1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa explained

Election Name:1936 United States Senate Special Election
Country:Iowa
Type:legislative
Ongoing:no
Previous Election:1932 United States Senate election in Iowa
Previous Year:1932
Next Election:1938 United States Senate election in Iowa
Next Year:1938
Image1:File:Sen. Guy M. Gillette, La. (Dem.) LCCN2016871060 (cropped).jpg
Party1:Democratic Party (United States)
Popular Vote1:536,075
Percentage1:51.91%
Party2:Republican Party (United States)
Popular Vote2:478,521
Percentage2:46.43%
Map Size:220px
U.S. Senator
Before Election:Vacant
After Election:Guy M. Gillette
After Party:Democratic Party (United States)
Election Date:Tuesday, November 3, 1936
Candidate2:Berry F. Halden
Candidate1:Guy M. Gillette

The 1936 United States Senate Special Election within the State of Iowa occurred on November 3, 1936, following the death of incumbent Senator Richard Louis Murphy in an automobile accident.[1] Representative Guy Mark Gillette (D-IA) and Editor of the Chariton Herald-Patriot, Berry F. Halden(R-IA)[2] were the two major party contenders in this election. George F. Buresh (FL-IA) and two other candidates also ran. The result of this election was Gillette beating out both other candidates, and winning with 52% of the votes cast.[3]

Republican primary

Berry F. Halden won the Republican nomination at the Republican Party's State Convention on the fifth ballot, with 1,682 votes.[4] Other candidates within the primary were James R. Rhodes, a publisher for the Newton News, and Guy Linville, a lawyer from Cedar Rapids.

Democratic primary

Guy M. Gillette was named the Democratic Party's Candidate at the Democratic Party's State Convention.[5] Ray Murphy, Former National Commander of the American Legion, declined to contest the Primary.

Farmer-Labor primary

While the Farmer-Labor Party initially sought out and declared Former Republican Senator Smith W. Brookhart to be their nominee, Ernest R. Quick ran as their eventual candidate for the Special Election.

See also

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Details Page - The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa - The University of Iowa Libraries . 2023-02-04 . uipress.lib.uiowa.edu.
  2. Web site: Myers . Frank D. . 2018-03-22 . The Lucas Countyan: What in the world happened to Berry F. Halden? . 2023-02-04 . The Lucas Countyan.
  3. Web site: Archived Election Results and Statistics . 2023-02-04 . sos.iowa.gov.
  4. News: 1936-07-26 . IOWANS NAME EDITOR FOR SENATORIAL RACE; Republicans Choose Halden to Oppose Gillette -- Farmer-Laborites Pick Brookhart. . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-04 . 0362-4331.
  5. News: Jones . Rolan M. . 1936-08-09 . POLITICAL ODDITIES DEVELOPEDIN IOWA; Employer and Employe Win Nominations in Opposite Party Primaries. TWO SENATORIALCONTESTS . en-US . The New York Times . 2023-02-04 . 0362-4331.

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