The 1934 United States Senate election in Delaware took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican U.S. Senator
John G. Townsend Jr.
John Gillis Townsend Jr. (May 31, 1871 – April 10, 1964) was an American businessman and politician from Selbyville in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served one term as Governor and two terms as U.S. S ...
was re-elected to a second term in office over Democratic U.S. Representative
Wilbur L. Adams.
General election
Candidates
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Wilbur L. Adams, U.S. Representative at-large since 1933 (Democratic)
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John G. Townsend Jr.
John Gillis Townsend Jr. (May 31, 1871 – April 10, 1964) was an American businessman and politician from Selbyville in Sussex County, Delaware. He was a member of the Republican Party who served one term as Governor and two terms as U.S. S ...
, incumbent Senator since 1929 (Republican)
*Fred W. Whiteside (Socialist)
*John T. Wlodkoski (Communist)
Results
See also
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1934 United States Senate elections
The 1934 United States Senate elections were held in the middle of Democratic President Franklin D. Roosevelt's first term. During the Great Depression, voters strongly backed Roosevelt's New Deal and his allies in the Senate, with Democrats pic ...
References
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Delaware
Delaware ( ) is a state in the Mid-Atlantic region of the United States, bordering Maryland to its south and west; Pennsylvania to its north; and New Jersey and the Atlantic Ocean to its east. The state takes its name from the adjacent Del ...
1934
Events
January–February
* January 1 – The International Telecommunication Union, a specialist agency of the League of Nations, is established.
* January 15 – The 8.0 1934 Nepal–Bihar earthquake, Nepal–Bihar earthquake strik ...
1934 Delaware elections