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Election 1934 Results

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1934 US Senate election in Washington

Lewis Schwellenbach (Democrat) beat Reno Odlin (Republican) in Washington in 1934, 60.9% to 34.0%, a margin of 26.9 points and 133,612 votes.

The Democratic hold continued from 1928, when Clarence C. Dill won.

Democrats led in 38 of the 39 counties as they stood then. The largest, King, cast 144,817 votes and went to the Democrat by 28.2 points. The closest was Adams, where 15 votes separated the two parties.

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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
Lewis Schwellenbach won	Democratic	302,606	60.9%
Reno Odlin	Republican	168,994	34.0%
All other candidates		25,088	5.1%
Total		496,688

Every county

County	Democrat	Republican	Others	Total	Margin
King	85,904 59.3%	45,102 31.1%	13,811	144,817	D+28.2
Pierce	34,087 63.9%	16,632 31.2%	2,602	53,321	D+32.7
Spokane	26,516 56.6%	18,621 39.8%	1,701	46,838	D+16.9
Snohomish	16,307 65.3%	7,250 29.0%	1,426	24,983	D+36.3
Whatcom	12,734 61.8%	6,931 33.6%	946	20,611	D+28.2
Yakima	10,483 53.4%	8,926 45.5%	227	19,636	D+7.9
Grays Harbor	9,693 64.5%	4,740 31.5%	602	15,035	D+32.9
Clark	9,059 69.9%	3,742 28.9%	166	12,967	D+41.0
Skagit	8,328 67.6%	3,630 29.5%	367	12,325	D+38.1
Thurston	7,845 64.3%	3,928 32.2%	421	12,194	D+32.1
Kitsap	8,363 69.2%	3,053 25.3%	662	12,078	D+44.0
Lewis	7,638 63.4%	4,115 34.2%	292	12,045	D+29.2
Chelan	6,081 57.7%	4,340 41.2%	116	10,537	D+16.5
Cowlitz	6,529 64.3%	3,490 34.4%	138	10,157	D+29.9
Walla Walla	4,887 53.0%	4,253 46.2%	75	9,215	D+6.9
Whitman	4,671 53.1%	4,012 45.6%	106	8,789	D+7.5
Clallam	4,270 65.1%	2,028 30.9%	257	6,555	D+34.2
Okanogan	3,331 55.3%	2,636 43.8%	54	6,021	D+11.5
Stevens	3,595 62.7%	2,036 35.5%	104	5,735	D+27.2
Kittitas	3,458 61.9%	1,920 34.4%	206	5,584	D+27.5
Pacific	2,764 59.9%	1,805 39.1%	49	4,618	D+20.8
Lincoln	2,354 58.4%	1,635 40.6%	41	4,030	D+17.8
Benton	2,470 62.7%	1,439 36.5%	33	3,942	D+26.2
Mason	2,216 67.3%	984 29.9%	92	3,292	D+37.4
Jefferson	1,850 62.0%	1,056 35.4%	76	2,982	D+26.6
Klickitat	1,552 53.6%	1,272 43.9%	72	2,896	D+9.7
Douglas	1,634 60.7%	986 36.6%	71	2,691	D+24.1
Grant	1,750 65.1%	890 33.1%	49	2,689	D+32.0
Island	1,585 63.5%	798 32.0%	114	2,497	D+31.5
Asotin	1,646 67.2%	785 32.1%	18	2,449	D+35.2
Pend Oreille	1,344 58.0%	928 40.0%	46	2,318	D+17.9
Adams	1,086 50.0%	1,071 49.3%	15	2,172	D+0.7
Franklin	1,481 69.9%	619 29.2%	18	2,118	D+40.7
Columbia	1,213 60.1%	767 38.0%	38	2,018	D+22.1
Skamania	1,027 68.1%	468 31.1%	12	1,507	D+37.1
San Juan	770 54.0%	639 44.8%	18	1,427	D+9.2
Garfield	664 49.9%	664 49.9%	3	1,331	level
Ferry	808 66.3%	376 30.8%	35	1,219	D+35.4
Wahkiakum	613 58.4%	427 40.7%	9	1,049	D+17.7

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.

Washington Senate elections we hold

Year	Winner	Margin
2024	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+18.5
2022	Patty Murray (D)	D+14.6
2018	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+16.9
2016	Patty Murray (D)	D+18.0
2012	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+20.9
2010	Patty Murray (D)	D+4.7
2006	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+16.9
2004	Patty Murray (D)	D+12.2
2000	Maria Cantwell (D)	D+0.1
1998	Patty Murray (D)	D+16.8
1994	Slade Gorton (R)	R+11.5
1992	Patty Murray (D)	D+8.0
1988	Slade Gorton (R)	R+2.2
1986	Brock Adams (D)	D+2.0
1982	Henry M. Jackson (D)	D+44.7
1980	Slade Gorton (R)	R+8.3
1976	Henry M. Jackson (D)	D+47.6
1974	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+24.6
1970	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+66.4
1968	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+29.1
1964	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+44.4
1962	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+4.8
1958	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+35.9
1956	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+22.2
1952	Scoop Jackson (D)	D+12.7
1950	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+7.4
1946	Harry P. Cain (R)	R+9.1
1944	Warren Magnuson (D)	D+10.7
1940	Monrad C. Wallgren (D)	D+8.3
1938	Homer T. Bone (D)	D+25.5
1934	Lewis Schwellenbach (D)	D+26.9
1932	Homer T. Bone (D)	D+27.9
1928	Clarence C. Dill (D)	D+7.0
1926	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+4.8
1922	Clarence C. Dill (D)	D+1.3
1920	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+38.6
1916	Miles Poindexter (R)	R+18.3
1914	Wesley L. Jones (R)	R+11.2

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