Election 1934 Results
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1934 US Senate election in Missouri
Harry S. Truman (Democrat) beat Roscoe Patterson (Republican) in Missouri in 1934, 59.5% to 39.7%, a margin of 19.8 points and 262,156 votes.
Missouri changed party: in 1928 it went Republican, for Roscoe Patterson.
Democrats led in 77 of the 115 counties as they stood then and Republicans in 38. The largest, St. Louis, cast 277,520 votes and went to the Democrat by 14.8 points. The closest was De Kalb, where 13 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 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Harry S. Truman won | Democratic | 787,110 | 59.5% |
| Roscoe Patterson | Republican | 524,954 | 39.7% |
| All other candidates | 9,812 | 0.7% | |
| Total | 1,321,876 |
Every county
| County | Democrat | Republican | Others | Total | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| St. Louis | 157,499 56.8% | 116,421 42.0% | 3,600 | 277,520 | D+14.8 |
| St. Louis City | 133,253 58.7% | 91,335 40.2% | 2,453 | 227,041 | D+18.5 |
| Jackson | 149,250 83.0% | 30,366 16.9% | 244 | 179,860 | D+66.1 |
| Buchanan | 15,495 62.5% | 9,272 37.4% | 32 | 24,799 | D+25.1 |
| Greene | 11,504 49.5% | 11,572 49.8% | 146 | 23,222 | R+0.3 |
| Jasper | 11,364 54.8% | 9,125 44.0% | 231 | 20,720 | D+10.8 |
| Pettis | 6,740 56.0% | 5,283 43.9% | 23 | 12,046 | D+12.1 |
| Cole | 6,534 58.9% | 4,552 41.0% | 10 | 11,096 | D+17.9 |
| St. Francois | 5,707 51.5% | 5,339 48.2% | 32 | 11,078 | D+3.3 |
| Lafayette | 5,352 52.8% | 4,728 46.7% | 50 | 10,130 | D+6.2 |
| Newton | 5,051 49.9% | 4,997 49.4% | 66 | 10,114 | D+0.5 |
| Jefferson | 5,498 55.1% | 4,337 43.4% | 152 | 9,987 | D+11.6 |
| Franklin | 4,603 46.3% | 5,120 51.5% | 213 | 9,936 | R+5.2 |
| Cape Girardeau | 4,848 48.8% | 5,035 50.7% | 44 | 9,927 | R+1.9 |
| Lawrence | 4,827 50.5% | 4,696 49.1% | 38 | 9,561 | D+1.4 |
| Barry | 4,755 50.5% | 4,636 49.2% | 26 | 9,417 | D+1.3 |
| New Madrid | 5,147 57.5% | 3,783 42.3% | 20 | 8,950 | D+15.2 |
| Butler | 4,267 48.3% | 4,432 50.1% | 142 | 8,841 | R+1.9 |
| Nodaway | 4,801 55.9% | 3,763 43.9% | 17 | 8,581 | D+12.1 |
| Carroll | 3,924 48.1% | 4,232 51.8% | 8 | 8,164 | R+3.8 |
| St. Charles | 4,206 54.3% | 3,409 44.0% | 131 | 7,746 | D+10.3 |
| Johnson | 4,012 52.6% | 3,606 47.2% | 16 | 7,634 | D+5.3 |
| Howell | 3,499 46.2% | 4,053 53.5% | 21 | 7,573 | R+7.3 |
| Cooper | 3,879 51.4% | 3,665 48.5% | 8 | 7,552 | D+2.8 |
