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1934 United States Senate elections
URI:
https://gptkb.org/entity/1934_United_States_Senate_elections
GPTKB entity
Statements (30)
Predicate
Object
gptkbp:instanceOf
gptkb:politics
gptkbp:book
gptkb:Republican_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:country
gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:date
November 6, 1934
gptkbp:Democratic_Party_seats_before
69
59
gptkbp:DemocraticSeatChange
+9
gptkbp:FarmerLaborSeatsAfter
1
gptkbp:FarmerLaborSeatsBefore
1
gptkbp:fourthGenerationYears
gptkb:Progressive_Party_(United_States,_1924–34)
gptkbp:historicalName
Occurred during the Great Depression and the New Deal era
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label
1934 United States Senate elections
gptkbp:leader
gptkb:Democratic_Party_(United_States)
gptkbp:majoritySeats
49
gptkbp:nextEdition
gptkb:1936_United_States_Senate_elections
gptkbp:notableAchievement
First midterm since 1822 where the president's party gained seats in both houses
gptkbp:partOf
United States midterm elections, 1934
gptkbp:presidentDuringTerm
gptkb:Franklin_D._Roosevelt
gptkbp:previousEdition
gptkb:1932_United_States_Senate_elections
gptkbp:ProgressiveSeatsAfter
1
gptkbp:ProgressiveSeatsBefore
0
gptkbp:Republican_Party_seats_before
25
36
gptkbp:RepublicanSeatChange
-11
gptkbp:thirdPlace
Farmer–Labor Party (United States)
gptkbp:totalSeatsContested
36
gptkbp:voterTurnout
low due to Great Depression
gptkbp:bfsParent
gptkb:1936_United_States_Senate_elections
gptkb:1932_United_States_Senate_elections
gptkbp:bfsLayer
7