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1936 US Senate

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SENATE

US Senate · 1936

Democratic Hold

DEM

51 needed

REP

IND

Before

67

25

4

After

72

18

6

Net change:D +5·R −7·I +2·35 seats contested

Chamber Control

DemocraticMajority72

Republican18

Independent6

Threshold:51 seats

D 72 – R 18 – I 6

35 contests|D won 27|R won 6|Other 2

	State ▲	Winner	W%	Votes	Runner-up	R-up%	Votes	Margin	Swing
▶	Alabama	BankheadDEM	87.0%	239,632	BerkstresserREP	12.2%	33,698	D+74.8	↑ D+15.1
▶	Arkansas	RobinsonDEM	81.8%	155,075	LedbetterREP	16.4%	30,997	D+65.5	↓ R+34.5
▶	Colorado	JohnsonDEM	63.5%	299,376	SauterREP	35.3%	166,308	D+28.2	↑ D+15.0
▶	Delaware	HughesDEM	53.0%	67,136	HastingsREP	41.4%	52,460	D+11.6	↑ D+20.7
▶	Florida(S)	AndrewsDEM	45.0%	244,965	OtherOTH	44.5%	242,613	D+34.5	—
▶	Georgia	RussellDEM	100.0%	263,468	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Idaho	BorahREP	63.4%	128,723	RossDEM	36.6%	74,444	R+26.7	↑ D+18.1
▶	Illinois	LewisDEM	56.5%	2,142,887	GlennREP	40.7%	1,545,160	D+15.8	↓ R+17.5
▶	Iowa	HerringDEM	50.5%	539,555	DickinsonREP	47.1%	503,635	D+3.4	↑ D+16.6
▶	Iowa(S)	GilletteDEM	51.9%	536,075	HaldenREP	46.6%	481,521	D+5.3	↑ D+18.5
▶	Kansas	CapperREP	51.0%	417,873	KetchumDEM	48.4%	396,685	R+2.6	↓ R+4.7
▶	Kentucky	LoganDEM	58.8%	539,968	LucasREP	39.8%	365,850	D+19.0	↑ D+14.7
▶	Louisiana	EllenderDEM	100.0%	293,256	OtherOTH	0.0%	7	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Maine	WhiteREP	50.8%	158,068	BrannDEM	49.3%	153,420	R+1.5	↑ D+20.4
▶	Massachusetts	LodgeREP	48.5%	875,160	CurleyDEM	41.0%	739,751	R+7.5	↓ R+16.9
▶	Michigan	BrownDEM	53.3%	910,937	BruckerREP	41.8%	714,602	D+11.5	↑ D+68.7
▶	Minnesota	OtherOTH	62.2%	663,363	ChistiansonREP	37.8%	402,404	R+37.8	↓ R+36.3
▶	Mississippi	HarrisonDEM	100.0%	140,570	—	—	—	D+100.0	→ Even
▶	Montana	MurrayDEM	55.0%	121,769	LarsonREP	27.1%	60,038	D+27.9	↑ D+5.4
▶	Nebraska	OtherOTH	43.8%	258,700	SimmonsREP	37.8%	223,276	R+19.5	↓ R+2.4
▶	New Hampshire	BridgesREP	51.9%	107,923	RogersDEM	47.7%	99,195	R+4.2	↑ D+11.8
▶	New Jersey	SmathersDEM	54.9%	916,405	BarbourREP	44.3%	740,088	D+10.6	↑ D+30.1
▶	New Mexico	HatchDEM	61.7%	104,550	EverlyREP	38.3%	64,817	D+23.4	↑ D+6.0
▶	New Mexico(S)	ChavezDEM	55.7%	94,585	OteroREP	44.2%	75,030	D+11.5	↓ R+5.9
▶	North Carolina	BaileyDEM	70.8%	564,088	PattonREP	29.2%	233,000	D+41.5	↑ D+20.3
▶	Oklahoma	LeeDEM	68.0%	493,407	HydeREP	31.6%	229,004	D+36.4	↑ D+31.7
▶	Oregon	McNaryREP	49.7%	199,332	MahoneyDEM	48.3%	193,822	R+1.4	↑ D+28.8
▶	Rhode Island	GreenDEM	48.6%	149,157	MetcalfREP	44.4%	136,174	D+4.2	↑ D+5.4
▶	South Carolina	ByrnesDEM	98.6%	113,696	TolbertREP	1.4%	1,664	D+97.1	↓ R+2.9
▶	South Dakota	BulowDEM	48.8%	141,509	GurneyREP	46.8%	135,461	D+2.1	↓ R+1.2
▶	Tennessee	BachmanDEM	76.4%	273,298	MaddoxREP	18.8%	67,238	D+57.6	↑ D+13.4
▶	Texas	SheppardDEM	92.6%	773,574	WatsonREP	7.1%	59,491	D+85.4	↑ D+11.3
▶	Virginia	GlassDEM	92.0%	244,518	RohlsonREP	4.7%	12,473	D+87.3	↑ D+10.2
▶	West Virginia	NeelyDEM	59.1%	488,620	ShottREP	40.9%	338,363	D+18.2	↓ R+5.9
▶	Wyoming	SchwartzDEM	53.8%	53,919	CareyREP	45.4%	45,483	D+8.4	↑ D+26.5

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