Election 1934 Results
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1934 US Senate election in Indiana
Sherman Minton (Democrat) beat Arthur R. Robinson (Republican) in Indiana in 1934, 51.5% to 47.5%, a margin of 4.0 points and 58,698 votes.
Indiana changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Arthur R. Robinson.
Democrats led in 56 of the 92 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 36. The largest, Marion, cast 172,072 votes and went to the Democrat by 9.0 points. The closest was De Kalb, where 15 votes separated the two parties.
Early projection, based on early and incomplete polling: the likely matchups, each weighted by the betting markets' odds of both nominations, not a result. Each county is its 2024 presidential margin moved by its state's projected swing; set a national vote and every state, district and county moves by the same amount from our projection. Colours run in 100 steps from a safe Republican to a safe Democratic margin. Boundaries: US Census Bureau.
Senate
| Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| Sherman Minton won | Democratic | 758,801 | 51.5% |
| Arthur R. Robinson | Republican | 700,103 | 47.5% |
| All other candidates | 15,708 | 1.1% | |
| Total | 1,474,612 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Marion | 92,706 53.9% | 77,216 44.9% | 2,150 | 172,072 | D+9.0 |
| Lake | 44,741 53.2% | 38,401 45.6% | 987 | 84,129 | D+7.5 |
| St. Joseph | 29,611 50.4% | 28,515 48.5% | 681 | 58,807 | D+1.9 |
| Allen | 29,419 55.2% | 23,697 44.4% | 209 | 53,325 | D+10.7 |
| Vanderburgh | 29,658 58.3% | 20,967 41.2% | 219 | 50,844 | D+17.1 |
| Vigo | 21,987 54.4% | 18,074 44.7% | 328 | 40,389 | D+9.7 |
| Madison | 21,360 54.0% | 17,851 45.1% | 341 | 39,552 | D+8.9 |
| Delaware | 14,813 50.4% | 14,256 48.5% | 321 | 29,390 | D+1.9 |
| Elkhart | 11,435 44.5% | 13,804 53.7% | 484 | 25,723 | R+9.2 |
| La Porte | 13,830 55.3% | 11,095 44.4% | 76 | 25,001 | D+10.9 |
| Tippecanoe | 10,647 45.2% | 12,810 54.4% | 97 | 23,554 | R+9.2 |
| Grant | 11,806 50.2% | 11,208 47.7% | 489 | 23,503 | D+2.5 |
| Wayne | 10,543 48.0% | 11,244 51.2% | 195 | 21,982 | R+3.2 |
| Knox | 11,925 55.9% | 9,205 43.1% | 205 | 21,335 | D+12.7 |
| Howard | 10,488 52.4% | 8,811 44.1% | 698 | 19,997 | D+8.4 |
| Cass | 9,771 50.1% | 9,563 49.0% | 163 | 19,497 | D+1.1 |
| Henry | 8,044 46.1% | 9,123 52.3% | 292 | 17,459 | R+6.2 |
| Greene | 8,774 51.3% | 8,016 46.9% | 313 | 17,103 | D+4.4 |
| Lawrence | 6,991 42.6% | 9,301 56.7% | 103 | 16,395 | R+14.1 |
| Monroe | 7,829 48.3% | 8,285 51.1% | 107 | 16,221 | R+2.8 |
| Floyd | 9,262 57.6% | 6,694 41.6% | 117 | 16,073 | D+16.0 |
| Gibson | 8,102 51.2% | 7,515 47.5% | 211 | 15,828 | D+3.7 |
| Clark | 9,034 57.8% | 6,529 41.7% | 77 | 15,640 | D+16.0 |
| Montgomery | 7,441 48.5% | 7,805 50.9% | 98 | 15,344 | R+2.4 |
| Clinton | 7,756 50.8% | 7,427 48.6% | 88 | 15,271 | D+2.2 |
| Miami | 7,676 51.4% | 7,124 47.7% | 123 | 14,923 | D+3.7 |
| Huntington | 7,295 49.7% | 7,195 49.0% | 202 | 14,692 | D+0.7 |
