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1930 Elections
The following elections occurred in the year 1930. Asia * 1930 Persian legislative election * 1930 Madras Presidency legislative council election * 1930 Japanese general election Europe * 1930 Finnish parliamentary election * 1930 Norwegian parliamentary election * 1930 Polish legislative election Germany * 1930 German federal election * Free State of Brunswick#Free State, Brunswick Landtag election, 14 September 1930. United Kingdom * 1930 Bromley by-election * 1930 Nottingham Central by-election * 1930 East Renfrewshire by-election * 1930 Whitechapel and St Georges by-election North America Canada * 1930 Canadian federal election * 1930 Alberta general election * 1930 Edmonton municipal election * 1930 New Brunswick general election * 1930 Sudbury municipal election * 1930 Toronto municipal election Caribbean * 1930 Dominican Republic general election United States * 1930 United States gubernatorial elections * United States House of Representatives elections in California ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Persian Legislative Election
The elections for the eighth Majlis were held in the summer of 1930. The Communist Party of Persia, Communist Party planned to run their own candidates, however they failed due to internal conflicts, as well as Reza Shah's substantial control over the process. Like 1928 Persian legislative election, its predecessor, the election was "systematically controlled by the royal court". References 1930 elections in Asia 1930 in Iran, Legislative National Consultative Assembly elections Electoral fraud in Iran {{Iran-election-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Toronto Municipal Election
Municipal elections were held in Toronto, Ontario, Canada, on January 1, 1930. In a close mayoral election Bert Wemp ousted two term incumbent Sam McBride. The main issue of the election was a proposed downtown beautification scheme that would have rebuilt roads in the core. The proposal was rejected in a referendum after voters in the suburbs voted against it. McBride was the plan's leading proponent, and its rejection hurt his reelection bid. Toronto mayor McBride had been elected mayor in 1928 and had been in office two years. He was defeated by controller and ''Toronto Telegram'' editor Bert Wemp by 4,378 votes. Also running was controller A.E. Hacker, but he finished in distant third. ;Results : Bert Wemp - 54,309 : Sam McBride - 49,933 : Albert E. Hacker - 3,210 Board of Control Only one member of the Board of Control elected in the last election was running for reelection: W.A. Summerville. Hacker and Wemp had both chosen to run for mayor. Joseph Gibbons had been a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Senate Election In Massachusetts, 1930
The United States Senate election of 1930 in Massachusetts was held on November 4, 1930. Incumbent Republican Senator Frederick H. Gillett did not run for re-election. In the open race to succeed him, Democratic Mayor of Fitchburg Marcus A. Coolidge defeated former U.S. Senator William M. Butler. Republican primary Candidates * William M. Butler, former interim United States Senator (1924–1926) * Eben S. Draper Jr., former State Senator from Hopedale, son of Governor Eben Draper, and candidate for Senate in 1928 * Andrew J. Gillis, Mayor of Newburyport Withdrew * Alvan T. Fuller, former Governor of Massachusetts (1925–1929) Declined *Calvin Coolidge, former President of the United States (1923–1929) and Governor of Massachusetts (1919–1921) * Frederick Gillett, incumbent Senator since 1925 Campaign Citing old age, Senator Frederick Gillett announced his retirement in December 1929. Alvan Fuller and Calvin Coolidge were speculated as potential candidates, a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 United States Senate Elections
The 1930 United States Senate elections occurred in the middle of Republican Party (United States), Republican President Herbert Hoover's term. The 32 seats of Classes of United States senators, Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. With the Great Depression beginning to take hold, Republican incumbents became unpopular, and Democratic Party (United States), Democrats picked up a net of eight seats, erasing the Republican gains from the 1928 United States Senate elections, previous election cycle, however, Republicans retained control of the chamber. This was the first of four consecutive Senate elections during the Depression in which Democrats made enormous gains, achieving a cumulative pick-up of 34 seats. In 1930 United States Senate election in Louisiana, Louisiana, Democratic senator-elect Huey Long chose not to take his Senate seat until January 25, 1932, so he could remain as Governor of Louisiana. The Republicans ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 United States House Of Representatives Elections
The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections were elections for the United States House of Representatives to elect members to serve in the 72nd United States Congress. They were held for the most part on November 4, 1930, while Maine held theirs on September 8. They occurred in the middle of President Herbert Hoover's term. During the election cycle, the nation was entering its second year of the Great Depression, and Hoover was perceived as doing little to solve the crisis, with his personal popularity being very low. His Republican Party was initially applauded for instituting protectionist economic policies, which were intended to limit imports to stimulate the domestic market; however, after the passage of the heavily damaging Smoot–Hawley Tariff, a policy that was bitterly opposed by the Democratic Party, public opinion turned sharply against Republican policies, and the party bore the blame for the economic collapse. While the Democrats gained 52 seat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 South Carolina Gubernatorial Election
The 1930 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930, to select the governor of the state of South Carolina. Ibra Charles Blackwood won the contested Democratic primary and ran unopposed in the general election becoming the 97th governor of South Carolina. Democratic primary Candidates * Ibra Charles Blackwood, attorney, former State Representative from Spartanburg and candidate for Governor in 1926 *R. Beverly Herbert * Olin D. Johnston, State Representative from Spartanburg *William H. Keith *A. Frank Lever, former U.S. Representative from Lexington *John J. McMahan *W.W. Smoak *Ashton H. Williams The South Carolina Democratic Party held their primary for governor in the summer of 1930 and it attracted many politicians because of the change in 1926 to the South Carolina constitution providing for a four-year term. Blackwood emerged victorious from the closely contested runoff against Olin D. Johnston and effectively became the next governor of So ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States Senate Election In South Carolina, 1930
