1936 United States Senate elections

Gains, losses, and holds

Retirements

One Republican, one Farmer-Labor, and five Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.

Defeats

Six Republicans and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.

Death

One Democrat died on July 16, 1936, and his seat remained vacant until the election.

Independent gain

One Republican won re-election as an Independent.

Post-election changes

Change in composition

Before the elections

After the April 1936 special election.

Result of the elections

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| | D Wyo. Gain | | D R.I. Gain | | D N.J. Gain | | D Mich. Gain | | D Iowa (sp) Hold | | D Iowa (reg) Gain | | D Del. Gain |- | | I Neb. Re-elected new party | | R Mass. Gain | | R Ore. Re-elected | | R N.H. Hold | | R Maine Re-elected | | R Kan. Re-elected | | R Idaho Re-elected | | R | | R | | R

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Race summaries

Elections during the 74th Congress

In these special elections the winners were seated once they qualified; ordered by election date.

Elections leading to the 75th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1937; ordered by state.

All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.

Closest races

Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:

There is no tipping point state.

Alabama

Bankhead:
Berkstresser: Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Alabama

Arkansas

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas

Robinson:
Ledbetter: Williams: Tie:

Colorado

Johnson:
Sauter: Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

Delaware

Florida (special)

There were two special elections in Florida, due to the May 8, 1936, death of four-term Democrat Park Trammell and the June 17, 1936, death of five-term Democrat Duncan U. Fletcher.

Florida (special, class 1)

Andrews:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate special election in Florida (Class 1)

Democrat Scott Loftin was appointed May 26, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Primaries were held August 11, 1936.

Andrews would be re-elected once and serve until his own death on September 18, 1946.

Florida (special, class 3)

Democrat William Luther Hill was appointed July 1, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Democrat Claude Pepper, who had lost to Trammell in 1934, won this election.

Pepper would be re-elected twice and serve until he lost renomination in 1950. He would later be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and served there for 26 years.

Georgia

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Georgia

Idaho

Borah:
Ross:

Illinois

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Illinois

Lewis:
Glenn:

Iowa

Iowa (regular)

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Iowa

Herring:
Dickinson:

Iowa (special)

Main article: 1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa

Gillette:
Halden:

Kansas

Capper:
Ketchum:

Kentucky

Logan:
Lucas:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky

Louisiana

Louisiana (regular)

Louisiana (special)

Main article: 1936 United States Senate special election in Louisiana

Democrat Rose McConnell Long was elected April 21, 1936, to finish the term to which she was appointed on January 31, 1936. She was not a candidate, however, to the next term on November 3, 1936, see above. Long

Maine

White:
Redman:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Maine

Massachusetts

|[[File:1936 United States Senate election in Massachusetts results map by county.svg|300px]] |County results |[[File:1936 United States Senate Election in Massachusetts by Municipality.svg|300px|]] |Municipality results Curley:

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

Michigan

Brown:
Brucker:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Michigan

Minnesota

There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day due to the December 22, 1935, death of two-term Republican Thomas D. Schall.

Minnesota (special)

Howard:
Holmberg: Devold: Tie: Main article: 1936 United States Senate special election in Minnesota

The election was held to fill the vacancy in the seat formerly held by Thomas D. Schall for the final two months of Schall's unexpired term. Governor Floyd B. Olson had appointed Elmer Benson to fill the seat in 1935, but this appointment was temporary and subject to a special election held in the next general election year thereafter—1936. Benson opted to run for governor instead of running for election to continue for the remainder of the term. No special primaries were held for the special election, and, among Minnesota's three major parties, only the Republican Party of Minnesota officially fielded a candidate—Guy V. Howard. Regardless of the absence of Farmer-Labor and Democratic nominees, Howard nevertheless faced a great degree of competition from independent candidates Nathaniel J. Holmberg, Andrew Olaf Devold, and John G. Alexander.

The candidates were:

• John G. Alexander (I), Attorney and real estate manager
• Andrew Olaf Devold (I), Attorney, State Senator since 1919, former State Representative (1915–1919); a member of the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota and formerly a member of the Socialist Party of Minnesota
• N. J. Holmberg (I), Former State Senator (1915–1919) and State Representative (1907–1915); a member of the Republican Party of Minnesota
• Guy V. Howard (R), Businessman and Republican elector in the 1916 presidential election

Howard was not a candidate for the next term, and served only until January 1937.

Minnesota (regular)

Lundeen:
Christianson:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Minnesota

The election to the next term was won by Farmer–Labor congressman Ernest Lundeen.

Mississippi

Harrison:
Conner:

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi

Montana

Murray:
Monaghan: No Data/Vote: Tie: Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Montana

Nebraska

Norris
Simmons
Carpenter
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska

New Hampshire

Bridges:
Rogers: Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

New Jersey

Smathers:
Barbour:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey

New Mexico

There were 2 elections, due to the May 6, 1935, death of two-term Republican Bronson M. Cutting.

New Mexico (special)

Chávez:
Otero: Democratic former-Congressman Dennis Chavez had been Cutting's opponent in 1934. On May 11, 1935, after Cutting's death, Chavez was then appointed to continue Cutting's term, pending a special election which he then won.

Chavez would be re-elected four more times and serve until his death in 1962.

New Mexico (regular)

Hatch:
Everly: First-term Democrat Carl Hatch was easily re-elected.

Hatch would be re-elected once and serve until his 1948 retirement.

North Carolina

Bailey:
Patton:

Oklahoma

Lee:
Hyde:

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

Oregon

McNary:
Mahoney:

Rhode Island

South Carolina

Byrnes:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in South Carolina

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South Dakota

Bulow:
Gurney:
No Vote:

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in South Dakota

Tennessee

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee

Texas

Sheppard:

Watson:

No vote: Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Texas

Virginia

Glass:
Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Virginia

West Virginia

Neely:
Shott:

Wyoming

Schwartz:
Carey:

Main article: 1936 United States Senate election in Wyoming

Notes

References

References

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10. (1950). "Southern Primaries and Elections 1920-1949". University of Alabama Press.