1936 United States Senate elections

1936 United States Senate elections

← 1934 November 3, 1936 1938 →
1937 (AR) →
32 of the 96 seats in the United States Senate 49 seats needed for a majority
Majority party Minority party   Leader Joseph Robinson Charles McNary Party Democratic Republican Leader since December 3, 1923 March 4, 1933 Leader's seat Arkansas Oregon Seats before 70 22 Seats after 75 17 Seat change 5 5 Seats up 19 11 Races won 24 6   Third party Fourth party   Party Farmer–Labor Progressive Seats before 2 1 Seats after 2 1 Seat change Seats up 1 0 Races won 1 0   Fifth party   Party Independent Seats before 0 Seats after 1 Seat change 1 Seats up 0 Races won 1
Results of the elections:      Democratic gain      Democratic hold      Republican gain      Republican hold      Farmer–Labor hold      Independent gain      No election
Majority Leader before election Joseph Robinson Democratic Elected Majority Leader Joseph Robinson Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate elections coincided with the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Great Depression continued and voters backed progressive candidates favoring Roosevelt's New Deal in races across the country. The Democrats gained 5 net seats during the election, and in combination with Democratic and Farmer–Labor interim appointments and the defection of George W. Norris from the Republican Party to become independent, the Republicans were reduced to 16 seats. Democrats gained a further two seats due to mid-term vacancies. The Democrats' 77 seats and their 62-seat majority remain their largest in history.

This was the last of four consecutive election cycles where Republicans suffered losses due to the ongoing effects of the Great Depression. This was also the last Senate election cycle until 2012 in which a Democratic candidate who won two terms also made net gains in the Senate on both occasions (although Roosevelt won a third term and fourth term, he lost Senate seats on both occasions). Additionally, this is the last time any party held three-fourths of all Senate seats.

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

State	Senator	Replaced by
Colorado	Edward P. Costigan	Edwin C. Johnson
Florida (special, class 1)	Scott Loftin	Charles O. Andrews
Florida (special, class 3)	William Luther Hill	Claude Pepper
Louisiana	Rose McConnell Long	Allen J. Ellender
Massachusetts	Marcus A. Coolidge	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.
Minnesota (special)	Elmer A. Benson	Guy V. Howard
Minnesota	Elmer A. Benson	Ernest Lundeen
New Hampshire	Henry W. Keyes	Styles Bridges

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

State	Senator	Replaced by
Delaware	Daniel O. Hastings	James H. Hughes
Iowa	L. J. Dickinson	Clyde L. Herring
Michigan	James Couzens	Prentiss M. Brown
New Jersey	W. Warren Barbour	William H. Smathers
Oklahoma	Thomas Gore	Joshua B. Lee
Rhode Island	Jesse H. Metcalf	Theodore F. Green
Wyoming	Robert D. Carey	Harry Schwartz

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

State	Senator	Replaced by
Iowa (special)	Louis Murphy	Guy Gillette

One Republican won re-election as an Independent.

State	Senator	Replaced by
Nebraska	George W. Norris	George W. Norris

State	Senator	Replaced by
Alabama	Hugo Black	Dixie Bibb Graves
Arkansas	Joseph Taylor Robinson	John E. Miller
New Jersey	A. Harry Moore	John Gerald Milton
New York	Royal S. Copeland	James M. Mead
Oregon	Frederick Steiwer	Alfred E. Reames
Tennessee	Nathan L. Bachman	George L. Berry

After the April 1936 special election.

