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County results Hatfield: 40–50% 50–60 60–70% 80–90% Downey: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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The1934 California lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934.Republican U.S. Attorney for the Northern District of CaliforniaGeorge J. Hatfield defeatedDemocratic attorneySheridan Downey with 54.25% of the vote.[1]
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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| Republican | George J. Hatfield | 1,220,515 | 54.25% | ||
| Democratic | Sheridan Downey | 1,002,832 | 44.58% | ||
| Socialist | Jesse W. Southwick | 15,741 | 0.70% | ||
| Communist | Pettis Perry | 10,528 | 0.47% | ||
| Scattering | 78 | 0.00% | |||
| Majority | 2,249,694 | ||||
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| Republicanhold | Swing | ||||