1934 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

1934 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election

November 6, 1934

Nominee Walter Frank Woodul Party Democratic Popular vote 428,393 Percentage 96.73%

Lieutenant Governor before election Edgar E. Witt Democratic Elected Lieutenant Governor Walter Frank Woodul Democratic

The 1934 Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election was held on November 6, 1934, in order to elect the lieutenant governor of Texas. Democratic nominee and incumbent member of the Texas Senate Walter Frank Woodul defeated Republican nominee Lester Gunst and Socialist nominee E. M. Lane.

General election

On election day, November 6, 1934, Democratic nominee Walter Frank Woodul won the election by a margin of 416,018 votes against his foremost opponent Republican nominee Lester Gunst, thereby retaining Democratic control over the office of lieutenant governor. Woodul was sworn in as the 30th lieutenant governor of Texas on January 15, 1935.

Results

Texas lieutenant gubernatorial election, 1934

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Walter Frank Woodul	428,393	96.73
	Republican	Lester Gunst	12,375	2.79
	Socialist	E. M. Lane	1,807	0.41
		Scattering	299	0.07
Total votes			442,874	100.00
	Democratic hold