1936 United States Senate election in Idaho

1936 United States Senate election in Idaho Idaho 1927 presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Idaho 1930 1940 United States Senate special election in Idaho 1940 (special) November 3, 1936 x150px File:Masons parade for sesquicentennial. Senator William E. Borah, Idaho (3x4) (cropped).jpg William Borah Republican Party (United States) 128,723 63.36% File:C. Ben Ross, 1933b.jpg C. Ben Ross Democratic Party (United States) 74,444 36.64% 180px 1936 United States Senate election in Idaho results map by county.svg County resultsBorah: #e27f7f 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80%Ross: #7996e2 50–60% U.S. Senator William Borah Republican Party (United States) William Borah Republican Party (United States) The 1936 United States Senate election in Idaho took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator William Borah won re-election to a sixth term, defeating Governor C. Ben Ross. This would be his last term, as he died in office in January 1940. It was originally thought that William Borah would not seek another term in the Senate, as he was running for president instead in 1936, but after losing the Republican nomination for president to Kansas governor Alf Landon, he decided to enter the Senate election for a sixth term. Primary elections Primary elections were held on August 11, 1936.https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=S9VXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=5634%2C2769864 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Boran and Ross hold big leads in senate race August 12, 1936 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=AhhWAAAAIBAJ&sjid=WeMDAAAAIBAJ&pg=6433%2C4099546 Spokesman-Review Spokane, Washington Associated Press Borah and Ross matched for Idaho senate race August 13, 1936 1https://news.google.com/newspapers?id=TtVXAAAAIBAJ&sjid=BvUDAAAAIBAJ&pg=3573%2C4082652 Spokane Daily Chronicle Washington Associated Press Clark is ahead in Idaho count August 15, 1936 3 Democratic primary Candidates C. Ben Ross, Governor of Idaho (1931-1937) John A. Carver, attorneyArdmore Daily Ardmoreite, Aug 11, 1936 https://newspaperarchive.com/ardmore-daily-ardmoreite-aug-11-1936-p-1/ July 30, 2026The Weiser Signal-American · Thu, Aug 27, 1936 · Page 1 · (Weiser, Idaho) https://www.newspapers.com/image/1275978127/?search-id=823264b2-d438-4e46-afca-e074a2b8b909&search-rank=40 July 30, 2026 Results Democratic primary results C. Ben Ross Democratic Party (United States) 29,471 56.39 John A. Carver Democratic Party (United States) 22,788 43.61 52,259 Republican primary Candidates William Borah, incumbent U.S. Senator Byron Defenbach, former Idaho State Treasurer (1927-1931) and candidate for governor in 1932 Results Republican primary results William Borah (incumbent) Republican Party (United States) 32,499 77.49 Byron Defenbach Republican Party (United States) 9,442 22.51 41,941 General election Results 1936 United States Senate election in IdahoStatistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf July 21, 2019 Clerk.house.govOur Campaigns - ID US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936 https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49588 dead https://web.archive.org/web/20250502181048/https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=49588 May 2, 2025 July 26, 2026 Republican Party (US) William Borah (incumbent) 128,723 63.36 Democratic Party (US) C. Ben Ross 74,444 36.64 54,279 26.72 203,167 Republican Party (US) See also 1936 United States Senate elections References 1936 Idaho United States Senate