Election Name: | 1934 Idaho gubernatorial election |
Country: | Idaho |
Flag Year: | 1927 |
Type: | Presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1932 Idaho gubernatorial election |
Previous Year: | 1932 |
Next Election: | 1936 Idaho gubernatorial election |
Next Year: | 1936 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1934 |
Nominee1: | C. Ben Ross |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 93,313 |
Percentage1: | 54.58% |
Nominee2: | Frank L. Stephan |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 75,659 |
Percentage2: | 44.26% |
Map Size: | 160px |
Governor | |
Before Election: | C. Ben Ross |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | C. Ben Ross |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1934 Idaho gubernatorial election was held on November 6. Incumbent Democrat C. Ben Ross defeated Republican nominee Frank Stephan with 54.58% of the vote.[1]
This was the last re-election of an incumbent Idaho governor for 24 years, until 1958.
Ross opted not to run for a fourth term in 1936; he ran for the U.S. Senate against its dean, Republican William Borah, who won a sixth term.[2] [3]
Primary elections were held on August 14, 1934.[4] [5]
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