1934 United States Senate election in Florida

The 1934 United States Senate election in Florida was held on November 6, 1934.

1934 Florida United States Senate Democratic primary

← 1928 June 26, 1934 1936 (special) →

Nominee Park Trammell Claude Pepper Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 103,028 98,978 Percentage 51.00% 49.00%

Primary results by county: Trammell:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Pepper:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Park Trammell Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Park Trammell Democratic

Incumbent Senator Park Trammell ran for a fourth term in office. Trammell failed to achieve a majority in the June 5 primary election, but he narrowly defeated Claude Pepper in a run-off on June 26. Trammell won the November general election without an opponent.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Charles A. Mitchell, attorney
• Claude Pepper, attorney and former State Representative
• James F. Sikes, State Senator
• Park Trammell, incumbent Senator since 1917
• Hortense K. Wells, Florida Democratic Committeewoman

Results

1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Park Trammell (incumbent)	81,321	38.02%
	Democratic	Claude Pepper	79,396	37.12%
	Democratic	Charles A. Mitchell	30,455	14.24%
	Democratic	James F. Sikes	14,558	6.81%
	Democratic	Hortense K. Wells	8,167	3.82%
Total votes			213,897	100.00%

Runoff

1934 Democratic U.S. Senate runoff^[2]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Park Trammell (incumbent)	103,028	51.00%
	Democratic	Claude Pepper	98,978	49.00%
Total votes			202,006	100.00%

General election

Results

1934 U.S. Senate election in Florida^[3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Park Trammell (incumbent)	131,780	100.00%	21.47
Total votes			131,780	100.00%

Aftermath

Senator Trammell died during his fourth term in 1936.

Pepper ran for Florida's other Senate seat in 1936 and won without an opponent.

See also

• 1934 United States Senate elections