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The United States Senate elections, 1936 coincided with the re-election of Franklin Delano Roosevelt. The Great Depression continued, and voters backed progressive candidates favoring Roosevelt's New Deal in races across the country. The Democrats gained 6 net seats during the election, and in combination with Democratic and Farmer-Labor interim appointments and the defection of George W. Norris from the Republican Party to become independent, the Republicans were reduced to 16 seats, the most lopsided Senate since Reconstruction.
The Republicans took one open seat in Massachusetts, while the Democrats took open seats in Michigan and New Hampshire and defeated incumbents Daniel O. Hastings (R-DE), Lester J. Dickinson (R-IA), W. Warren Barbour (R-NJ), Jesse H. Metcalf (R-RI), and Robert D. Carey (R-WY).
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All races are for the Class 2 seat, unless otherwise indicated.
Bold states indicate links to election articles. Bold candidates indicate winners.
State | Incumbent | Party | Result | Candidates |
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Alabama | John H. Bankhead II | Democratic | Re-elected | John H. Bankhead II (Democratic) 87.0% H. E. Berkstresser (Republican) 12.2% |
Arkansas | Joseph T. Robinson | Democratic | Re-elected | Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) 81.8% G. C. Ledbetter (Republican) 16.4% |
Colorado | Edward P. Costigan | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
Edwin C. Johnson (Democratic) 63.5% Raymond L. Sauter (Republican) 35.3% |
Delaware | Daniel O. Hastings | Republican | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
James H. Hughes (Democratic) 53.0% Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) 41.4% Robert G. Houston (Independent) 5.4% |
Florida Special: Class 1 |
Scott M. Loftin | Democratic | Appointee retired Democratic hold |
Charles O. Andrews (Democratic) 80.9% Howard C. Babcock (Republican) 19.1% |
Florida Special: Class 3 |
William Luther Hill | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
Claude Pepper (Democratic) unopposed |
Georgia | Richard Russell, Jr. | Democratic | Re-elected | Richard Russell, Jr. (Democratic) unopposed |
Idaho | William E. Borah | Republican | Re-elected | William E. Borah (Republican) 63.4% C. Ben Ross (Democratic) 36.6% |
Illinois | James H. Lewis | Democratic | Re-elected | James H. Lewis (Democratic) 56.5% Otis F. Glenn (Republican) 40.7% |
Iowa | Lester J. Dickinson | Republican | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Clyde L. Herring (Democratic) 50.5% Lester J. Dickinson (Republican) 47.1% |
Iowa Special: Class 3 |
Vacant | Vacant | Democratic incumbent died Democratic hold |
Guy M. Gillette (Democratic) 51.9% Berry F. Halden (Republican) 46.6% |
Kansas | Arthur Capper | Republican | Re-elected | Arthur Capper (Republican) 51.0% Omar B. Ketchum (Democratic) 48.4% |
Kentucky | Marvel M. Logan | Democratic | Re-elected | Marvel M. Logan (Democratic) 58.8% Robert M. Lucas (Republican) 39.8% |
Louisiana | Rose McConnell Long | Democratic | Retired Democratic hold |
Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) unopposed |
Maine | Wallace H. White, Jr. | Republican | Re-elected | Wallace H. White, Jr. (Republican) 50.8% Louis J. Brann (Democratic) 49.3% |
Massachusetts | Marcus A. Coolidge | Democratic | Retired Republican gain |
Henry Cabot Lodge, Jr. (Republican) 48.5% James Michael Curley (Democratic) 41.0% Thomas C. O'Brien (Independent) 7.4% |
Michigan | Vacant | Vacant | Republican incumbent lost renomination, then died Democratic gain |
Prentiss M. Brown (Democratic) 53.3% Wilber M. Brucker (Republican) 41.8% |
Minnesota Special: Class 2 |
Elmer Austin Benson | Farmer-Labor | Appointee retired Republican gain |
Guy V. Howard (Republican) 42.89% Nathaniel J. Holmberg (Republican) 28.42% Andrews O. Devold (Republican) 19.98% John G. Alexander (Republican) 8.71% |
Minnesota General: Class 2 |
Guy V. Howard | Republican | Retired Farmer-Labor gain |
Ernest Lundeen (Farmer-Labor) 62.2% Theodore Christianson (Republican) 37.8% |
Mississippi | Pat Harrison | Democratic | Re-elected | Pat Harrison (Democratic) unopposed |
Montana | James E. Murray | Democratic | Re-elected | James E. Murray (Democratic) 55.0% T. O. Larsen (Republican) 27.1% Joseph P. Monaghan (Independent) 17.9% |
Nebraska | George W. Norris | Independent | Re-elected, 43.8% | George W. Norris (Independent) 43.8% Robert G. Simmons (Republican) 37.8% Terry Carpenter (Democratic) 18.4% |
New Hampshire | Henry W. Keyes | Republican | Retired Republican hold |
Styles Bridges (Republican) 80.9% William N. Rogers (Democratic) 19.1% |
New Jersey | W. Warren Barbour | Republican | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
William H. Smathers (Democratic) 54.9% W. Warren Barbour (Republican) 44.3% |
New Mexico | Carl A. Hatch | Democratic | Re-elected | Carl A. Hatch (Democratic) 61.7% Ernest W. Everly (Republican) 38.3% |
New Mexico Special: Class 1 |
Dennis Chavez | Democratic | Appointee elected to finish term | Dennis Chavez (Democratic) 55.7% M. A. Otero, Jr. (Republican) 44.2% |
North Carolina | Josiah W. Bailey | Democratic | Re-elected | Josiah W. Bailey (Democratic) 70.8% Frank R. Patton (Republican) 29.2% |
Oklahoma | Thomas P. Gore | Democratic | Lost renomination Democratic hold |
Josh Lee (Democratic) 68.0% Herbert K. Hyde (Republican) 31.6% |
Oregon | Charles L. McNary | Republican | Re-elected | Charles L. McNary (Republican) 51.0% Willis Mahoney (Democratic) 48.4% |
Rhode Island | Jesse H. Metcalf | Republican | Lost re-election[1] Democratic gain |
Theodore F. Green (Democratic) 48.6% Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 44.4% Ludger LaPointe (Independent) 7.0% |
South Carolina | James F. Byrnes | Democratic | Re-elected | James F. Byrnes (Democratic) unopposed |
South Dakota | William J. Bulow | Democratic | Re-elected | William J. Bulow (Democratic) 48.8% Chandler Gurney (Republican) 46.8% |
Tennessee | Nathan L. Bachman | Democratic | Re-elected | Nathan L. Bachman (Democratic) 76.4% Dwayne D. Maddox (Republican) 18.8% |
Texas | Morris Sheppard | Democratic | Re-elected | Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 92.6% Carlos G. Watson (Republican) 7.1% |
Virginia | Carter Glass | Democratic | Re-elected | Carter Glass (Democratic) 91.7% |
West Virginia | Matthew M. Neely | Democratic | Re-elected | Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 59.1% Hugh I. Shott (Republican) 40.9% |
Wyoming | Robert D. Carey | Republican | Lost re-election Democratic gain |
Harry H. Schwartz (Democratic) 53.8% Robert D. Carey (Republican) 45.4% |
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