The California gubernatorial election, 1934 was held on November 6, 1934.
 Held in the midst of the Great Depression, the 1934 election was amongst the most controversial in the state's political history, pitting conservative Republican Frank Merriam against former Socialist Party member turned Democrat Upton Sinclair, author of "The Jungle".
 A strong third party challenge came from Commonwealth-Progressive Raymond L. Haight, a Los Angeles lawyer campaigning for the political center.
 Much of the campaign's emphasis was directed at Sinclair's EPIC movement, proposing socialist reforms to cure the state's ailing economy.
 Merriam, who had recently assumed the governorship following the death of James Rolph, characterized Sinclair's proposal as a step towards communism.
Frank Finley Merriam (December 22, 1865 – April 25, 1955) was an American politician who served as the 28th governor of California from June 2, 1934 until January 2, 1939.
 Assuming the governorship at the height of the Great Depression following the death of Governor James Rolph, Merriam famously defeated the 'muck-raking' author of "The Jungle", former Socialist Party member, and Democratic candidate Upton Sinclair in the California gubernatorial election in 1934.
 Merriam also served as the State Auditor of Iowa from 1900 to 1903, and served in both the Iowa and California state legislatures.
The Pennsylvania gubernatorial election of 1934 occurred on November 6, 1934.
 Incumbent Republican governor Gifford Pinchot was not a candidate for re-election.
 Democratic candidate George Howard Earle III defeated Republican candidate William A. Schnader to become Governor of Pennsylvania.
 This was the first Pennsylvania gubernatorial election won by the Democratic Party since 1890.
The 1982 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's seventh gubernatorial election.
 The election was held on November 2, 1982, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, Governor George Ariyoshi over Frank Fasi, running as an Independent Democrat, and the Republican candidate, State Senator D. G. Anderson.
 Ariyoshi received more votes than any other candidate in every county in the state.
The Missouri gubernatorial election of 1896 was Missouri's twenty-fourth gubernatorial election.
 The election was held on November 3, 1896 and resulted in a victory for the Democratic nominee, State Treasurer of Missouri Lon Vest Stephens, over the Republican candidate Robert E. Lewis, Prohibition candidate Herman Preston Faris, National Democratic candidate J. McDowell Trimble and Socialist Labor candidate Louis C. Fry.
The 1978 Hawaii gubernatorial election was Hawaii's sixth gubernatorial election.
 The election was held on November 7, 1978, and resulted in a victory for the Democratic candidate, Governor George Ariyoshi over Republican candidate, State Senator John R. Leopold and three other candidates.
 Ariyoshi received more votes than any other candidate in every county in the state.
The California gubernatorial election, 1966 was held on November 8, 1966.
 The election was a contest between incumbent Governor Pat Brown, the Democratic candidate, and actor Ronald Reagan, the Republican candidate.
 Reagan mobilized conservative voters and defeated Brown.
The 1966 South Carolina gubernatorial election was held on November 8, 1966 to select the governor of the state of South Carolina, USA.
 It marked the first time since the gubernatorial election of 1938 that the Democratic candidate faced opposition from a Republican candidate.
 Governor Robert Evander McNair prevailed as the winner of the election and continued as the 108th governor of South Carolina, but Joseph O. Rogers, Jr had a respectable showing for the first Republican candidate in 28 years.
Raymond LeRoy Haight (July 18, 1897 – September 2, 1947) was an American lawyer and politician from California.
 Involved in the Republican and Commonwealth-Progressive parties, Haight ran as a third party candidate during the 1934 California gubernatorial election.
The Jungle is a 1906 novel written by the American journalist and novelist Upton Sinclair (1878–1968).
 Sinclair wrote the novel to portray the harsh conditions and exploited lives of immigrants in the United States in Chicago and similar industrialized cities.
 Perhaps his main goal in exposing the meat industry and working conditions was to advance Socialism in the United States.
 However, most readers were more concerned with his exposure of health violations and unsanitary practices in the American meatpacking industry during the early 20th century, greatly contributing to a public outcry which led to reforms including the Meat Inspection Act.
 Sinclair famously said of the public reaction "I aimed at the public's heart, and by accident I hit it in the stomach."

Question: What city did the book for which the Democratic candidate in  the 1934 California gubernatorial election was known took place?
Answer: Chicago