1936 United States Senate election in Iowa

none March 2026 September 2023 1936 United States Senate election in Iowa Iowa Flag of Iowa (xrmap collection).svg presidential no 1930 United States Senate election in Iowa 1930 1942 United States Senate election in Iowa 1942 November 3, 1936 File:Clyde Herring (cropped).jpg 150x150px Clyde L. Herring Democratic Party (United States) 539,554 50.26% File:DICKINSON, LESTER J. HONORABLE LCCN2016860453 (cropped).jpg L. J. Dickinson Republican Party (United States) 504,535 47.34% 1936 United States Senate election in Iowa results map by county.svg 240px County resultsHerring: #A5B0FF 40–50% #7996E2 50–60% #6674DE 60–70%Dickinson: #FFB2B2 40–50% #E27F7F 50–60% #D75D5D 60–70% U.S. Senator Lester J. Dickinson Republican Party (United States) Clyde Herring Democratic Party (United States) The 1936 United States Senate election in Iowa took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Republican Senator Lester J. Dickinson ran for re-election to a second term but was defeated by Democratic Governor Clyde L. Herring. This was the first time since 1855 that Democrats held both of the state's senate seats. Republican primary Candidates Norman G. Baker, radio broadcaster Smith W. Brookhart, former U.S. Senator (1922–26, 1927–33) George Chaney Lester J. Dickinson, incumbent Senator since 1931 Guy Linville Edwin Manning Results 1936 Republican U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=459292 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - R Primary www.ourcampaigns.com Republican Party (United States) Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) 105,416 40.51% Republican Party (United States) Smith W. Brookhart 58,129 22.34% Republican Party (United States) Edwin Manning 30,709 11.80% Republican Party (United States) Norman G. Baker 28,162 10.82% Republican Party (United States) Guy Linville 27,794 10.68% Republican Party (United States) George Chaney 9,994 3.84% 260,204 100.00% Democratic primary Candidates Clyde Herring, Governor of Iowa Hubert Utterback, U.S. Representative from Des Moines Samuel D. Whiting Results 1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=459293 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - D Primary www.ourcampaigns.com Democratic Party (United States) Clyde Herring 75,826 53.64% Democratic Party (United States) Hubert Utterback 49,341 34.90% Democratic Party (United States) Samuel D. Whiting 16,205 11.46% 141,372 100.00% Farmer-Labor primary Candidates George F. Buresh Francis G. Cutler Results 1936 Farmer-Labor U.S. Senate primaryhttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=459294 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - F-L Primary www.ourcampaigns.com Farmer–Labor Party George F. Buresh 1,199 71.80% Farmer–Labor Party Francis G. Cutler 471 28.20% 1,670 100.00% General election Results 1936 U.S. Senate election in Iowahttps://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=262141 Our Campaigns - IA US Senate Race - Nov 03, 1936 www.ourcampaigns.com https://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf Statistics of the Congressional and Presidential Election of November 3, 1936 Clerk of the United States House of Representatives U.S. Government Printing Office 1937 Democratic Party (United States) Clyde Herring 539,555 50.35% 7.32 Republican Party (United States) Lester J. Dickinson (incumbent) 503,635 46.99% 9.30 Farmer–Labor Party George F. Buresh 25,567 2.39% 1.90 Prohibition Party (United States) John B. Hammond 1,726 0.16% N/A Socialist Party (United States) Lacticia M. Conrad 1,233 0.12% N/A 1,071,716 100.00% Archived Election Results and Statistics - 1936 General Canvass Summary https://sos.iowa.gov/elections/results/archive.html#1 2023-02-04 sos.iowa.gov See also 1936 United States Senate elections References 1936 Iowa United States Senate