1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi

none March 2026 September 2023 1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi Mississippi Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Mississippi 1930 August 25, 1936 1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi 1941 (special) x150px File:Pat Harrison cph.3b17523.jpg Pat Harrison Democratic Party (United States) 128,729 65.51% File:Governor Martin S. Conner, Jan. 19, 1932 to Jan. 21, 1936 (14123298914).jpg Martin S. Conner Democratic Party (United States) 65,296 33.23% 1936 United States Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi results map by county.svg 170px County resultsHarrison: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70% #584CDE 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Conner: #e9ddaf 40–50% #d3bc5f 50–60% #c8ab37 60–70% U.S. Senator Pat Harrison Democratic Party (United States) Pat Harrison Democratic Party (United States) 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.August 24, 1936 Broom or Bilbo http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756514,00.html?iid=chix-sphere dead https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001714/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756514,00.html?iid=chix-sphere June 29, 2011 Time Candidates Martin S. Conner, Governor of Mississippi Frank S. Harper Pat Harrison, incumbent Senator since 1919 Results 1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384571 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 25, 1936 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Harrison (incumbent) 128,729 65.51% Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 65,296 33.23% Democratic Party (United States) Frank H. Harper 2,472 1.26% 196,497 100.00% General election Results 1936 U.S. Senate election in Mississippihttp://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 Clerk.house.gov 31 Dec 2020http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87788 Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954 Democratic Party (United States) Pat Harrison 140,570 100.00% Democratic Party (United States) Martin S. Conner 1 0.00% N/A Democratic Party (United States) Frank H. Harper 1 0.00% N/A 140,572 100.00% See also 1936 United States Senate elections Notes References 1936 MIssissippi Category:1936 Mississippi elections