1934_Wisconsin_Senate_election

1934 Wisconsin State Senate election
17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate; 17 seats needed for a majority
President pro tempore before election; Orland S. Loomis; Republican	Elected President pro tempore ; Harry W. Bolens; Democratic

1934 Wisconsin Senate election

1934 state senate elections in the US state of Wisconsin

The 1934 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1934. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts.

Quick Facts 17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate 17 seats needed for a majority, Majority party ...

Candidates and results

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Dist.	Incumbent				This race^[1]
Dist.	Member	Party	First elected	Status	Primary	General	Result
01	John E. Cashman	Republican	1922	Running	TBD	▌Y John E. Cashman (Prog.) 50.2% ▌Ray J. Scheuer (Dem.) 30.5% ▌Alvin E. O'Konski (Rep.) 19.3%	Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
03	None (open seat)			New member to be elected	TBD	▌Y Arthur L. Zimny (Dem.) 40.83% ▌George L. Tews (Soc.) 26.71% ▌ H. C.Schultz (Prog.) 20.92% ▌ Carl Lester (Ind.) 5.97% ▌ William B. Manning (Rep.) 5.57%	New member elected. Democratic gain.
05	Bernhard Gettelman	Republican	1922	Running	TBD	▌Y Harold V. Schoenecker (Dem.) 35.39% ▌Bernhard Gettelman (Rep.) 23.46% ▌Carl Minkley (Soc.) 21.9% ▌Gustave A. Dick (Prog.) 19.24%	New member elected. Democratic gain.
07	Leonard Fons	Republican	1930	Retiring	TBD	▌Y Max Galasinski (Dem.) 43.59% ▌Walter Polakowski (Soc.) TBD% 27.78% ▌Edwarf R. Buer (Prog.) TBD% 16.82% ▌Herbert W. Kock (Rep.) TBD% 11.81	New member elected. Democratic gain.
07	Walter Polakowski (Redistricted from the 3rd district)	Socialist	1922	Running	TBD		Incumbent defeated. Socialist loss
09	Irving P. Mehigan	Republican	1924	Running	TBD		New member elected. Democratic gain.
11	Philip Nelson	Republican	1930	Running	TBD		Incumbent re-elected
13	Eugene A. Clifford	Democratic	1930	Running for Wisconsin's 8th congressional district	TBD		New member elected. Progressive gain.
15	Alexander Paul	Democratic	1933 (special)	Running	TBD		New member elected. Republican gain.
17	George Engebretson	Republican	1932 (special)	Running	TBD		Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
19	Vacant			Seat to be filled	TBD		New member elected. Democratic gain.
21	Walter S. Goodland	Republican	1926	Running	TBD		New member elected. Democratic gain.
23	Herman J. Severson	Republican	1918	Running	TBD		Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
25	Otto Mueller	Republican	1926	Running	TBD		New member elected. Progressive gain.
27	Fred W. Zantow	Democratic	1930	Running	TBD		Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
29	John A. Anderson	Republican	1930	Running	TBD		Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
31	Orland S. Loomis	Republican	1930	Retired to run for Attorney General as a Progressive	TBD		New member elected. Progressive gain.
33	William Edwards	Republican	1930	Not running	TBD		New member elected. Democratic gain.

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"The Wisconsin Blue Book 1935". University of Wisconsin-Madison Libraries. Retrieved March 13, 2024.

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Seats		Party (majority caucus shading)				Total

		Democratic	Socialist	Progressive	Republican
Last election (1934)		7	1	0	9	16
Total after last election (1934)		9	1	0	19	33

Total before this election		13	1	0	18	31
Up for election		3	1		13	17
of which:	Incumbent retiring	1			3	4
of which:	Vacated				1	1
This election		7	0	8	2	17
Change from last election					1	1

Total after this election		14	0	13	6	33
Change in total		5	1	13	2