1934 United States Senate election in Missouri

Roscoe C. Patterson Republican Harry S. Truman Democratic The 1934 United States Senate election in Missouri was held on November 6, 1934.

Senator Roscoe Patterson, first elected in 1928, sought reelection to a second term.

[1] Harry Truman, having served as a judge, expressed an interest in running for the U.S. House of Representatives in 1934, but political boss Tom Pendergast had already selected another candidate for that race.

Truman said he would not, if elected, dictate to anyone,[clarification needed] to the dismay of anti-Pendergast U.S.

[4] Truman waged a statewide campaign and eventually won the largely three-way Democratic primary on August 7, 1934, by a significant margin, defeating U.S.

Primary results by county:
Truman
  • 30–40%
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • >90%
Cochran
  • 30–40%
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%
  • >90%
Milligan
  • 30–40%
  • 40–50%
  • 50–60%
  • 60–70%
  • 70–80%