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1934 United States Senate election in Florida

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

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

Runoff

General election

Results

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

References