| Livingston | 3,847 51.5% | 3,621 48.5% | 4 | 7,472 | D+3.0 |
| Henry | 4,308 57.8% | 3,128 42.0% | 18 | 7,454 | D+15.8 |
| Webster | 3,455 49.5% | 3,511 50.3% | 9 | 6,975 | R+0.8 |
| Polk | 3,026 43.6% | 3,888 56.1% | 19 | 6,933 | R+12.4 |
| Linn | 3,975 57.5% | 2,929 42.3% | 14 | 6,918 | D+15.1 |
| Pemiscot | 4,527 65.8% | 2,340 34.0% | 11 | 6,878 | D+31.8 |
| Macon | 4,082 59.8% | 2,718 39.8% | 23 | 6,823 | D+20.0 |
| Adair | 3,355 49.3% | 3,293 48.4% | 158 | 6,806 | D+0.9 |
| Stoddard | 3,364 52.8% | 2,737 43.0% | 266 | 6,367 | D+9.8 |
| Sullivan | 3,285 51.8% | 3,049 48.0% | 13 | 6,347 | D+3.7 |
| Grundy | 2,955 47.6% | 3,231 52.0% | 24 | 6,210 | R+4.4 |
| Saline | 3,988 65.6% | 2,071 34.1% | 17 | 6,076 | D+31.6 |
| Vernon | 3,682 61.9% | 2,239 37.6% | 30 | 5,951 | D+24.2 |
| Bates | 3,406 57.3% | 2,520 42.4% | 23 | 5,949 | D+14.9 |
| Daviess | 2,803 47.5% | 3,079 52.2% | 13 | 5,895 | R+4.7 |
| Wright | 2,269 39.2% | 3,506 60.5% | 17 | 5,792 | R+21.4 |
| Laclede | 2,489 43.3% | 3,248 56.4% | 17 | 5,754 | R+13.2 |
| Andrew | 2,812 49.3% | 2,884 50.6% | 4 | 5,700 | R+1.3 |
| Boone | 4,789 85.0% | 813 14.4% | 35 | 5,637 | D+70.5 |
| Scott | 3,874 69.0% | 1,703 30.4% | 34 | 5,611 | D+38.7 |
| Dunklin | 4,222 75.9% | 1,319 23.7% | 21 | 5,562 | D+52.2 |
| McDonald | 2,863 51.5% | 2,656 47.8% | 35 | 5,554 | D+3.7 |
| Harrison | 2,261 40.8% | 3,267 59.0% | 9 | 5,537 | R+18.2 |
| Marion | 4,134 77.1% | 1,194 22.3% | 31 | 5,359 | D+54.9 |
| Texas | 2,937 55.0% | 2,386 44.7% | 17 | 5,340 | D+10.3 |
| St. Clair | 2,730 52.5% | 2,444 47.0% | 25 | 5,199 | D+5.5 |
| Miller | 2,270 44.0% | 2,867 55.6% | 23 | 5,160 | R+11.6 |
| Phelps | 3,288 64.7% | 1,785 35.1% | 8 | 5,081 | D+29.6 |
| Cass | 3,121 61.5% | 1,942 38.3% | 13 | 5,076 | D+23.2 |
| Montgomery | 2,444 48.8% | 2,561 51.1% | 8 | 5,013 | R+2.3 |
| Perry | 2,447 48.9% | 2,552 51.0% | 5 | 5,004 | R+2.1 |
| Caldwell | 2,108 43.0% | 2,786 56.8% | 8 | 4,902 | R+13.8 |
| Atchison | 2,609 53.9% | 2,219 45.9% | 8 | 4,836 | D+8.1 |
| Randolph | 4,041 84.1% | 754 15.7% | 9 | 4,804 | D+68.4 |
| Barton | 2,664 55.5% | 2,117 44.1% | 20 | 4,801 | D+11.4 |
| Moniteau | 2,425 50.8% | 2,343 49.1% | 6 | 4,774 | D+1.7 |
| Gentry | 2,698 58.6% | 1,901 41.3% | 6 | 4,605 | D+17.3 |
| Cedar | 1,813 39.5% | 2,765 60.2% | 17 | 4,595 | R+20.7 |
| Bollinger | 2,191 47.9% | 2,381 52.0% | 3 | 4,575 | R+4.2 |
| Washington | 2,280 49.9% | 2,262 49.5% | 24 | 4,566 | D+0.4 |
| Callaway | 3,580 79.7% | 904 20.1% | 9 | 4,493 | D+59.6 |
