1934_United_States_Senate_election_in_Massachusetts
1934 United States Senate election in Massachusetts
Election
The 1934 United States Senate election in Massachusetts was held on November 6, 1934. Democratic incumbent David I. Walsh was re-elected to a second consecutive term in a landslide over Republican Robert M. Washburn.
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Candidates
- Edward P. Barry, former Lieutenant Governor of Massachusetts (1914–15)
- William Donahoe, former State Representative from Boston
- David I. Walsh, incumbent Senator
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 270,242 | 66.79% | |
| Democratic | Edward P. Barry | 102,863 | 25.42% | |
| Democratic | William Donahoe | 31,474 | 7.78% | |
| Write-in | 12 | 0.00% | ||
| Total votes | 404,591 | 100.00% | ||
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Candidates
- Robert M. Washburn, writer and candidate for Senate in 1928
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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| Republican | Robert M. Washburn | 295,849 | 99.99% | |
| Write-in | 20 | 0.01% | ||
| Total votes | 295,869 | 100.00% | ||
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Candidates
- Albert Sprague Coolidge, candidate for Massachusetts Secretary of the Commonwealth in 1930 and 1932 (Socialist)
- Barnard Smith (Prohibition)
- David I. Walsh, incumbent Senator since 1926 (Democratic)
- Robert M. Washburn, writer and candidate for Senate in 1928 (Republican)
- Albert L. Waterman, candidate for Secertary of the Commonwealth in 1932 and Treasurer in 1920 (Socialist Labor)
- Paul C. Wicks, candidate for U.S. House in 1932 (Communist)
Results
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| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Democratic | David I. Walsh (incumbent) | 852,776 | 59.39% |  5.83 | |
| Republican | Robert M. Washburn | 536,692 | 37.38% |  8.10 | |
| Socialist | Albert Sprague Coolidge | 22,092 | 1.54% | 1.04 | |
| Prohibition | Barnard Smith | 10,363 | 0.72% | 0.72 | |
| Socialist Labor | Albert L. Waterman | 8,245 | 0.57% | 0.57 | |
| Communist | Paul C. Wicks | 5,757 | 0.40% | 0.03 | |
| Total votes | 1,435,925 | 100.00% | |||
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- Frederic W. Cook, Secretary of the Commonwealth (1934). Election Statistics, 1933–34. Boston, MA.
{{cite book}}: CS1 maint: location missing publisher (link) - Election Statistics 1934, p. 186.
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