1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa
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The 1936 United States Senate Special Election within the State ofIowaoccurred on November 3, 1936, following the death of incumbent SenatorRichard Louis Murphyin an automobile accident.[1]RepresentativeGuy Mark Gillette(D-IA) and Editor of the Chariton Herald-Patriot, Berry F. Halden(R-IA)[2]were the two major party contenders in this election. George F. Buresh (FL-IA) and two other candidates also ran. The result of this election was Gillette beating out both other candidates, and winning with 52% of the votes cast.[3]
Republican primary[edit]
Berry F. Halden won the Republican nomination at the Republican Party's State Convention on the fifth ballot, with 1,682 votes.[4]Other candidates within the primary were James R. Rhodes, a publisher for theNewton News,and Guy Linville, a lawyer from Cedar Rapids.[4]
Democratic primary[edit]
Guy M. Gillette was named the Democratic Party's Candidate at the Democratic Party's State Convention.[5]Ray Murphy, Former National Commander of the American Legion, declined to contest the Primary.[5]
Farmer-Labor primary[edit]
While the Farmer-Labor Party initially sought out and declared Former Republican SenatorSmith W. Brookhartto be their nominee,[4][5]Ernest R. Quick ran as their eventual candidate for the Special Election.
General Election[edit]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Guy M. Gillette | 536,075 | 51.91 | N/A | |
Republican | Berry F. Halden | 478,521 | 46.43 | N/A | |
Farmer–Labor | Ernest R. Quick | 16,179 | 1.57 | N/A | |
Socialist | Tom Johnson | 1,008 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Prohibition | A. U. Coates | 960 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,032,743 | 100 |
See also[edit]
References[edit]
- ^"Details Page - The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa - The University of Iowa Libraries".uipress.lib.uiowa.edu.RetrievedFebruary 4,2023.
- ^Myers, Frank D. (March 22, 2018)."The Lucas Countyan: What in the world happened to Berry F. Halden?".The Lucas Countyan.RetrievedFebruary 4,2023.
- ^"Archived Election Results and Statistics".sos.iowa.gov.RetrievedFebruary 4,2023.
- ^abc"IOWANS NAME EDITOR FOR SENATORIAL RACE; Republicans Choose Halden to Oppose Gillette -- Farmer-Laborites Pick Brookhart".The New York Times.July 26, 1936.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedFebruary 4,2023.
- ^abcJones, Rolan M. (August 9, 1936)."POLITICAL ODDITIES DEVELOPEDIN IOWA; Employer and Employe Win Nominations in Opposite Party Primaries. TWO SENATORIALCONTESTS".The New York Times.ISSN0362-4331.RetrievedFebruary 4,2023.
- ^"Election Statistics: 1920 to Present - 1936 Election Statistics".history.house.gov.