The 1930 South Carolina United States Senate election was held on November 4, 1930, to select the U.S. Senator from the state of South Carolina. Incumbent Democratic Senator Coleman Livingston Blease was defeated in the Democratic primary by James F. Byrnes. He was unopposed in the general election to win a six-year term. Democratic primary Candidates * Cole Blease, incumbent Senator since 1925 *James F. Byrnes, former U.S. Representative from Charleston and candidate for U.S. Senate in 1924 *Leon W. Harris Campaign Senator Coleman Livingston Blease was opposed in the Democratic primary by former Representative James F. Byrnes. Blease was the leader in the first primary election on August 26, but in previous primary elections he had been the leader in the first primary and unable to increase his support in the runoff election. This election was no different and Byrnes won the runoff on September 9. There was no opposition to the Democratic candidate in the general electi ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
United States House Of Representatives Elections In South Carolina, 1930
The 1930 United States House of Representatives elections in South Carolina were held on November 4, 1930, to select seven Representatives for two-year terms from the state of South Carolina. All seven incumbents were re-elected and the composition of the state delegation remained solely Democratic. 1st congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Thomas S. McMillan of the 1st congressional district, in office since 1925, was unopposed in his bid for re-election. General election results , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic hold , - 2nd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Butler B. Hare of the 2nd congressional district, in office since 1925, won the Democratic primary and was unopposed in the general election. Democratic primary General election results , - , , colspan=5 , Democratic hold , - 3rd congressional district Incumbent Democratic Congressman Frederick H. Dominick of the 3rd congressional district, in office sinc ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 New York State Election
The 1930 New York state election was held on November 4, 1930, to elect the governor, the lieutenant governor, the state comptroller, the attorney general and a judge of the New York Court of Appeals, as well as all members of the New York State Assembly and the New York State Senate. History The Communist state convention met on May 25, and nominated for Governor William Z. Foster who was at the time in jail. The Socialist state convention met on July 20 at Schenectady, New York, and nominated again Louis Waldman for governor. After the enactment of Prohibition, the Prohibition Party had seemingly lost its reason to exist. The party had polled less than 10,000 votes and lost its automatic ballot access, and had not run in 1924. In 1926, the Prohibitionists got on the ballot by filing petitions and campaigned for "Independent Republican" Cristman who was nominated for U.S. Senator by the "dry" faction of the Republican Party. Their own candidate for governor had polled only a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 New Orleans Mayoral Election
The New Orleans mayoral election of 1930, held in January of that year, resulted in the election of T. Semmes Walmsley to his first full term as Mayor of New Orleans. T. Semmes Walmsley had been acting mayor since the resignation of the previous mayor, Arthur J. O'Keefe, due to illness in July 1929. Leader of the Regular Democratic Organization, Walmsley was the chosen candidate of that powerful political machine. Public Service Commissioner Francis Williams, once an ally of Governor Huey Long but by 1930 his enemy, ran against Walmsley. Against the advice of advisors like Robert Maestri, Long remained neutral in the first primary, declaring that neither candidate was worth supporting. The first primary was a close race; Walmsley came first by only 9,000 votes. Williams was entitled to face Walmsley in the runoff, but he rejected Long's last-minute offer of support and withdrew from the race. Sources * * * {{DEFAULTSORT:New Orleans Mayoral Election, 1930 1930 Even ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 Minnesota Gubernatorial Election
The 1930 Minnesota gubernatorial election took place on November 4, 1930. It was the first gubernatorial race to start in Minnesota since the beginning of the Great Depression, which contributed to the meteoric rise of the Farmer–Labor Party in the state. Farmer–Labor Party candidate Floyd B. Olson decisively defeated Republican Party of Minnesota challenger Raymond P. Chase. Joseph A. A. Burnquist unsuccessfully ran for the Republican nomination. Results See also * List of Minnesota gubernatorial elections External links * http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=653 * http://www.sos.state.mn.us/home/index.asp?page=657 Minnesota Gubernatorial 1930 Events January * January 15 – The Moon moves into its nearest point to Earth, called perigee, at the same time as its fullest phase of the Lunar Cycle. This is the closest moon distance at in recent history, and the next one will be on J ... November 1930 in the United States {{Minnesot ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
1930 California Gubernatorial Election
The 1930 California gubernatorial election was held on November 4, 1930. For the third consecutive election, the incumbent governor was defeated in the Republican primary. After ousting incumbent C. C. Young in the primary, Mayor of San Francisco James Rolph proceeded to win a landslide over Democratic nominee Milton K. Young. Upton Sinclair was the Socialist nominee for the second consecutive election. Primary election results Candidates * Buron Fitts (R), Los Angeles County District Attorney * James Rolph Jr. (R), Mayor of San Francisco * C. C. Young (R), incumbent Governor * Clara Shortridge Foltz (R), Deputy District Attorney of Los Angeles County * Milton K. Young (D) (also cross-filed in Republican primary) * Upton Sinclair (S), writer and activist Results General election results Results by county Notes References {{1930 United States elections Gubernatorial California 1930 Events January * January 15 – ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
