1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

← 1930 August 25, 1936 1941 (special) →
 
Nominee Pat Harrison Martin S. Conner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 128,729 65,296
Percentage 65.51% 33.23%

County results
Harrison:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Conner:      40-50%      50-60%      60-70%

U.S. senator before election

Pat Harrison
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Pat Harrison
Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Pat Harrison was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

Because Harrison faced no opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 25 primary was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Senator Pat Harrison received a primary challenge from Martin S. Conner, the Governor of Mississippi. Conner's campaign was supported by Theodore G. Bilbo, the other U.S. Senator from Mississippi. Stuart C. Broom, a former ally and law partner of Bilbo, supported Harrison's reelection.

Time reported that support from Broom, who was nicknamed "Clean Sweep", was important to the Harrison campaign, with Broom routinely making a speech "which brought down the house wherever he delivered it.[1]

Candidates

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[2]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Pat Harrison (incumbent) 128,729 65.51%
Democratic Martin S. Conner 65,296 33.23%
Democratic Frank H. Harper 2,472 1.26%
Total votes 196,497 100.00%

General election

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[3][4]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat Harrison 140,570 100.00% Steady
Democratic Martin S. Conner 1 0.00% N/A
Democratic Frank H. Harper 1 0.00% N/A
Total votes 140,572 100.00%

See also

Notes

References

  1. ^ "Broom or Bilbo". Time. August 24, 1936. Archived from the original on June 29, 2011.
  2. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 25, 1936".
  3. ^ "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved December 31, 2020.
  4. ^ "Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954".