| Christian | 1,789 40.0% | 2,666 59.7% | 14 | 4,469 | R+19.6 |
| Crawford | 2,133 48.1% | 2,284 51.5% | 20 | 4,437 | R+3.4 |
| Clark | 2,162 49.0% | 2,242 50.8% | 7 | 4,411 | R+1.8 |
| Dade | 1,787 40.7% | 2,595 59.1% | 12 | 4,394 | R+18.4 |
| Osage | 2,232 51.7% | 2,049 47.5% | 34 | 4,315 | D+4.2 |
| Douglas | 1,246 29.3% | 2,932 69.0% | 74 | 4,252 | R+39.7 |
| Morgan | 1,835 43.7% | 2,347 55.9% | 17 | 4,199 | R+12.2 |
| Clay | 3,167 75.6% | 1,007 24.0% | 16 | 4,190 | D+51.6 |
| Wayne | 2,188 53.3% | 1,899 46.2% | 20 | 4,107 | D+7.0 |
| Benton | 1,540 37.8% | 2,529 62.1% | 6 | 4,075 | R+24.3 |
| Chariton | 2,718 67.3% | 1,318 32.7% | 4,036 | D+34.7 | |
| Knox | 2,423 60.3% | 1,589 39.6% | 3 | 4,015 | D+20.8 |
| Dent | 2,197 55.2% | 1,752 44.0% | 30 | 3,979 | D+11.2 |
| Holt | 1,781 45.0% | 2,171 54.9% | 5 | 3,957 | R+9.9 |
| Ray | 2,851 72.4% | 1,075 27.3% | 10 | 3,936 | D+45.1 |
| Pike | 2,732 71.5% | 1,025 26.8% | 63 | 3,820 | D+44.7 |
| De Kalb | 1,905 50.1% | 1,892 49.8% | 5 | 3,802 | D+0.3 |
| Oregon | 2,323 62.2% | 1,398 37.5% | 11 | 3,732 | D+24.8 |
| Clinton | 2,437 65.9% | 1,256 34.0% | 4 | 3,697 | D+31.9 |
| Putnam | 1,202 32.7% | 2,333 63.5% | 137 | 3,672 | R+30.8 |
| Dallas | 1,299 35.6% | 2,339 64.1% | 10 | 3,648 | R+28.5 |
| Pulaski | 2,146 59.2% | 1,474 40.7% | 6 | 3,626 | D+18.5 |
| Monroe | 3,263 90.9% | 301 8.4% | 26 | 3,590 | D+82.5 |
| Audrain | 2,618 75.0% | 862 24.7% | 10 | 3,490 | D+50.3 |
| Howard | 2,826 81.0% | 654 18.8% | 8 | 3,488 | D+62.3 |
| Taney | 1,232 35.4% | 2,234 64.3% | 11 | 3,477 | R+28.8 |
| Scotland | 2,023 58.4% | 1,429 41.2% | 14 | 3,466 | D+17.1 |
| Stone | 970 28.3% | 2,455 71.6% | 2 | 3,427 | R+43.3 |
| Lewis | 2,224 68.1% | 1,014 31.0% | 29 | 3,267 | D+37.0 |
| Madison | 1,703 52.7% | 1,524 47.2% | 4 | 3,231 | D+5.5 |
| Ste. Genevieve | 1,820 58.2% | 1,299 41.6% | 6 | 3,125 | D+16.7 |
| Iron | 1,837 59.2% | 1,257 40.5% | 8 | 3,102 | D+18.7 |
| Lincoln | 2,247 74.5% | 766 25.4% | 5 | 3,018 | D+49.1 |
| Camden | 1,239 41.1% | 1,773 58.8% | 5 | 3,017 | R+17.7 |
| Mercer | 1,074 35.7% | 1,925 64.0% | 7 | 3,006 | R+28.3 |
| Platte | 2,299 78.1% | 635 21.6% | 8 | 2,942 | D+56.6 |
| Worth | 1,666 57.7% | 1,218 42.2% | 3 | 2,887 | D+15.5 |
| Shelby | 2,309 80.0% | 572 19.8% | 5 | 2,886 | D+60.2 |
| Gasconade | 557 20.2% | 2,167 78.5% | 37 | 2,761 | R+58.3 |
| Ozark | 734 26.8% | 1,996 72.8% | 13 | 2,743 | R+46.0 |
| Maries | 1,833 69.1% | 808 30.5% | 11 | 2,652 | D+38.7 |
| Ripley | 1,420 55.1% | 1,053 40.9% | 103 | 2,576 | D+14.2 |
