1936 United States Senate election in Illinois

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%

County results 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

The 1936 United States Senate election in Illinois took place on November 3, 1936. ^[1] Incumbent Democrat J. Hamilton Lewis was elected to a second consecutive, and third overall, term as United States senator.

The primaries and general election coincided with those for other federal (president and House) and those for state elections. ^[1] The primaries were held April 14, 1936. ^[1]

Democratic primary

Candidates

• C. H. Kavanagh
• J. Hamilton Lewis, incumbent U.S. Senator
• Ruth R. McNamara

Results

Democratic primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	James Hamilton Lewis (incumbent)	1,144,096	88.48
	Democratic	C. H. Kavanagh	92,524	7.16
	Democratic	Ruth R. McNamara	56,449	4.37
Total votes			1,293,069	100

Republican primary

Candidates

• William J. Baker
• Otis F. Glenn, former U.S. Senator
• William E. Hull, former U.S. congressman
• Willie A. Overholser
• Orville J. Taylor

Results

Republican primary ^[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Republican	Otis F. Glenn	510,811	56.72
	Republican	William E. Hull	231,863	25.75
	Republican	Orville J. Taylor	78,511	8.72
	Republican	William J. Baker	40,714	4.52
	Republican	Willie A. Overholser	386,411	4.29
Total votes			9,005,401	100

General election

1936 United States Senate election in Illinois ^{[1] [2]}

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	J. Hamilton Lewis (incumbent)	2,142,887	56.47%
	Republican	Otis F. Glenn	1,545,170	40.72%
	Union Progressive	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

See also

• 1936 United States Senate elections

References

1. "OFFICIAL VOTE OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS CAST AT THE GENERAL ELECTION, NOV. 3, 1936 PRIMARY ELECTIONS GENERAL PRIMARY, APRIL 14, 1936 PRESIDENTIAL PREFERENCE, APRIL 14, 1936" (PDF). Illinois State Board of Elections. Retrieved December 15, 2020.^{[ permanent dead link ]}
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved July 21, 2019.