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39	D40	D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48 Ala. Ran
Majority →									D49 Ark. Ran
D58 Miss. Ran	D57 Mass. Retired	D56 La. (sp) Elected[a] La. (reg) Retired	D55 Ky. Ran	D54 Ill. Ran	D53 Ga. Ran	D52 Fla. (sp3) Retired	D51 Fla. (sp1) Retired	D50 Colo. Retired
D59 Mont. Ran	D60 N.M. (reg) Ran	D61 N.M. (sp) Ran	D62 N.C. Ran	D63 Okla. Ran	D64 S.C. Ran	D65 S.D. Ran	D66 Tenn. Ran	D67 Texas Ran	D68 Va. Ran
R19 N.H. Retired	R20 N.J. Ran	R21 Ore. Ran	R22 R.I. Ran	R23 Wyo. Ran	FL1	FL2 Minn. (sp) Minn. (reg) Retired	P1	V1 Iowa (sp)	D69 W.Va. Ran
R18 Neb. Ran	R17 Mich. Ran	R16 Maine Ran	R15 Kan. Ran	R14 Iowa Ran	R13 Idaho Ran	R12 Del. Ran	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39	D40	D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48 Ala. Re-elected
Majority →									D49 Ark. Re-elected
D58 Mont. Re-elected	D57 Miss. Re-elected	D56 La. (reg) Hold	D55 Ky. Re-elected	D54 Ill. Re-elected	D53 Ga. Re-elected	D52 Fla. (sp3) Hold	D51 Fla. (sp1) Hold	D50 Colo. Hold
D59 N.M. (reg) Re-elected	D60 N.M. (sp) Elected[a]	D61 N.C. Re-elected	D62 Okla. Hold	D63 S.C. Re-elected	D64 S.D. Re-elected	D65 Tenn. Re-elected	D66 Texas Re-elected	D67 Va. Re-elected	D68 W.Va. Re-elected
FL1	FL2 Minn. (sp) Gain[b] Minn. (reg) Hold[b]	P1	D75 Wyo. Gain	D74 R.I. Gain	D73 N.J. Gain	D72 Mich. Gain	D71 Iowa (sp) Hold	D70 Iowa (reg) Gain	D69 Del. Gain
I1 Neb. Re-elected new party	R17 Mass. Gain	R16 Ore. Re-elected	R15 N.H. Hold	R14 Maine Re-elected	R13 Kan. Re-elected	R12 Idaho Re-elected	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

		D1	D2	D3	D4	D5	D6	D7	D8
D18	D17	D16	D15	D14	D13	D12	D11	D10	D9
D19	D20	D21	D22	D23	D24	D25	D26	D27	D28
D38	D37	D36	D35	D34	D33	D32	D31	D30	D29
D39	D40	D41	D42	D43	D44	D45	D46	D47	D48
Majority →									D49
D58	D57	D56	D55	D54	D53	D52	D51	D50
D59	D60	D61	D62	D63	D64	D65	D66	D67	D68
FL2	P1	D76 S.D. Appointed[c]	D75	D74	D73	D72	D71	D70	D69
FL1	I1	R16	R15	R14	R13	R12	R11	R10	R9
		R1	R2	R3	R4	R5	R6	R7	R8

Key	D# Democratic FL# Farmer–Labor I# Independent P# Progressive R# Republican V# Vacant

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

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Louisiana (Class 2)	Rose McConnell Long	Democratic	1936 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected April 21, 1936. Winner was later not elected to the next term; see below.	▌Y Rose McConnell Long (Democratic) Unopposed[1]
Florida (Class 1)	Scott Loftin	Democratic	1936 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold.	▌Y Charles O. Andrews (Democratic) 80.9% ▌Howard C. Babcock (Republican) 19.1%
Florida (Class 3)	William Luther Hill	Democratic	1936 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold.	▌Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) Unopposed
Iowa (Class 3)	Vacant			Louis Murphy (D) had died July 16, 1936. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold	▌Y Guy Gillette (Democratic) 51.9% ▌Berry F. Halden (Republican) 46.6%
Minnesota (Class 2)	Elmer A. Benson	Farmer–Labor	1935 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Republican gain. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below.	▌Y Guy V. Howard (Republican) 42.89% ▌Nathaniel J. Holmberg (Republican) 28.42% ▌Andrews O. Devold (Republican) 19.98% ▌John G. Alexander (Republican) 8.71%
New Mexico (Class 1)	Dennis Chávez	Democratic	1935 (Appointed)	Interim appointee elected November 3, 1936.	▌Y Dennis Chávez (Democratic) 55.7% ▌M. A. Otero Jr. (Republican) 44.2%

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.

