1936 United States Senate election in Colorado

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

The 1936 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward P. Costigan did not seek a second term in office. Democratic Governor Ed Johnson won the open race to succeed him over Raymond L. Sauter.

Primary elections were held September 8. Johnson defeated former Governor William E. Sweet for the Democratic nomination. Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of Colorado
• William E. Sweet, former Governor of Colorado (1923–1925) and candidate for Senate in 1926

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent)	94,922	68.00%
	Democratic	William E. Sweet	44,672	32.00%
Total votes			139,594	100.00%

Republican primary

Candidates

• Raymond L. Sauter

Declined

• Larry Phipps, son of former U.S. Senator Lawrence C. Phipps ^[2]

Results

Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination. ^[1]

1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Raymond L. Sauter	71,875	100.00%
Total votes			71,875	100.00%

General election

Candidates

• George W. Carleton (National Union for Social Justice)
• Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of Colorado (Democratic)
• Ray Sauter (Republican)
• Carle Whitehead, perennial candidate (Socialist)

Results

General election results ^{[1] [3]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Edwin C. Johnson	299,376	63.45%	7.60
	Republican	Raymond L. Sauter	166,308	35.25%	7.40
	Socialist	Carle Whitehead	4,438	0.94%	0.40
	Union	James Allander	1,705	0.36%	N/A
Total votes			471,827	100.00%

See also

• 1936 United States Senate elections

References

1. "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1936. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
2. "LARRY PHIPPS MAY CONTEST FOR SENATE". The Steamboat Pilot. June 19, 1936. p. 6.
3. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.