Incumbent Republican Senator Hamilton Fish Kean ran for re-election to a second term in office, but was defeated by Governor of New Jersey A. Harry Moore in a landslide.
This was among the nine seats Democrats gained in this year's elections.
This election also marks the end of a streak of four straight elections in which the incumbents were defeated, beginning in 1916.
Senator Kean was challenged by former Assemblyman James Blauvelt, who opposed what he called Kean's "Wall Street viewpoint." The opposition came as a surprise to the Senator and most Republicans.[2] He ran on a ticket named "Public Ownership; Against Wall St. Domination."[2]
^ abSecretary of the State of New Jersey. "A list of Candidates for the offices of United States Senator, Members of the House of Representatives and Governor who have filed petitions in the office of the Secretary of State for nomination at the Primary election to be held May 15, 1934" (PDF).
^ abc"BLAUVELT TO OPPOSE KEAN IN SENATE RACE; Former Jersey Assemblyman Attacks Republican Leader's 'Wall St. Viewpoint.'". The New York Times. March 8, 1934. Retrieved August 18, 2021.
^ ab"Hoffman Vote Exceeds Total of Opponents". The Manasquan Coast Star. May 25, 1934. p. 1.
^"Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1934" (PDF). Clerk of the United States House of Representatives. Retrieved April 22, 2020.
^"Our Campaigns - NJ US Senate Race - Nov 06, 1934".
1934, united, states, senate, election, jersey, united, states, senate, election, 1934, jersey, held, november, 1934, 1928, november, 1934, 1938, special, nominee, harry, moore, hamilton, fish, kean, party, democratic, republican, popular, vote, percentage, co. The United States Senate election of 1934 in New Jersey was held on November 6 1934 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey 1928 November 6 1934 1938 special Nominee A Harry Moore Hamilton Fish Kean Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 785 971 554 483 Percentage 57 90 40 85 County resultsMoore 40 50 50 60 60 70 70 80 Kean 50 60 U S senator before election Hamilton Fish Kean Republican Elected U S senator A Harry Moore Democratic Incumbent Republican Senator Hamilton Fish Kean ran for re election to a second term in office but was defeated by Governor of New Jersey A Harry Moore in a landslide This was among the nine seats Democrats gained in this year s elections This election also marks the end of a streak of four straight elections in which the incumbents were defeated beginning in 1916 Contents 1 Republican primary 1 1 Candidates 1 2 Campaign 1 3 Results 2 Democratic primary 2 1 Candidates 2 2 Results 3 General election 3 1 Candidates 3 2 Results 4 See also 5 ReferencesRepublican primary editCandidates edit James Blauvelt former Assemblyman from Ridgewood 1 2 Hamilton Fish Kean incumbent Senator since 1929 1 Campaign edit Senator Kean was challenged by former Assemblyman James Blauvelt who opposed what he called Kean s Wall Street viewpoint The opposition came as a surprise to the Senator and most Republicans 2 He ran on a ticket named Public Ownership Against Wall St Domination 2 Results edit 1934 Republican U S Senate primary 3 Party Candidate Votes Republican Hamilton Fish Kean inc 321 890 73 36 Republican James Blauvelt 116 886 26 64 Total votes 438 776 100 00 Democratic primary editCandidates edit A Harry Moore Governor of New Jersey Results edit Governor Moore was unopposed for the Democratic nomination 1934 Democratic U S Senate primary 3 Party Candidate Votes Democratic A Harry Moore 294 960 100 00 Total votes 294 960 100 00 General election editCandidates edit John C Butterworth Socialist Labor William L Detmering Independent Voters Rebecca Grecht Communist Elwood Hollingsworth Prohibition Hamilton Fish Kean Republican incumbent Senator John S Martin Socialist A Harry Moore Democratic Governor of New Jersey Results edit 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey 4 5 Party Candidate Votes Democratic A Harry Moore 785 971 57 90 Republican Hamilton Fish Kean incumbent 554 483 40 85 Socialist John S Martin 9 721 0 72 Communist Rebecca Grecht 2 874 0 21 Prohibition Elwood Hollingshead 2 072 0 15 Socialist Labor John C Butterworth 1 640 0 12 Independent Veteran William L Detmering 648 0 05 Majority 231 488 17 05 Turnout 1 357 409 Democratic gain from RepublicanSee also edit1934 United States Senate electionsReferences edit a b Secretary of the State of New Jersey A list of Candidates for the offices of United States Senator Members of the House of Representatives and Governor who have filed petitions in the office of the Secretary of State for nomination at the Primary election to be held May 15 1934 PDF a b c BLAUVELT TO OPPOSE KEAN IN SENATE RACE Former Jersey Assemblyman Attacks Republican Leader s Wall St Viewpoint The New York Times March 8 1934 Retrieved August 18 2021 a b Hoffman Vote Exceeds Total of Opponents The Manasquan Coast Star May 25 1934 p 1 Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3 1934 PDF Clerk of the United States House of Representatives Retrieved April 22 2020 Our Campaigns NJ US Senate Race Nov 06 1934 nbsp nbsp This New Jersey elections related article is a stub You can help Wikipedia by expanding it vte Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title 1934 United States Senate election in New Jersey amp oldid 1186487431, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