State	Incumbent			Results	Candidates
	Senator	Party	Electoral history
Alabama	John H. Bankhead II	Democratic	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y John H. Bankhead II (Democratic) 87.0% ▌H. E. Berkstresser (Republican) 12.2%
Arkansas	Joseph T. Robinson	Democratic	1913 1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) 81.8% ▌G. C. Ledbetter (Republican) 16.4%
Colorado	Edward P. Costigan	Democratic	1930	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Edwin C. Johnson (Democratic) 63.5% ▌Raymond L. Sauter (Republican) 35.3%
Delaware	Daniel O. Hastings	Republican	1928 (Appointed) 1930	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y James H. Hughes (Democratic) 53.0% ▌Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) 41.4% ▌Robert G. Houston (Independent) 5.4%
Georgia	Richard Russell Jr.	Democratic	1932 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Richard Russell Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed
Idaho	William Borah	Republican	1907 1913 1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William Borah (Republican) 63.4% ▌C. Ben Ross (Democratic) 36.6%
Illinois	J. Hamilton Lewis	Democratic	1913 (Late) 1918 (Lost) 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y J. Hamilton Lewis (Democratic) 56.5% ▌Otis F. Glenn (Republican) 40.7%
Iowa	L. J. Dickinson	Republican	1930	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Clyde L. Herring (Democratic) 50.5% ▌L. J. Dickinson (Republican) 47.1%
Kansas	Arthur Capper	Republican	1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Arthur Capper (Republican) 51.0% ▌Omar B. Ketchum (Democratic) 48.4%
Kentucky	M. M. Logan	Democratic	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y M. M. Logan (Democratic) 58.8% ▌Robert M. Lucas (Republican) 39.8%
Louisiana	Rose McConnell Long	Democratic	1936 (Appointed) 1936 (special)	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) Unopposed
Maine	Wallace H. White	Republican	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Wallace H. White (Republican) 50.8% ▌Louis J. Brann (Democratic) 49.3%
Massachusetts	Marcus A. Coolidge	Democratic	1930	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain.	▌Y Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Republican) 48.5% ▌James Michael Curley (Democratic) 41.0% ▌Thomas C. O'Brien (Independent) 7.4%
Michigan	James Couzens	Republican	1922 (Appointed) 1924 (special) 1924 1930	Incumbent lost renomination[2] then died October 22, 1936. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Winner was later appointed to finish term.	▌Y Prentiss M. Brown (Democratic) 53.3% ▌Wilber M. Brucker (Republican) 41.8%
Minnesota	Elmer A. Benson	Farmer–Labor	1935 (Appointed)	Interim appointee retired to run for Governor of Minnesota. New senator elected. Farmer–Labor hold. Winner was not a candidate to finish the current term.	▌ Y Ernest Lundeen (Farmer–Labor) 62.2% ▌Theodore Christianson (Republican) 37.8%
Mississippi	Pat Harrison	Democratic	1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Pat Harrison (Democratic) Unopposed
Montana	James E. Murray	Democratic	1934 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James E. Murray (Democratic) 55.0% ▌Thomas O. Larson (Republican) 27.1% ▌Joseph P. Monaghan (Independent) 17.9%
Nebraska	George W. Norris	Republican	1913 1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected as an Independent. Independent gain.	▌Y George W. Norris (Independent) 43.8% ▌Robert G. Simmons (Republican) 37.8% ▌Terry Carpenter (Democratic) 18.4%
New Hampshire	Henry W. Keyes	Republican	1918 1924 1930	Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold.	▌Y Styles Bridges (Republican) 51.9% ▌William Nathaniel Rogers (Democratic) 47.7%
New Jersey	W. Warren Barbour	Republican	1931 (Appointed) 1932 (special)	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y William H. Smathers (Democratic) 54.9% ▌W. Warren Barbour (Republican) 44.3%
New Mexico	Carl Hatch	Democratic	1933 (Appointed) 1934 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carl Hatch (Democratic) 61.7% ▌Ernest W. Everly (Republican) 38.3%
North Carolina	Josiah Bailey	Democratic	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Josiah Bailey (Democratic) 70.8% ▌Frank R. Patton (Republican) 29.2%
Oklahoma	Thomas Gore	Democratic	1907 (New state) 1909 1914 1920 (Lost) 1930	Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold.	▌Y Joshua B. Lee (Democratic) 68.0% ▌Herbert K. Hyde (Republican) 31.6%
Oregon	Charles L. McNary	Republican	1917 (Appointed) 1918 (Not elected 1918 (Appointed) 1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Charles L. McNary (Republican) 51.0% ▌Willis Mahoney (Democratic) 48.4%
Rhode Island	Jesse H. Metcalf	Republican	1924 (special) 1924 1930	Incumbent lost re-election.[3] New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Theodore F. Green (Democratic) 48.6% ▌Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 44.4% ▌Ludger LaPointe (Independent) 7.0%
South Carolina	James F. Byrnes	Democratic	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y James F. Byrnes (Democratic) Unopposed
South Dakota	William J. Bulow	Democratic	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y William J. Bulow (Democratic) 48.8% ▌Chan Gurney (Republican) 46.8%
Tennessee	Nathan L. Bachman	Democratic	1933 (Appointed) 1934 (special)	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Nathan L. Bachman (Democratic) 76.4% ▌Dwayne D. Maddox (Republican) 18.8%
Texas	Morris Sheppard	Democratic	1913 (special) 1913 1918 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 92.6% ▌Carlos G. Watson (Republican) 7.1%
Virginia	Carter Glass	Democratic	1920 (Appointed) 1920 (special) 1924 1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Carter Glass (Democratic) 91.7% ▌George Rohken (Republican) 4.7% ▌Donald Burke (Communist) 3.3%
West Virginia	Matthew M. Neely	Democratic	1930	Incumbent re-elected.	▌Y Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 59.1% ▌Hugh Ike Shott (Republican) 40.9%
Wyoming	Robert D. Carey	Republican	1930 (special) 1930	Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain.	▌Y Harry Schwartz (Democratic) 53.8% ▌Robert D. Carey (Republican) 45.4%

Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:

State	Party of winner	Margin
Maine	Republican	1.5%
Kansas	Republican	2.6%
Oregon	Republican	2.6%
South Dakota	Democratic	2.0%
Iowa	Democratic (flip)	3.4%
New Hampshire	Republican	4.2%
Rhode Island	Democratic (flip)	4.2%
Iowa (special)	Democratic (flip)	5.3%
Nebraska	Independent (flip)	6.0%
Massachusetts	Republican (flip)	7.5%
Wyoming	Democratic (flip)	8.4%

There is no tipping point state.

1936 United States Senate election in Alabama

← 1930 November 2, 1936 1942 →

Nominee John H. Bankhead II H. E. Berkstresser Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 239,632 33,698 Percentage 87.03% 12.24%

County results Bankhead:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Berkstresser:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election John H. Bankhead II Democratic Elected U.S. Senator John H. Bankhead II Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Alabama^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	John H. Bankhead II (Incumbent)	239,532	87.02%
	Republican	H. E. Berkstresser	33,697	12.24%
	Independent	William C. Irby	2,022	0.73%
	Independent	Sam Powe	1	0.00%
Majority			105,835	74.78%
Turnout			275,252
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1937 (special) →

Nominee Joe T. Robinson G.C. Ledbetter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 170,336 27,746 Percentage 84.08% 15.06%

County results Robinson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Ledbetter:      50–60% Williams:      50–60% Tie:      40-50%

U.S. senator before election Joseph T. Robinson Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joseph T. Robinson Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joseph Taylor Robinson	154,866	84.08%
	Republican	G. C. Ledbetter	27,746	15.06%
	Independent	Claude C. Williams	1,587	0.86%
Majority			127,120	69.02%
Turnout			184,199
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Ed Johnson Ray Sauter Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 299,376 166,308 Percentage 63.45% 35.25%

Results by county Johnson:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Sauter:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Edward P. Costigan Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Edwin C. Johnson Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Colorado^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Johnson	299,376	63.45%
	Republican	Raymond L. Sauter	166,308	35.25%
	Socialist	Carle Whithead	4,438	0.94%
	National Union	George W. Carleton	1,705	0.36%
Majority			133,068	28.20%
Turnout			471,827
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Delaware^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James H. Hughes	67,136	52.97%
	Republican	Daniel O. Hastings (Incumbent)	52,469	41.40%
	Independent	Robert G. Houston	6,897	5.44%
	Socialist	Charles W. Perry	183	0.14%
	Communist	William V. P. Daviatis	53	0.04%
Majority			14,667	11.57%
Turnout			126,738
	Democratic gain from Republican

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.

1936 Florida U.S. Senate special election

← 1934 November 3, 1936 1940 →

Nominee Charles O. Andrews Howard C. Babcock Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 241,528 57,016 Percentage 80.90% 19.10%

Results by county Andrews:      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election Scott Marion Loftin Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Charles O. Andrews Democratic

Democrat Scott M. Loftin was appointed May 26, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Primaries were held August 11, 1936.^[5]

1936 United States Senate election in Florida (Class 1 special)^[4][6]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Charles O. Andrews	241,528	81.90%
	Republican	Howard C. Babcock	57,016	19.10%
Majority			184,512	62.80%
Turnout			298,544	20.33%
	Democratic hold

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

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.

1936 United States Senate Class 3 special election in Florida^[4][7]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Claude Pepper	246,050	100.00%
Turnout				16.76%
	Democratic hold

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 serve there for 26 years.

