1933 United States Senate elections
There were two elections to the United States Senate in 1933.
Election during the 72nd Congress
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Georgia (Class 2) |
John S. Cohen | Democratic | 1932 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected January 12, 1933. Democratic hold. |
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Election during the 73rd Congress
In this special election, the winner was elected in 1933 after March 4.
State | Incumbent | Results | Candidates | ||
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Senator | Party | Electoral history | |||
Virginia (Class 1) |
Harry F. Byrd | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) | Claude A. Swanson (D) had resigned March 4, 1933 to become U.S. Secretary of the Navy. Interim successor was appointed March 4, 1933 to continue the term. Appointee elected November 7, 1933. |
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Georgia (Special)
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Richard Russell Jr. (Incumbent) | 244,031 | 100.00% | |
Democratic hold |
Virginia (Special)
Democratic former Governor Harry F. Byrd was elected by defeating Republican Henry A. Wise.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ± | |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Democratic | Harry F. Byrd (Incumbent) | 119,377 | 71.31% | -28.53% | |
Republican | Henry A. Wise | 44,648 | 26.67% | +26.67% | |
Independent | John M. Daniel | 1,543 | 0.92% | ||
Socialist | Elizabeth L. Otey | 1,130 | 0.68% | +0.68% | |
Prohibition | Hewman H. Raymond | 704 | 0.42% | +0.42% | |
Majority | 74,729 | 44.64% | -55.04% | ||
Turnout | 167,402 | ||||
Democratic hold | |||||
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See also
References
- "VA US Senate Special". Retrieved January 15, 2014 – via OurCampaigns.com.
- "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 8, 1932" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved August 4, 2019.
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