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US Senate - National Vote
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| Office | Senate |
| Type | Control Indicator |
| Filing Deadline | 00, 1930 - 12:00am |
| Polls Open | September 08, 1930 - 06:00am |
| Polls Close | November 06, 1934 - 06:30pm |
| Term Start | January 03, 1935 - 12:00pm |
| Term End | January 03, 1937 - 12:00pm |
| Contributor | Chronicler |
| Last Modified | Scott³ March 16, 2005 07:02am |
| Data Sources | Dubin, pp. 488-510 |
| Description | The Democrats scored an impressive victory in the U.S. Senate elections of 1934. They gained a total of eleven seats (nine in regular elections and two in special elections), stripping the GOP of one third of its seats. Democrats won 23 of the races, compared to 7 for the Republicans and two others. When the Senate met, it consisted of 69 Democrats, 25 Republicans, 1 Farmer Labor, and 1 Progressive. |
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Republican Party Control |
Socialist Party Control |
Prohibition Party Control |
Farmer Labor Party Control |
Independent Control |
Progressive Party Control |
| Party | Democratic |
Republican |
Socialist |
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Independent |
Progressive |
| Votes |  35,614,262 (52.76%) |
28,024,268 (41.51%) |
1,025,836 (1.52%) |
766,619 (1.14%) |
686,587 (1.02%) |
514,701 (0.76%) |
483,687 (0.72%) |
| Margin | 0 (0.00%) |
-7,589,994 (-11.24%) |
-34,588,426 (-51.24%) |
-34,847,643 (-51.62%) |
-34,927,675 (-51.74%) |
-35,099,561 (-51.99%) |
-35,130,575 (-52.04%) |
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Communist Party Control |
Independent Republican Party Control |
Socialist Labor Party Control |
Liberty Party Control |
| Party | Communist |
Independent Republican |
Socialist Labor |
Liberty |
| Votes | 188,430 (0.28%) |
111,487 (0.17%) |
54,951 (0.08%) |
36,533 (0.05%) |
| Margin | -35,425,832 (-52.48%) |
-35,502,775 (-52.59%) |
-35,559,311 (-52.67%) |
-35,577,729 (-52.70%) |
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