Democratic primary[8][9]
Candidate	Votes	%	CUV
Richard Russell Jr.	165,111	65.54	344
Eugene Talmadge	86,203	34.46	66

1936 United States Senate election in Georgia^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Richard Russell Jr. (Incumbent)	285,468	100.00%
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Idaho

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1940 (special) →

Nominee William Borah C. Ben Ross Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 128,723 74,444 Percentage 63.36% 36.64%

County results Borah:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80% Ross:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election William Borah Republican Elected U.S. Senator William Borah Republican

1936 United States Senate election in Idaho^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	William Borah (Incumbent)	128,723	63.36%
	Democratic	C. Ben Ross	74,444	36.64%
Majority			54,279	26.72%
Turnout			203,167
	Republican hold

1936 United States Senate election in Illinois

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1940 (special) →

Nominee J. Hamilton Lewis Otis F. Glenn Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 2,142,887 1,545,170 Percentage 56.47% 40.72%

Results by county Lewis:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Glenn:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic Elected U.S. senator J. Hamilton Lewis Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Illinois^[4][10]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Hamilton Lewis (Incumbent)	2,142,887	56.47%
	Republican	Otis F. Glenn	1,545,170	40.72%
	Union	Newton Jenkins	93,696	2.47%
	Socialist	Arthur McDowell	7,405	0.20%
	Prohibition	Adah M. Hagler	3,298	0.09%
	Socialist Labor	Frank Schnur	2,208	0.06%
Majority			597,717	15.75%
Turnout			3,794,664
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Iowa

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Clyde Herring L. J. Dickinson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 539,554 504,535 Percentage 50.26% 47.34%

County Results Herring:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Dickinson:     40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Lester J. Dickinson Republican Elected U.S. Senator Clyde Herring Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Iowa^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Clyde L. Herring	539,555	50.34%
	Republican	Lester J. Dickinson (Incumbent)	503,635	46.99%
	Farmer–Labor	George F. Buresch	25,567	2.39%
	Prohibition	John B. Hammond	1,726	0.16%
	Socialist	Laetitia M. Conrad	1,233	0.12%
Majority			35,920	3.35%
Turnout			1,071,716
	Democratic gain from Republican

1936 United States Senate Special Election

← 1932 Tuesday, November 3, 1936 1938 →

Majority party Minority party   Candidate Guy M. Gillette Berry F. Halden Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 536,075 478,521 Percentage 51.91% 46.43%

County Results Gillette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Halden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Vacant Elected U.S. Senator Guy M. Gillette Democratic

1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Guy M. Gillette	535,966	52.00%
	Republican	Berry.F. Halden	478,516	46.43%
	Farmer–Labor	Ernest R. Quick	16,179	1.57%
Majority			57,450	5.57%
Turnout			1,030,661
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Kansas

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Arthur Capper Omar B. Ketchum Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 417,873 386,685 Percentage 51.63% 47.78%

County results Capper:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Ketchum:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Arthur Capper Republican Elected U.S. Senator Arthur Capper Republican

1936 United States Senate election in Kansas^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Arthur Capper (Incumbent)	417,873	51.63%
	Democratic	Omar B. Ketchum	386,685	47.78%
	Socialist	T. C. Hager	4,775	0.59%
Majority			31,188	3.85%
Turnout			809,333
	Republican hold

1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1940 (special) →

Nominee M. M. Logan Robert H. Lucas Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 539,968 365,850 Percentage 58.80% 39.84%

County results Logan:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Lucas:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%

U.S. senator before election M. M. Logan Democratic Elected U.S. Senator M. M. Logan Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	M. M. Logan (Incumbent)	539,968	58.80%
	Republican	Robert H. Lucas	365,850	39.84%
	Union	William M. Likins	11,709	1.28%
	Socialist	W. E. Sandefer	541	0.06%
	Socialist Labor	Ferdinand Zimmerer	271	0.03%
Majority			174,118	18.96%
Turnout			918,339
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Louisiana^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Allen J. Ellender	293,256	100.00%
	None	Scattering	7	0.00%
Majority			293,249	100.00%
Turnout			293,263
	Democratic hold

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.

