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The1934 United States Senate election in New York was held on November 6, 1934, to elect aU.S. Senator. Incumbent Democratic SenatorRoyal Copeland was re-elected to a third term in office, though he would die in office in 1938.
The Democratic State Convention was held September 27 in Buffalo. With Copeland and the rest of the Democratic ticket unopposed, the convention was uneventful. Copeland's nomination was submitted by Abraham Kaplan of Tammany Hall.[1]
In marked contrast to the Democratic convention, the Republican convention in Rochester on September 28 was considered the most raucous for that party since 1910, whenTheodore Roosevelt led a progressive revolt. The early focus of the convention was on the race for Governor, whereRobert Moses won a hard-fought three-ballot struggle.[2] After this, several other nominations were completed without opposition. After a recess of ten minutes, the Senate contest began; it quickly devolved to a contest by the delegates to find a man willing to join Moses's ticket.[3]
First, Harold Riegelman nominated William M. Chadbourne for Senate; his nomination was seconded by William T. Simpson andHamilton Fish III.[3] Then, William D. Thomas nominatedE. Harold Cluett; his nomination was seconded by Philip Elling of Ulster County and Frank L. Wiswall of Albany.[3] Chadbourne ultimately declined to run, announcing his preference that another man should be nominated; Cluett was then nominated by acclamation, though some delegates attempted to humorously vote for candidates who were not in nomination.[2][3] Cluett made a brief acceptance speech, pledging to give all his time and effort to the campaign.[3]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Democratic | Royal S. Copeland (incumbent) | 2,046,377 | 55.21% |  6.13 | |
| Republican | E. Harold Cluett | 1,363,440 | 36.87% |  11.02 | |
| Socialist | Norman Thomas | 194,952 | 5.27% | 2.65 | |
| Communist | Max Bedacht | 45,396 | 1.23% | 0.95 | |
| Constitutional | Henry Skillman Breckinridge | 24,241 | 0.66% | N/A | |
| Prohibition | Michael Bartell | 16,769 | 0.45% | 0.45 | |
| Socialist Labor | Olive Johnson | 6,622 | 0.18% | 0.05 | |
| Total votes | 3,727,797 | 100.00% | |||
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