1936 Arkansas elections

none September 2023 1936 Arkansas elections Arkansas midterm no 1934 Arkansas elections 1934 1938 Arkansas elections 1938 Arkansas held a general election on November 3, 1936. At the top of the ticket, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state handily in his reelection bid. Arkansans reelected Joe T. Robinson to the United States Senate for a fifth term. For the United States House of Representatives, the six Representatives seeking reelection were unopposed in the general election. In the Arkansas 7th, Wade Kitchens replaced a retiring Tilman B. Parks. All of Arkansas's statewide constitutional offices were up for reelection, including governor. During the Solid South, the Democratic Party held firm control of virtually every office in The South, including Arkansas. Winning the Democratic primary was considered tantamount to election, with several different factions of the party battling in the open primaries. Incumbent J. Marion Futrell retired from politics and was replaced by Attorney General of Arkansas Carl E. Bailey; all other state constitutional offices were held by the Democrats without general election opposition. Federal President 1936 United States presidential election in Arkansas Senate 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas United States House 1936 United States House of Representatives elections#Arkansas State Governor right|thumb|County results, gubernatorial Bailey:#86B6F2 50–60% #4389E3 60–70% #1666CB 70–80%#0645B4 80–90% #0435B4 90%+ Cobb:#FF7F90 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% #D72F30 70–80% 1936 Arkansas gubernatorial election Lieutenant governor Bob Bailey (no relation to Carl Bailey) won the nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from a five-candidate field in the Democratic primary. Herndon Dallas Tabor Annals of Arkansas 1947 Historical Record Association Hopkinsville, Kentucky 1 281 3920841 Democratic primary, 1936 Bob Bailey Democratic Party (Arkansas) 78,727 34.2 Harvey G. Combs Democratic Party (Arkansas) 65,838 28.6 Speaker of the House Harvey B. Thorn Democratic Party (Arkansas) 35,330 15.3 O. E. Gates Democratic Party (Arkansas) 25,961 11.3 Sam Levine Democratic Party (Arkansas) 24,565 10.7 230,421 100.0 Bailey defeated Republican and Socialist challengers by a wide margin in the general election. General election, 1936 Democratic Party (United States) Carl E. Bailey 155,152 84.89 Republican Party (United States) Osro Cobb 26,875 14.71 Socialist Party of America J. Russell Butler 733 0.40 182,760 100.00 Attorney general Secretary of State Auditor Treasurer State Land Commissioner See also United States Politics References 1936