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1936 United States Senate special election in Louisiana

← 1930 April 21, 1936 1936 →

Nominee Rose McConnell Long Party Democratic Popular vote 131,930 Percentage 100.00%

Parish results Long      90–100%

U.S. senator before election Rose McConnell Long Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Rose McConnell Long Democratic

Maine election

← 1936 September 14, 1942 1948 →

Nominee Wallace White Fulton J. Redman Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 158,068 153,420 Percentage 50.75% 49.25%

County Results White:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Wallace H. White Jr. Republican Elected U.S. Senator Wallace H. White Jr. Republican

1936 United States Senate election in Maine^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Wallace H. White Jr. (Incumbent)	158,068	50.75%
	Democratic	Louis J. Brann	153,420	49.25%
Majority			4,648	1.50%
Turnout			311,488
	Republican hold

1936 United States Senate election in Massachusetts

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. James Michael Curley Thomas C. O'Brien Party Republican Democratic Union Popular vote 875,160 739,751 134,245 Percentage 48.53% 41.02% 7.44%

County results Municipality results Lodge:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90–100% Curley:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election Marcus A. Coolidge Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. Republican

Massachusetts general election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Republican	Henry Cabot Lodge Jr.	875,160	48.53	+3.86
	Democratic	James Michael Curley	739,751	41.02	−12.99
	Union	Thomas C. O'Brien	134,245	7.44	+7.44
	Economy	Alonzo B. Cook	11,519	0.64	+0.64
	Social Justice	Guy M. Gray	9,906	0.55	+0.55
	Socialist	Albert Sprague Coolidge	9,763	0.54	−0.06
	Townsend	Moses H. Gulesian	7,408	0.41	+0.41
	Socialist Labor	Ernest L. Dodge	7,408	0.39	+0.01
	Communist	Charles Flaherty	4,821	0.27	−0.06
	Prohibition	Wilbur D. Moon	3,677	0.20	+0.20
	Write-in		16	0.00
	total		1,803,674	100.00

1936 United States Senate election in Michigan

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Prentiss M. Brown Wilber M. Brucker Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 910,937 714,602 Percentage 53.29% 41.80%

County results Brown:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Brucker:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

U.S. senator before election James J. Couzens Republican Elected U.S. Senator Prentiss M. Brown Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Michigan^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Prentiss M. Brown	910,937	53.29%
	Republican	Wilber M. Brucker	714,602	41.80%
	The Third Party	Louis B. Ward	75,680	4.43%
	Socialist	Roy E. Mathews	4,994	0.29%
	Communist	Lawrence Emery	2,145	0.13%
	Socialist Labor	Ralph Naylor	510	0.03%
	Commonwealth Land	Albert B. Sheldon	429	0.03%
	American	Edward N. Lee	147	0.01%
Majority			196,335	11.49%
Turnout			1,709,444
	Democratic gain from Republican

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 election

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 (special) →

Nominee Guy V. Howard N. J. Holmberg Party Republican Independent Popular vote 317,457 210,364 Percentage 42.89% 28.42%   Nominee Andrew Olaf Devold John G. Alexander Party Independent Independent Popular vote 147,858 64,493 Percentage 19.98% 8.71%

County Results: Howard:      30-40%      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Holmberg:      30-40% Devold:      30-40% Tie:      Howard/Holmberg 30-40%

U.S. senator before election Elmer A. Benson Farmer–Labor Elected U.S. Senator Guy V. Howard Republican

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

Minnesota special election^[11]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Guy V. Howard	317,457	42.89%
	Independent	N. J. Holmberg	210,364	28.42%
	Independent	Andrew Olaf Devold	147,858	19.98%
	Independent	John G. Alexander	64,493	8.71%
Total votes			740,172	100.00%
Majority			107,093	14.47%
	Republican gain from Farmer–Labor

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

1936 United States Senate election in Minnesota

← 1936 (special) November 3, 1936 1942 (special) →

Nominee Ernest Lundeen Theodore Christianson Party Farmer–Labor Republican Popular vote 663,363 402,404 Percentage 62.24% 37.76%

County results Lundeen:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Christianson:      50–60%      60–70%

U.S. senator before election Elmer A. Benson Farmer–Labor Elected U.S. Senator Ernest Lundeen Farmer–Labor

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

Minnesota regular election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Farmer–Labor	Ernest Lundeen	663,363	62.24%
	Republican	Theodore Christianson	402,404	37.76%
Majority			260,959	24.48%
Turnout			1,065,767
	Farmer–Labor hold

1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

← 1930 August 25, 1936 1941 (special) →

Nominee Pat Harrison Martin S. Conner Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 128,729 65,296 Percentage 65.51% 33.23%

