Oregon gubernatorial election, 1934

November 6, 1934

County results

Governor before election

Julius Meier
Independent

Elected Governor

Charles H. Martin
Democratic

The 1934 Oregon gubernatorial election took place on November 6, 1934 to elect the governor of the U.S. state of Oregon. Democrat Charles H. Martin, who retired from the United States House of Representatives to run for governor, won a plurality over Republican Oregon State Senator Peter Zimmerman (who ran as an Independent), Republican nominee Joe E. Dunne, also a state senator, and several minor candidates.

Election results

Oregon gubernatorial election, 1934^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles H. Martin	116,677	38.57
	Independent	Peter Zimmerman	95,519	31.57
	Republican	Joe E. Dunne	86,923	28.73
	Independent	Harry J. Correll	1,360	0.45
	Independent	Abraham M. Silverman	1,331	0.44
	Independent	Hank E. Wirth	584	0.19
		write-ins	127	0.04
Total votes			302,521	100
	Democratic gain from Independent

↑ "OR Governor Race - Nov 06, 1934". Our Campaigns. Retrieved December 21, 2011.

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