1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi explained

Election Name:1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi
Country:Mississippi
Flag Image:Flag of Mississippi (1894-1996).svg
Type:presidential
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1930 United States Senate election in Mississippi
Previous Year:1930
Election Date:August 25, 1936
Next Election:1941 United States Senate special election in Mississippi
Next Year:1941 (special)
Image1:File:Pat Harrison cph.3b17523.jpg
Nominee1:Pat Harrison
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:128,729
Percentage1:65.51%
Nominee2:Martin S. Conner
Party2:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:65,296
Percentage2:33.23%
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Pat Harrison
Before Party:Democratic Party (United States)
After Election:Pat Harrison
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)

The 1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi was held on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Pat Harrison was re-elected to a fourth term in office.

Because Harrison faced no opposition in the general election, his victory in the August 25 primary was tantamount to election.

Democratic primary

Incumbent Senator Pat Harrison received a primary challenge from Martin S. Conner, the Governor of Mississippi. Conner's campaign was supported by Theodore G. Bilbo, the other U.S. Senator from Mississippi. Stuart C. Broom, a former ally and law partner of Bilbo, supported Harrison's reelection.

Time reported that support from Broom, who was nicknamed "Clean Sweep", was important to the Harrison campaign, with Broom routinely making a speech "which brought down the house wherever he delivered it.[1]

Candidates

Results

General election

Results

See also

Notes and References

  1. August 24, 1936 . Broom or Bilbo . dead . https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001714/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756514,00.html?iid=chix-sphere . June 29, 2011 . Time.