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1934 United States Senate election in Florida

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

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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.

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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

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Runoff

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General election

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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.

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