ^ "FL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved August 10, 2020.