County results Harrison:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90% Conner:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election Pat Harrison Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Pat Harrison Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Harrison (Incumbent)	140,570	100.00%
	Democratic	Mike Conner	1	0.00%
	Democratic	Frank Harper	1	0.00%
Majority			140,569	100.00%
Turnout			140,572
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Montana

← 1934 (special) November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee James E. Murray Thomas Larson Joseph P. Monaghan Party Democratic Republican Independent Popular vote 121,769 60,038 39,655 Percentage 54.98% 27.11% 17.91%

County results Murray:      40-50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Monaghan:      40–50% No Data/Vote:       Tie:      40-50

U.S. senator before election James E. Murray Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James E. Murray Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Montana^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James E. Murray (Incumbent)	121,769	54.98%	−4.68%
	Republican	Thomas O. Larson	60,038	27.11%	−12.32%
	Independent	Joseph P. Monaghan	39,655	17.91%
Majority			61,731	27.87%	+7.65%
Turnout			221,462
	Democratic hold		Swing

1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee George Norris Robert Simmons Terry Carpenter Party Independent Republican Democratic Popular vote 258,700 223,276 108,391 Percentage 43.82% 37.82% 18.36%

Results by county Norris   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70% Simmons   30-40%   40-50%   50-60% Carpenter   30-40%   40-50%   50-60%   60-70%

U.S. senator before election George W. Norris Independent Elected U.S. Senator George W. Norris Independent

1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Independent	George W. Norris (Incumbent)	258,700	43.82%
	Republican	Robert G. Simmons	223,276	37.82%
	Democratic	Terry Carpenter	108,391	18.36%
Majority			35,424	6.00%
Turnout			590,367
	Independent gain from Republican

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Styles Bridges William N. Rogers Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 107,923 99,195 Percentage 51.86% 47.67%

County results Bridges:      50–60%      60–70% Rogers:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Henry W. Keyes Republican Elected U.S. Senator Styles Bridges Republican

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Styles Bridges	107,923	51.86%
	Democratic	William Nathaniel Rogers	99,195	47.67%
	Farmer–Labor	Stearns Morse	989	0.48%
Majority			8,728	4.19%
Turnout			208,107
	Republican hold

New Jersey election

← 1932 (special) 1942 →

Nominee William H. Smathers William Warren Barbour Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 916,414 740,088 Percentage 54.90% 44.34%

County Results Smathers:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%      70–80% Barbour:      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election William Warren Barbour Republican Elected U.S. Senator William H. Smathers Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William H. Smathers	916,414	54.90%
	Republican	William Warren Barbour (Incumbent)	740,088	44.34%
	Townsend	Fred Turner	6,651	0.40%
	Socialist	Herman F. Niessner	3,309	0.20%
	Communist	Herbert Coley	1,414	0.08%
	Prohibition	Malcolm G. Thomas	967	0.06%
	Socialist Labor	George E. Bopp	448	0.03%
Majority			176,326	10.56%
Turnout			1,669,291
	Democratic gain from Republican

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

1936 United States Senate election in New Mexico

← 1934 November 3, 1936 1940 →

Nominee Dennis Chávez M. A. Otero Jr. Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 94,585 75,029 Percentage 55.74% 44.22%

County results Chávez:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Otero:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Dennis Chávez Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Dennis Chávez Democratic

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.

New Mexico special election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Dennis Chávez (Incumbent)	94,585	55.74%
	Republican	M. A. Otero Jr.	75,029	44.22%
	Farmer–Labor	Santiago El Mayor Matta	68	0.04%
Majority			19,556	11.52%
Turnout			169,438
	Democratic hold

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

1936 United States Senate election in New Mexico

← 1934 (special) November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Carl Hatch Ernest W. Everly Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 104,550 64,817 Percentage 61.70% 38.25%

County results Hatch:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Everly:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Carl Hatch Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Carl Hatch Democratic

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

New Mexico regular election^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Carl Hatch (Incumbent)	104,550	61.70%
	Republican	Ernest W. Everly	64,817	38.25%
	Farmer–Labor	W. C. Throp	71	0.04%
Majority			39,733	23.45%
Turnout			169,682
	Democratic hold

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

1936 United States Senate election in North Carolina

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Josiah Bailey Frank C. Patton Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 563,968 233,009 Percentage 70.76% 29.24%

