1934 United States Senate election in Indiana

For related races, see 1934 United States Senate elections.

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.

1934 United States Senate election in Indiana

← 1928 November 6, 1934 1940 →

Nominee Sherman Minton Arthur Robinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 758,801 700,103 Percentage 51.46% 47.48%

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

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

See also

• 1934 United States Senate elections

References

1. Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives (1935). "Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 5, 1934" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
2. "Our Campaigns – IN US Senate Race – Nov 06, 1934". www.ourcampaigns.com.