| Election Name: | 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election |
| Country: | Czech Republic |
| Type: | presidential |
| Ongoing: | no |
| Previous Election: | 1927 Czechoslovak presidential election |
| Previous Year: | 1927 |
| Next Election: | 1935 Czechoslovak presidential election |
| Next Year: | 1935 |
| Election Date: | 24 May 1934 |
| Image1: | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk 1925.PNG |
| Image1 Size: | x150px |
| Nominee1: | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Party1: | Independent (politician) |
| Electoral Vote1: | 327 |
| Percentage1: | 78.2% |
| Image2 Size: | x150px |
| Nominee2: | Klement Gottwald |
| Party2: | Communist Party of Czechoslovakia |
| Electoral Vote2: | 38 |
| Percentage2: | 9.1% |
| President | |
| Before Election: | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| Before Party: | Independent (politician) |
| After Election: | Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk |
| After Party: | Independent (politician) |
The 1934 Czechoslovak presidential election took place on 24 May 1934. Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was elected for his fourth term.[1]
Tomáš Garrigue Masaryk was 84 years old when his third term concluded. He wanted Edvard Beneš to become his successor but Beneš didn't have required support and Masaryk decided to run instead of him.[2] Masaryk had to deal with poor health and suffered a stroke prior to election. Communist Party of Czechoslovakia nominated Klement Gottwald as its candidate; he would later go on to serve as president between 1948 and 1953, following the coup in 1948.[1]
President was elected by bicameral parliament that consisted of 300 Deputies and 150 Senators.[3] Candidate needed 60% of votes to be elected.[4] [5]
| Candidate | Votes | % | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 327 | 78.23 | |||
| Blank votes | 53 | 12.68 | ||
| 38 | 9.09 | |||
Masaryk resigned on 14 December 1935 and Edvard Beneš was elected his successor.[7]