County results Bailey:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      90-100% Patton:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Senator before election Josiah Bailey Democratic Elected Senator Josiah Bailey Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in North Carolina^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Josiah Bailey (Incumbent)	563,968	70.76%
	Republican	Frank C. Patton	233,009	29.24%
Majority			330,959	41.52%
Turnout			796,977
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Joshua B. Lee Herbert K. Hyde Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 493,407 229,004 Percentage 67.97% 31.55%

County results Lee:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90% Hyde:      50–60%

U.S. senator before election Thomas Gore Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Joshua B. Lee Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Joshua B. Lee (Incumbent)	493,407	67.97%
	Republican	Herbert K. Hyde	229,004	31.55%
	Socialist	Edgar Clemons	1,895	0.26%
	Prohibition	P. C. Nelson	973	0.13%
	Independent	Frank M. Kimes	344	0.05%
	Independent	R. M. Funk	298	0.04%
Majority			264,403	36.42%
Turnout			725,921
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Oregon

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee Charles L. McNary Willis Mahoney Party Republican Democratic Popular vote 199,332 193,822 Percentage 49.69% 48.32%

County results McNary:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70% Mahoney:      40-50%      50-60%

Senator before election Charles L. McNary Republican Elected Senator Charles L. McNary Republican

1936 United States Senate election in Oregon^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Charles L. McNary (Incumbent)	199,332	49.69%
	Democratic	Willis Mahoney	193,822	48.32%
	Independent	Albert Streiff	3,134	0.78%
	Socialist Labor	Eric Hass	2,886	0.72%
	Independent	Clarence Rudder	1,956	0.49%
	None	Scattering	1	0.00%
Majority			5,510	1.37%
Turnout			401,131
	Republican hold

1936 United States Senate election in Rhode Island^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Theodore F. Green	149,141	48.62%
	Republican	Jesse H. Metcalf (Incumbent)	136,125	44.37%
	Independent	Ludger LaPointe	21,495	7.01%
Majority			13,016	4.35%
Turnout			306,761
	Democratic gain from Republican

1936 Democratic Senate primary in South Carolina

← 1930 September 6, 1936 1941 (special) →

Nominee James F. Byrnes Thomas P. Stoney Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 257,247 25,627 Percentage 87.08% 8.67%

Results by county Byrnes:      50–60%      60–70%      70–80%      80–90%      >90%

U.S. senator before election James F. Byrnes Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James F. Byrnes Democratic

1936 South Carolina election

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	James F. Byrnes (Incumbent)	113,696	98.6	−1.4
	Republican	Joseph Augustis Tolbert	961	0.8	N/A
	Republican	Marion W. Seabrook	702	0.6	N/A
	No party	Write-Ins	1	0.0	0.0
Majority			112,735	97.8	−2.2
Turnout			115,360
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in South Dakota

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →

Nominee William J. Bulow Chan Gurney Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 141,509 135,461 Percentage 48.83% 46.75%

County results Bulow:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% Gurney:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70% No Vote:

U.S. senator before election William J. Bulow Democratic Elected U.S. Senator William J. Bulow Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in South Dakota^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	William J. Bulow (Incumbent)	141,509	48.83%
	Republican	John Chandler Gurney	135,461	46.75%
	Independent	Arthur Bennett	12,816	4.42%
Majority			6,048	2.08%
Turnout			289,786
	Democratic hold

1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee

← 1934 November 3, 1936 1938 →

Nominee Nathan L. Bachman Dwayne D. Maddox Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 273,298 69,753 Percentage 75.88% 19.37%

Senator before election Nathan L. Bachman Democratic Elected Senator Nathan L. Bachman Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee^[4]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Nathan L. Bachman (Incumbent)	273,298	75.88%
	Republican	Dwayne D. Maddox	69,753	19.37%
	Independent	John Randolph Neal Jr.	14,617	4.06%
	Independent	Howard Kester	2,516	0.70%
Majority			203,545	56.51%
Turnout			360,184
	Democratic hold

Texas election

← 1930 November 3, 1936 1941 (special) →

Nominee Morris Sheppard Carlos Watson Party Democratic Republican Popular vote 774,975 59,491 Percentage 92.56% 7.11%

County Results[12] Sheppard:      70–80%      80–90%      >90% Watson:      40–50%      50–60% No vote:

U.S. senator before election Morris Sheppard Democratic Elected U.S. Senator Morris Sheppard Democratic

1936 United States Senate election in Texas^[4][13]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Morris Sheppard (incumbent)	774,975	92.56%	5.65
	Republican	Carlos G. Watson	59,491	7.11%