| Shelby | 8,009 56.2% | 6,113 42.9% | 129 | 14,251 | D+13.3 |
| Clay | 7,512 53.6% | 6,277 44.8% | 217 | 14,006 | D+8.8 |
| Bartholomew | 7,147 51.4% | 6,571 47.3% | 178 | 13,896 | D+4.1 |
| Kosciusko | 5,880 42.6% | 7,788 56.5% | 120 | 13,788 | R+13.8 |
| Daviess | 6,047 44.8% | 7,311 54.2% | 126 | 13,484 | R+9.4 |
| Sullivan | 7,806 61.3% | 4,426 34.7% | 509 | 12,741 | D+26.5 |
| Wabash | 5,477 44.0% | 6,763 54.3% | 210 | 12,450 | R+10.3 |
| Hamilton | 5,058 41.5% | 7,000 57.5% | 126 | 12,184 | R+15.9 |
| Marshall | 6,012 49.6% | 5,990 49.4% | 114 | 12,116 | D+0.2 |
| De Kalb | 5,981 49.5% | 5,966 49.4% | 129 | 12,076 | D+0.1 |
| Randolph | 5,239 43.5% | 6,581 54.7% | 222 | 12,042 | R+11.1 |
| Jay | 5,978 50.4% | 5,688 48.0% | 189 | 11,855 | D+2.4 |
| Boone | 6,087 51.4% | 5,709 48.2% | 46 | 11,842 | D+3.2 |
| Jackson | 6,577 56.2% | 4,997 42.7% | 131 | 11,705 | D+13.5 |
| Putnam | 5,784 51.7% | 5,210 46.5% | 201 | 11,195 | D+5.1 |
| Noble | 5,225 46.9% | 5,806 52.1% | 108 | 11,139 | R+5.2 |
| Morgan | 5,424 48.7% | 5,617 50.4% | 95 | 11,136 | R+1.7 |
| Porter | 5,115 46.3% | 5,817 52.6% | 120 | 11,052 | R+6.4 |
| Johnson | 5,991 54.5% | 4,928 44.8% | 81 | 11,000 | D+9.7 |
| Vermillion | 5,909 54.2% | 4,752 43.6% | 249 | 10,910 | D+10.6 |
| Hendricks | 4,711 44.2% | 5,871 55.1% | 73 | 10,655 | R+10.9 |
| Jefferson | 4,744 45.6% | 5,592 53.7% | 75 | 10,411 | R+8.1 |
| Ripley | 5,292 50.9% | 5,042 48.5% | 55 | 10,389 | D+2.4 |
| Dearborn | 5,467 52.8% | 4,803 46.3% | 93 | 10,363 | D+6.4 |
| Rush | 4,667 45.4% | 5,551 54.0% | 66 | 10,284 | R+8.6 |
| Fountain | 4,876 49.0% | 4,953 49.7% | 128 | 9,957 | R+0.8 |
| Hancock | 5,524 55.8% | 4,291 43.3% | 87 | 9,902 | D+12.5 |
| Decatur | 4,477 45.5% | 5,318 54.0% | 51 | 9,846 | R+8.5 |
| Fayette | 4,908 50.0% | 4,835 49.2% | 77 | 9,820 | D+0.7 |
| Spencer | 5,013 51.4% | 4,722 48.4% | 21 | 9,756 | D+3.0 |
| Dubois | 6,262 64.9% | 3,345 34.7% | 42 | 9,649 | D+30.2 |
| Harrison | 5,054 53.9% | 4,265 45.5% | 53 | 9,372 | D+8.4 |
| Orange | 4,160 44.5% | 5,154 55.1% | 35 | 9,349 | R+10.6 |
| Parke | 4,367 47.3% | 4,674 50.7% | 183 | 9,224 | R+3.3 |
| Wells | 5,346 59.2% | 3,539 39.2% | 142 | 9,027 | D+20.0 |
| Warrick | 4,581 50.8% | 4,196 46.5% | 239 | 9,016 | D+4.3 |
| Carroll | 4,355 48.5% | 4,555 50.8% | 61 | 8,971 | R+2.2 |
| Fulton | 3,982 45.2% | 4,754 53.9% | 83 | 8,819 | R+8.8 |
| White | 4,250 48.5% | 4,467 51.0% | 50 | 8,767 | R+2.5 |
| Pike | 4,295 49.2% | 4,348 49.8% | 87 | 8,730 | R+0.6 |
| Posey | 5,148 59.2% | 3,517 40.4% | 38 | 8,703 | D+18.7 |
| Tipton | 4,518 52.7% | 3,958 46.2% | 94 | 8,570 | D+6.5 |
| Whitley | 4,331 51.0% | 4,046 47.6% | 116 | 8,493 | D+3.4 |
| Perry | 4,559 54.6% | 3,766 45.1% | 27 | 8,352 | D+9.5 |
| Adams | 4,846 60.1% | 3,152 39.1% | 61 | 8,059 | D+21.0 |
| Washington | 4,180 53.4% | 3,637 46.4% | 16 | 7,833 | D+6.9 |
| Steuben | 3,050 42.6% | 4,068 56.8% | 43 | 7,161 | R+14.2 |
| Jennings | 3,114 44.7% | 3,799 54.5% | 54 | 6,967 | R+9.8 |
| Franklin | 3,786 54.4% | 3,138 45.1% | 41 | 6,965 | D+9.3 |