| Shannon | 1,661 66.6% | 697 27.9% | 136 | 2,494 | D+38.7 |
| Schuyler | 1,479 59.6% | 1,001 40.3% | 3 | 2,483 | D+19.3 |
| Warren | 661 29.4% | 1,566 69.7% | 19 | 2,246 | R+40.3 |
| Reynolds | 1,479 68.4% | 680 31.4% | 4 | 2,163 | D+36.9 |
| Hickory | 523 25.8% | 1,504 74.1% | 4 | 2,031 | R+48.3 |
| Ralls | 1,694 85.2% | 292 14.7% | 2 | 1,988 | D+70.5 |
| Carter | 1,049 56.5% | 757 40.8% | 50 | 1,856 | D+15.7 |
| Mississippi | 1,138 62.3% | 677 37.1% | 12 | 1,827 | D+25.2 |
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.
Missouri Senate elections we hold
| Year | Winner | Margin |
|---|---|---|
| 2024 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+13.7 |
| 2022 | Eric Schmitt (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2018 | Josh Hawley (R) | R+5.8 |
| 2016 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+2.8 |
| 2012 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+15.7 |
| 2010 | Roy Blunt (R) | R+13.6 |
| 2006 | Claire McCaskill (D) | D+2.3 |
| 2004 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+13.3 |
| 2000 | Mel Carnahan (D) | D+2.1 |
| 1998 | Kit Bond (R) | R+8.9 |
| 1994 | John Ashcroft (R) | R+24.0 |
| 1992 | Christopher S. Bond (R) | R+7.0 |
| 1988 | John Danforth (R) | R+36.0 |
| 1986 | Kit Bond (R) | R+5.3 |
| 1982 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+1.7 |
| 1980 | Thomas F. Eagleton (D) | D+4.3 |
| 1976 | John C. Danforth (R) | R+14.4 |
| 1974 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+20.8 |
| 1970 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+2.9 |
| 1968 | Thomas Eagleton (D) | D+2.0 |
| 1964 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+33.1 |
| 1962 | Edward Long (D) | D+8.9 |
| 1958 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+32.9 |
| 1956 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+12.8 |
| 1952 | Stuart Symington (D) | D+8.0 |
| 1950 | Thomas Hennings Jr. (D) | D+7.2 |
| 1946 | James P. Kem (R) | R+5.6 |
| 1944 | Forrest C. Donnell (R) | R+0.1 |
| 1940 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+2.4 |
| 1938 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+21.5 |
| 1934 | Harry S. Truman (D) | D+19.8 |
| 1932 | J. Bennett Clark (D) | D+27.5 |
| 1928 | Roscoe Patterson (R) | R+4.0 |
| 1926 | Harry B. Hawes (D) | D+3.6 |
| 1922 | James A. Reed (D) | D+4.5 |
| 1920 | Selden Spencer (R) | R+9.2 |
| 1916 | James A. Reed (D) | D+3.1 |
| 1914 | William Stone (D) | D+8.8 |