1936 United States Senate election in Alabama

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1936 United States Senate election in Alabama
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  1930 November 2, 1936 1942  
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Nominee John H. Bankhead II H. E. Berkstresser
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote239,63233,698
Percentage87.03%12.24%

1936 United States Senate election in Alabama results map by county.svg
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

The 1936 United States Senate election in Alabama was held on November 2, 1936.

Contents

Senator John H. Bankhead II was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican H. E. Berkstresser.

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic John H. Bankhead II (inc.) 178,500 81.07%
Democratic H.L. Anderton41,67318.93%
Total votes310,929 100.00%

General election

Results

General election results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic John H. Bankhead II (inc.) 239,632 87.03% Increase2.svg12.24
Republican H. E. Berkstresser33,69812.24%N/A
Union William C. Irby2,0220.73%N/A
Total votes275,352 100.00%

See also

References

  1. "AL US Senate - D Primary". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.
  2. "Our Campaigns - AL US Senate Race". OurCampaigns. Retrieved June 17, 2020.