1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma

none March 2026 September 2023 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Oklahoma 1925 presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1930 1942 United States Senate election in Oklahoma 1942 November 3, 1936 x150px File:Joshua B. Lee (D-OK) (cropped).jpg Joshua B. Lee Democratic Party (United States) 493,407 67.97% 3x4.svg Herbert K. Hyde Republican Party (United States) 229,004 31.55% 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma results map by county.svg County resultsLee: #7a97e3 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90%Hyde: #e27f7f 50–60% U.S. Senator Thomas Gore Democratic Party (United States) Joshua B. Lee Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas Gore ran for re-election to his second consecutive term, and fifth term overall. He ended up easily losing renomination, however; he placed a distant fourth in the Democratic primary. A runoff election between Congressman Joshua B. Lee and Governor Ernest W. Marland resulted in a landslide win for Lee. In the general election, Lee faced Republican nominee Herbert K. Hyde, whom he overwhelmingly defeated. Democratic primary Candidates Joshua B. Lee, U.S. Congressman from Oklahoma's 5th congressional district E. W. Marland, Governor of Oklahoma Gomer Smith, attorney Thomas Gore, incumbent U.S. Senator Herndon J. Thompson J. L. Barnard Charles T. Kirtley Daniel O. Witmer Results Democratic primaryhttps://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1934-1938-results.pdf 1934-1938 Election Results Oklahoma State Election Board June 16, 2021 June 15, 2021 https://web.archive.org/web/20210615011915/https://oklahoma.gov/content/dam/ok/en/elections/documents/a0001/1934-1938-results.pdf dead Joshua B. Lee Democratic Party (United States) 168,030 33.07% E. W. Marland Democratic Party (United States) 121,433 23.90% Gomer Smith Democratic Party (United States) 119,585 23.53% Thomas Gore (inc.) Democratic Party (United States) 91,581 18.02% Herndon J. Thompson Democratic Party (United States) 2,222 0.44% J. L. Barnard Democratic Party (United States) 2,167 0.43% Charles T. Kirtley Democratic Party (United States) 1,564 0.31% Daniel O. Witmer Democratic Party (United States) 1,560 0.31% 508,142 100.00% Runoff election results Democratic primary runoff Joshua B. Lee Democratic Party (United States) 301,259 61.71% E. W. Marland Democratic Party (United States) 186,899 38.29% 488,158 100.00% Republican primary Candidates Herbert K. Hyde, former U.S. AttorneyMay 3, 1936 Large Field of Candidates Seeking Office Blackwell Journal-Tribune Blackwell, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79715131/blackwell-journal-tribune/ June 17, 2021 Horace G. McKeever, Enid attorney Robert W. Kellough Frank A. Anderson Remington Rogers Ed Arnold Amos Wilson Orlando Swain Results Republican primary Herbert K. Hyde Republican Party (United States) 26,651 36.71% Horace G. McKeever Republican Party (United States) 11,742 16.17% Robert W. Kellough Republican Party (United States) 8,123 11.19% Frank A. Anderson Republican Party (United States) 7,699 10.60% Remington Rogers Republican Party (United States) 6,653 9.16% Ed Arnold Republican Party (United States) 4,399 6.06% Amos Wilson Republican Party (United States) 4,029 5.55% Orlando Swain Republican Party (United States) 3,303 4.55% 72,599 100.00% Though a runoff election was scheduled between Hyde and McKeever, McKeever withdrew from the race on July 13, 1936, ceding the nomination to Hyde.July 14, 1936 Hyde is Nominee as His Foe Quits Okmulgee Daily Times Okmulgee, Okla. 1 https://www.newspapers.com/clip/79715194/okmulgee-daily-times/ June 17, 2021 Runoff election results Republican primary runoff Herbert K. Hyde Republican Party (United States) 43,272 100.00% 43,272 100.00% General election Results 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma Democratic Party (United States) Joshua B. Lee 493,407 67.97% +15.68% Republican Party (United States) Herbert K. Hyde 229,004 31.55% -15.99% Socialist Party (United States) Edgar Clemons 1,895 0.26% — Prohibition Party (United States) P. C. Nelson 973 0.13% — Independent (politician) Frank M. Kimes 344 0.05% — Independent (politician) R. M. Funk 298 0.04% — 264,403 36.42% +31.67% 725,921 Democratic Party (United States) Republican Party (United States) References Oklahoma Category:United States Senate elections in Oklahoma Category:1936 Oklahoma elections