Election Name: | 1934 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Country: | Nebraska |
Flag Year: | 1925 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1934 United States Senate special election in Nebraska |
Previous Year: | 1934 (special) |
Next Election: | 1940 United States Senate election in Nebraska |
Next Year: | 1940 |
Election Date: | November 6, 1934 |
Image1: | BURKE, Edward Raymond,.jpg |
Nominee1: | Edward R. Burke |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 305,958 |
Percentage1: | 55.30% |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 237,126 |
Percentage2: | 42.86% |
Map Size: | 300px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
After Party: | Democratic Party (US) |
The 1934 United States Senate election in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1934. A special election was held on the same day for the same seat. The incumbent Senator, Republican Robert B. Howell, died on March 11, 1933. William Henry Thompson, a Democratic politician, was appointed to the vacant seat. Richard C. Hunter was elected to finish Howell's term, while Burke was elected to the next term, defeating Robert G. Simmons. This was the last time until 1976 that a Democrat won a Senate election in Nebraska.