1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky
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Nominee M. M. Logan Robert H. Lucas
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote539,968365,850
Percentage58.80%39.84%
1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky results map by county.svg
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

The 1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator M. M. Logan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Robert H. Lucas.

Contents

Primary elections

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results

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Primary results by county
  Logan
  •   30%–40%
  •   40%–50%
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   80%–90%
  Beckham
  •   30%–40%
  •   40%–50%
  •   50%–60%
  •   60%–70%
  •   70%–80%
  Brown
  •   30%–40%
  •   40%–50%
Democratic primary results [1]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Democratic M. M. Logan (incumbent) 181,311 39.94
Democratic J. C. W. Beckham 178,92639.41
Democratic John Y. Brown, Sr. 85,22118.77
Democratic K. N. Salyer5,2311.15
Democratic Montgomery Walker3,2840.72
Total votes453,973 100.00

Republican primary

Candidates

  • Roscoe Conklin Douglas
  • G. Tom Hawkins
  • Robert H. Lucas
  • Elmer C. Roberts
  • Helen May Young

Results

Primary results by county Lucas 40%-50% 50%-60% 60%-70% 70%-80% 80%-90% 90%-100% Roberts 40%-50% 50%-60% Other 40%-50% 50%-60% 1936 Kentucky US Senate Republican primary by county.svg
Primary results by county
  Lucas
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  •   60%-70%
  •   70%-80%
  •   80%-90%
  •   90%-100%
  Roberts
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
  Other
  •   40%-50%
  •   50%-60%
Republican primary results [2]
PartyCandidateVotes%
Republican Robert H. Lucas 120,844 63.76
Republican Elmer C. Roberts26,93514.21
Republican Helen May Young16,0598.47
Republican Roscoe Conklin Douglas14,3427.57
Republican G. Tom Hawkins11,3605.99
Total votes189,540 100.00

General election

Candidates

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky [3]
PartyCandidateVotes%±%
Democratic M. M. Logan (incumbent) 539,968 58.80%
Republican Robert H. Lucas365,85039.84%
Union William M. Likins11,7091.28%
Socialist W. E. Sandefer5410.06%
Socialist Labor Ferdinand Zimmerer2710.03%
Total votes918,339 100.00%
Democratic hold Swing

See also

Notes

    References

    1. ↑ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 24–25. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
    2. ↑ Jewell, Malcolm E. (1963). Kentucky Votes. Vol. 1. University Press of Kentucky. pp. 26–27. Retrieved May 4, 2025.
    3. ↑ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.
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