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1936 United States Senate election in Iowa

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.

1936 United States Senate election in Iowa
← 1930 November 3, 1936 1942 →
 
Nominee Clyde Herring L. J. Dickinson
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 539,554 504,535
Percentage 50.26% 47.34%
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

Republican primary

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Candidates

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  • Norman G. Baker, radio broadcaster
  • Smith W. Brookhart, former U.S. Senator (1922–26, 1927–33)
  • George Chaney
  • Lester J. Dickinson, incumbent Senator since 1931
  • Guy Linville
  • Edwin Manning

Results

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1936 Republican U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Republican Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) 105,416 40.51%
Republican Smith W. Brookhart 58,129 22.34%
Republican Edwin Manning 30,709 11.80%
Republican Norman G. Baker 28,162 10.82%
Republican Guy Linville 27,794 10.68%
Republican George Chaney 9,994 3.84%
Total votes 260,204 100.00%

Democratic primary

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Candidates

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Results

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1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Clyde Herring 75,826 53.64%
Democratic Hubert Utterback 49,341 34.90%
Democratic Samuel D. Whiting 16,205 11.46%
Total votes 141,372 100.00%

Farmer-Labor primary

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Candidates

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  • George F. Buresh
  • Francis G. Cutler

Results

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1936 Farmer-Labor U.S. Senate primary[3]
Party Candidate Votes %
Farmer–Labor George F. Buresh 1,199 71.80%
Farmer–Labor Francis G. Cutler 471 28.20%
Total votes 1,670 100.00%

General election

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Results

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1936 U.S. Senate election in Iowa[4][5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Clyde Herring 539,555 50.35%  7.32
Republican Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) 503,635 46.99%  9.30
Farmer–Labor George F. Buresh 25,567 2.39%  1.90
Prohibition John B. Hammond 1,726 0.16% N/A
Socialist Lacticia M. Conrad 1,233 0.12% N/A
Total votes 1,071,716 100.00%

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See also

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References

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  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.
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