1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas

none March 2026 September 2023 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas Arkansas 1924 presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Arkansas 1930 1937 United States Senate special election in Arkansas 1937 (special) November 3, 1936 x150px File:Joseph T. Robinson cropped.jpg Joseph T. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) 170,336 84.08% File:3x4.svg G.C. Ledbetter Republican Party (United States) 27,746 15.06% 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas results map by county.svg 210px County resultsRobinson: #7996e2 50–60% #6674de 60–70% #584cde 70–80% #3933e5 80–90% #0d0596 >90%Ledbetter: #e27f7f 50–60%Williams: #ff7644 50–60%Tie: #D2B1D9 40–50% U.S. Senator Joseph T. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) Joseph T. Robinson Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson was re-elected to a fifth term in office. He defeated two Democratic opponents in the primary election and then dispatched Republican G.C. Ledbetter in the general election. Democratic primary Candidates Cleveland Holland Joseph Taylor Robinson, incumbent Senator since 1913 and Senate Majority Leader since 1933 J. Rosser Venable Results 1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary Historical Report of the Secretary of State Arkansas Secretary of State Mark Martin 2018 https://www.sos.arkansas.gov/uploads/education/2018_Historical_Report.pdf 356 Joseph T. Robinson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 170,356 72.72% Cleveland Holland Democratic Party (United States) 42,541 18.16% J. Rosser Venable Democratic Party (United States) 21,352 9.12% 234,249 100.00% General election Results 1936 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1943 Joseph Taylor Robinson (incumbent) Democratic Party (United States) 154,866 84.08% G.C. Ledbetter Republican Party (United States) 27,746 15.06% Claude C. Williams Socialist Party (United States) 1,587 0.86% 184,199 100.00% See also 1936 United States Senate elections References 1936 Arkansas United States Senate