1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio

The 1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio was held on Tuesday November 4, to elect a successor to Senator Theodore E. Burton, who died in office in October 1929. United States Representative Roscoe C. McCulloch, who was appointed to fill the vacant seat, was to complete the term but was defeated by United States Representative Robert J. Bulkley.

1930 United States Senate special election in Ohio

← 1928 (special) November 4, 1930 1932 →

Nominee Robert J. Bulkley Roscoe C. McCulloch Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 1,046,561 863,944 Percentage 54.78% 45.22%

County results Bulkley:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% McCulloch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

United States Senator before election Roscoe C. McCulloch Republican Elected United States Senator Robert J. Bulkley Democratic

General election

Candidates

• Robert J. Bulkley, U.S. Representative from Cleveland (Democratic)
• Roscoe C. McCulloch, interim appointee Senator and former U.S. Representative from Canton (Republican)

Results

1930 U.S. Senate election in Ohio^[1][2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Robert J. Bulkley	1,046,561	54.78%	17.46
	Republican	Roscoe C. McCulloch (incumbent)	863,944	45.22%	17.21
Total votes			1,910,505	100.00%

See also

• 1930 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 4, 1930" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
2. "Our Campaigns - OH US Senate Race - Nov 04, 1930". www.ourcampaigns.com.