1934 United States Senate election in Indiana

1934 United States Senate election in Indiana
	County results; Minton: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70%; Robinson: 40–50% 50–60%
U.S. senator before election; Arthur Raymond Robinson; Republican	Elected U.S. Senator ; Sherman Minton; Democratic

The 1934 United States Senate election in Indiana took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator Arthur Robinson ran for re-election to a second term, but lost narrowly to Democrat Sherman Minton.

General election

Candidates

Albert W. Jackman (Prohibition)
Sherman Minton, Indiana Utility Commissioner (Democratic)
Arthur Raymond Robinson, incumbent Senator since 1925 (Republican)
Wenzel Stocker (Communist)
Forrest Wallace (Socialist)

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Indiana^[1]^[2]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Sherman Minton	758,801	51.46%	7.34
	Republican	Arthur Raymond Robinson (incumbent)	700,103	47.48%	7.82
	Socialist	Forrest Wallace	9,414	0.64%	0.40
	Prohibition	Albert W. Jackman	4,987	0.34%	0.05
	Communist	Wenzel Stocker	1,307	0.09%	0.07
Total votes			1,473,305	100.00%
	Democratic gain from Republican

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1934 United States Senate election in Indiana

Contents

General election

Candidates

Results

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