Election Name: | 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Country: | Oklahoma |
Flag Year: | 1925 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1930 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1942 United States Senate election in Oklahoma |
Next Year: | 1942 |
Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Image1: | File:Oklahoma senator. Washington, D.C., Dec. 13. United States Senator Josh Lee, Democrat of Oklahoma. He is considered one of the best orators in the Senate. 12-13-37 LCCN2016872732 (cropped).jpg |
Nominee1: | Joshua B. Lee |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 493,407 |
Percentage1: | 67.97% |
Nominee2: | Herbert K. Hyde |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 229,004 |
Percentage2: | 31.55% |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Thomas Gore |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Joshua B. Lee |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
The 1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator Thomas Gore ran for re-election to his second consecutive term, and fifth term overall. He ended up easily losing renomination, however; he placed a distant fourth in the Democratic primary. A runoff election between Congressman Joshua B. Lee and Governor Ernest W. Marland resulted in a landslide win for Lee. In the general election, Lee faced Republican nominee Herbert K. Hyde, whom he overwhelmingly defeated.
Though a runoff election was scheduled between Hyde and McKeever, McKeever withdrew from the race on July 13, 1936, ceding the nomination to Hyde.[2]