| Blackford | 3,549 52.2% | 3,066 45.1% | 180 | 6,795 | D+7.1 |
| Jasper | 2,840 43.0% | 3,706 56.1% | 58 | 6,604 | R+13.1 |
| Owen | 3,251 49.7% | 3,215 49.1% | 81 | 6,547 | D+0.5 |
| Benton | 2,960 47.2% | 3,275 52.2% | 34 | 6,269 | R+5.0 |
| Starke | 3,023 50.7% | 2,878 48.2% | 67 | 5,968 | D+2.4 |
| Pulaski | 2,838 48.7% | 2,853 48.9% | 140 | 5,831 | R+0.3 |
| Martin | 2,649 47.4% | 2,916 52.2% | 24 | 5,589 | R+4.8 |
| Lagrange | 2,548 45.7% | 2,975 53.4% | 52 | 5,575 | R+7.7 |
| Crawford | 2,749 50.8% | 2,639 48.8% | 23 | 5,411 | D+2.0 |
| Newton | 2,322 44.0% | 2,926 55.5% | 25 | 5,273 | R+11.5 |
| Switzerland | 2,723 52.9% | 2,380 46.3% | 40 | 5,143 | D+6.7 |
| Warren | 2,084 42.4% | 2,790 56.8% | 40 | 4,914 | R+14.4 |
| Scott | 2,093 51.7% | 1,927 47.6% | 27 | 4,047 | D+4.1 |
| Union | 1,388 43.6% | 1,782 55.9% | 17 | 3,187 | R+12.4 |
| Brown | 1,538 53.2% | 1,326 45.9% | 28 | 2,892 | D+7.3 |
| Ohio | 1,181 52.7% | 1,052 47.0% | 7 | 2,240 | D+5.8 |
Counties as they stood in 1934; some have since been split, merged or renamed. Margin: the Democrat's share of all votes minus the Republican's. Sources and how the results were checked.
Indiana Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Jim Banks (R) | R+19.9 |
| 2022 | Todd Young (R) | R+20.7 |
| 2018 | Mike Braun (R) | R+5.9 |
| 2016 | Todd Young (R) | R+9.7 |
| 2012 | Joe Donnelly (D) | D+5.8 |
| 2010 | Dan Coats (R) | R+14.6 |
| 2006 | Richard Lugar (R) | R+87.4 |
| 2004 | Evan Bayh (D) | D+24.4 |
| 2000 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+34.7 |
| 1998 | Evan Bayh (D) | D+28.9 |
| 1994 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+36.9 |
| 1992 | Dan Coats (R) | R+16.6 |
| 1988 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+36.3 |
| 1986 | Dan Quayle (R) | R+22.1 |
| 1982 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+8.2 |
| 1980 | Dan Quayle (R) | R+7.6 |
| 1976 | Richard G. Lugar (R) | R+18.8 |
| 1974 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1970 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+0.2 |
| 1968 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+3.5 |
| 1964 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+9.0 |
| 1962 | Birch Bayh (D) | D+0.6 |
| 1958 | R. Vance Hartke (D) | D+14.0 |
| 1956 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+10.8 |
| 1952 | William E. Jenner (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1950 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+6.5 |
| 1946 | William E. Jenner (R) | R+11.5 |
| 1944 | Homer E. Capehart (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1940 | Raymond E. Willis (R) | R+1.3 |
| 1938 | Frederick Van Nuys (D) | D+0.3 |
| 1934 | Sherman Minton (D) | D+4.0 |
| 1932 | Frederick Van Nuys (D) | D+13.6 |
| 1928 | Arthur R. Robinson (R) | R+11.2 |
| 1926 | James E. Watson (R) | R+1.1 |
| 1922 | Samuel M. Ralston (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1920 | James E. Watson (R) | R+13.4 |
| 1916 | Harry S. New (R) | R+1.6 |
| 1914 | Benjamin F. Shively (D) | D+7.0 |