1934 Wisconsin Senate election

Not to be confused with 1934 United States Senate election in Wisconsin.

1934 Wisconsin State Senate election

November 6, 1934
17 of 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate 17 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   DEM PROG Party Democratic Progressive Last election 7 seats, TBD% N/A Seats before 9 new party Seats won 7 8 Seats after 14 13 Seat change 5 13 Popular vote TBD TBD Percentage TBD% TBD% Swing TBD pp TBD pp   Third party Fourth party   GOP SOC Party Republican Socialist Last election 9 seats, TBD% 1 seat, TBD% Seats before 22 1 Seats won 2 0 Seats after 6 0 Seat change 15 1 Popular vote 27,752 Swing TBD pp TBD pp
President pro tempore before election Orland S. Loomis Republican Elected President pro tempore Harry W. Bolens Democratic

The 1934 Wisconsin Senate elections were held on Tuesday, November 6, 1934. Seventeen of the 33 seats in the Wisconsin State Senate were up for election—the odd-numbered districts.

Results summary

Seats		Party (majority caucus shading)				Total
		Democratic	Socialist	Progressive	Republican
Last election (1934)		7	1	0	9	16
Total after last election (1934)		9			19	33
Total before this election		13	1	0	18	31
Up for election		3	1		13	17
of which:	Incumbent retiring	1			3	4
	Vacated				1	1
This election		7	0	8	2	17
Change from last election					1	1
Total after this election		14	0	13	6	33
Change in total		5	1	13	2

Outgoing incumbents

Retiring

• Leonard Fons (R–Milwaukee), representing District 7 since 1930 declined to seek re-election.
• William H. Edwards (R–Sussex), representing District 33 since 1930, declined to seek re-election.

Seeking other office

• Eugene A. Clifford (D–Juneau), representing District 13 since 1930, instead ran for Congress from Wisconsin's 8th congressional district.
• Orland Steen Loomis (R–Mauston) representing District 31 since 1930, instead ran for Wisconsin Attorney General as a Progressive.

Vacated office

• Merritt F. White (R–Winneconne), representing District 19 since 1922, died on July 28, 1934

Candidates and results

Dist.	Incumbent				This race
	Member	Party	First elected	Status	General
01	John E. Cashman	Republican	1922	Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.	▌Y John E. Cashman (Prog.) 50.2% ▌Ray J. Scheuer (Dem.) 30.5% ▌Alvin E. O'Konski (Rep.) 19.3%
03	None (open seat)			No incumbent New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Arthur L. Zimny (Dem.) 40.83% ▌George L. Tews (Soc.) 26.71% ▌ H. C.Schultz (Prog.) 20.92% ▌ Carl Lester (Ind.) 5.97% ▌ William B. Manning (Rep.) 5.57%
05	Bernhard Gettelman	Republican	1922	Incumbent lost re-election New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Harold V. Schoenecker (Dem.) 35.39% ▌Bernhard Gettelman (Rep.) 23.46% ▌Carl Minkley (Soc.) 21.9% ▌Gustave A. Dick (Prog.) 19.24%
07	Leonard Fons	Republican	1930	Incumbent retired New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Max Galasinski (Dem.) 43.59% ▌Walter Polakowski (Soc.) TBD% 27.78% ▌Edwarf R. Buer (Prog.) TBD% 16.82% ▌Herbert W. Kock (Rep.) TBD% 11.81
	Walter Polakowski (Redistricted from the 3rd district)	Socialist	1922	Incumbent defeated. Socialist loss
09	Irving P. Mehigan	Republican	1924	Incumbent lost re-election New member elected. Democratic gain.
11	Philip Nelson	Republican	1930	Incumbent re-elected
13	Eugene A. Clifford	Democratic	1930	Ran for U.S. House New member elected. Progressive gain.
15	Alexander Paul	Democratic	1933 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election New member elected. Republican gain.
17	George Engebretson	Republican	1932 (special)	Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
19	--Vacant--			Previous incumbent died July 28, 1934 New member elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Max Galasinski (Dem.) 43.59% ▌Walter Polakowski (Soc.) TBD% 27.78% ▌Edwarf R. Buer (Prog.) TBD% 16.82% ▌Herbert W. Kock (Rep.) TBD% 11.81
21	Walter S. Goodland	Republican	1926	Incumbent lost re-election New member elected. Democratic gain.
23	Herman J. Severson	Republican	1918	Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
25	Otto Mueller	Republican	1926	Incumbent lost re-election New member elected. Progressive gain.
27	Fred W. Zantow	Republican	1930	Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
29	John A. Anderson	Republican	1930	Incumbent re-elected. Progressive gain.
31	Orland S. Loomis	Republican	1930	Ran for Attorney General New member elected. Progressive gain.
33	William Edwards	Republican	1930	Incumbent retired New member elected. Democratic gain.