1934 United States Senate election in Texas
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{{Use mdy dates|date=September 2023}}
{{Infobox election
| election_name = 1934 United States Senate Democratic primary in Texas
| country = Texas
| type = presidential
| ongoing = no
| previous_election = 1928 United States Senate election in Texas
| previous_year = 1928
| next_election = 1940 United States Senate election in Texas
| next_year = 1940
| election_date = July 28, 1934
| image1 = x150px
| nominee1 = Tom Connally
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 567,139
| percentage1 = 58.80%
| image2 = x150px
| nominee2 = Joseph W. Bailey
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 355,963
| percentage2 = 36.91%
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Tom Connally
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Tom Connally
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| map_image = Texas U.S. Senate Democratic primary, 1934.svg
| map_caption = County Results{{Cite book |last1=Heard |first1=Alexander |title=Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949 |last2=Strong |first2=Donald |authorlink2=Donald S. Strong |publisher=University of Alabama Press |year=1950 |isbn=9780836955248 |pages=172–173}}
Connally: {{legend0|#a5b0ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#7996e2|50–60%}} {{legend0|#6674de|60–70%}} {{legend0|#584cde|70–80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80–90%}} {{legend0|#0d056c|>90%}}
Bailey: {{legend0|#87de87ff|40–50%}} {{legend0|#5bc75bff|50–60%}} {{legend0|#41b742ff|60–70%}} {{legend0|#309a30ff|70–80%}}
Fisher: {{legend0|#ffdc43ff|50–60%}} {{legend0|#f4c200|60–70%}}
}}
{{Elections in Texas sidebar}}
The 1934 United States Senate election in Texas was held on November 4, 1934. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Tom Connally was re-elected to a second term. Connally fended off a competitive primary challenge from U.S. Representative Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr. on July 28 before facing only nominal opposition in the general election.
The Republican Party, whose support had been devastated by the effects of the Great Depression, did field a candidate (El Paso attorney Ulysses S. Goen) but did not factor in the election.
Democratic primary
=Candidates=
- Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr., U.S. Representative from Gainesville (representing Texas at-large) and son of former U.S. Senator Joseph Weldon Bailey
- Tom Connally, incumbent U.S. Senator since 1929
- Guy B. Fisher, attorney and sawmill operator from Bland Lake{{Cite news |date=22 July 1934 |title=Three Candidates for U.S. Senator from Texas Discussed in Sketches |pages=7 |work=The Fort Worth Star-Telegram |url=https://www.newspapers.com/image/635946919/ |url-access=subscription}}
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change| title=1934 Democratic U.S. Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=278795|title=Our Campaigns – TX US Senate – D Primary Race – July 28, 1934|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Connally (incumbent)
|votes = 567,139
|percentage = 58.80%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Joseph Weldon Bailey Jr.
|votes = 355,963
|percentage = 36.91%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Guy B. Fisher
|votes = 41,421
|percentage = 4.29%
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 964,523
|percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
[[File:1934 United States Senate election in Texas results map by county.svg|thumb|General election results by county.{{col-begin}}
Connally
{{legend|#6674DE|60–70%}}
{{legend|#584CDE|70–80%}}
{{legend|#3933E5|80–90%}}
{{legend|#0D0596|>90%}}
{{col-end}}|224x224px]]
Connally won every county in the state with over 64% of the vote.
=Results=
{{Election box begin| title=1934 United States Senate election in Texas{{Cite web |last=Clerk of the U.S. House of Representatives |date=1935 |title=Statistics of the Presidential and Congressional Election of November 3, 1934 |url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electioninfo/1934election.pdf |publisher=U.S. Government Printing Office}}{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=30390|title=Our Campaigns – TX US Senate Race – Nov 04, 1934|website=www.ourcampaigns.com}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link|
|party = Democratic Party (United States)
|candidate = Tom Connally (incumbent)
|votes = 439,375
|percentage = 96.69%
|change = {{increase}}15.45
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Republican Party (United States)
|candidate = Ulysses S. Goen
|votes = 12,895
|percentage = 2.84%
|change = {{decrease}}15.80
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Socialist Party (United States)
|candidate = William Burr Starr
|votes = 1,828
|percentage = 0.40%
|change = {{increase}}0.30
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party (United States)
|candidate = L. C. Keel
|votes = 310
|percentage = 0.07%
|change = {{increase}}0.05
}}
{{Election box total no change|
|votes = 454,408
|percentage = 100.00%
|change = N/A
}}
{{Election box hold with party link no swing
| winner = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{Election box end}}