1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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.

1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi
August 25, 1936
 
Nominee Pat Harrison Martin S. Conner
Party Democratic Democratic
Popular vote 128,729 65,296
Percentage 65.51% 33.23%
U.S. senator before election

Wall Doxey
Democratic

 Elected U.S. Senator

James Eastland
Democratic

Elections in Mississippi
Federal government
U.S. President
U.S. Senate
U.S. House
State government
State elections
Gubernatorial elections
Attorney General elections
Ballot measures
City of Jackson
Mayoral elections

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

Results
1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
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[2][3]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
Democratic Pat Harrison 140,570 100.00%
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. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384571
    2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
    3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87788
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