Election Name: | 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont |
Country: | Vermont |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1931 United States Senate special election in Vermont |
Previous Year: | 1931 (special) |
Next Election: | United States Senate election in Vermont, 1940 |
Next Year: | 1940 |
Image1: | File:Warren Austin.jpg |
Nominee1: | Warren Austin |
Party1: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 67,146 |
Percentage1: | 51.0% |
Party2: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Nominee2: | Fred C. Martin |
Popular Vote2: | 63,632 |
Percentage2: | 48.4% |
Map Size: | 220px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Warren Austin |
Before Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
After Election: | Warren Austin |
After Party: | Republican Party (United States) |
The 1934 United States Senate election in Vermont took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican Warren Austin successfully ran for re-election to a full term in the United States Senate, defeating Democratic candidate Fred C. Martin. Austin was elected in a 1931 special election to replace Frank C. Partridge, who was appointed to fill the vacancy created by the death of Frank L. Greene. To date, Martin's 48.37% vote share remains the largest a Democrat has ever received for Vermont's Class I Senate seat.
Senator Austin undertook an extensive advertising and letter-writing campaign but did not directly address his opponent, who was not considered a strong threat.