1936 United States Senate election in Iowa

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1936 United States Senate election in Iowa
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  1930 November 3, 1936 1942  
  Clyde Herring (cropped).jpg DICKINSON, LESTER J. HONORABLE LCCN2016860453 (cropped).jpg
Nominee Clyde Herring L. J. Dickinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote539,554504,535
Percentage50.26%47.34%

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

The 1936 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Lester J. Dickinson ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic Governor Clyde Herring. This was the first time since 1855 that Democrats held both of the state's senate seats.

Contents

Republican primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) 105,416 40.51%
Republican Smith W. Brookhart 58,12922.34%
Republican Edwin Manning30,70911.80%
Republican Norman G. Baker28,16210.82%
Republican Guy Linville27,79410.68%
Republican George Chaney9,9943.84%
Total votes260,204 100.00%

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic Clyde Herring 75,826 53.64%
Democratic Hubert Utterback 49,34134.90%
Democratic Samuel D. Whiting16,20511.46%
Total votes141,372 100.00%

Farmer-Labor primary

Candidates

Results

1936 Farmer-Labor U.S. Senate primary [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Farmer–Labor George F. Buresh 1,199 71.80%
Farmer–Labor Francis G. Cutler47128.20%
Total votes1,670 100.00%

General election

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in Iowa [4] [5]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic Clyde Herring 539,555 50.35% Increase2.svg7.32
Republican Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent)503,63546.99%Decrease2.svg9.30
Farmer–Labor George F. Buresh25,5672.39%Increase2.svg1.90
Prohibition John B. Hammond1,7260.16%N/A
Socialist Lacticia M. Conrad1,2330.12%N/A
Total votes1,071,716 100.00%

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See also

References

  1. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - R Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  2. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - D Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  3. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - F-L Primary". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  4. "Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936". www.ourcampaigns.com.
  5. Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
  6. "Archived Election Results and Statistics - 1936 General Canvass Summary". sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2023.