1934 United States Senate election in Minnesota
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Elections in Minnesota |
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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 | % | |
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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 | % | |
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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% | |
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% | ||
Farmer–Labor hold |