The1934 United States Senate elections in Nebraska took place on November 6, 1934. Incumbent Republican SenatorRobert B. Howell died in office on March 11, 1933. DemocratWilliam H. Thompson was appointed by GovernorCharles W. Bryan to fill Howell's seat. Two elections for the same Senate seat were held on the same day; one as a special election to fill the remainder of Howell's six-year term, and another to elect a Senator to serve the next six-year term.
Senator Thompson did not seek re-election. Former State RepresentativeRichard C. Hunter, a Democrat, won the special election to serve out the remaining two months of the term. On the same day, Democratic CongressmanEdward R. Burke won the election for the next term.
This would be the last time a Democrat won a Senate election in Nebraska until 1976, over 40 years later.
