1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi
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{{Infobox election
| 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)
| image_size = x150px
| image1 = File:Pat Harrison cph.3b17523.jpg
| nominee1 = Pat Harrison
| party1 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote1 = 128,729
| percentage1 = 65.51%
| image2 = File:Governor Martin S. Conner, Jan. 19, 1932 to Jan. 21, 1936 (14123298914).jpg
| nominee2 = Martin S. Conner
| party2 = Democratic Party (United States)
| popular_vote2 = 65,296
| percentage2 = 33.23%
| map_image = 1936 United States Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi results map by county.svg
| map_size = 250px
| map_caption = County results
Harrison: {{legend0|#A5B0FF|40-50%}} {{legend0|#7996E2|50-60%}} {{legend0|#6674DE|60-70%}} {{legend0|#584CDE|70-80%}} {{legend0|#3933e5|80-90%}}
Conner: {{legend0|#e9ddaf|40-50%}} {{legend0|#d3bc5f|50-60%}} {{legend0|#c8ab37|60-70%}}
| title = U.S. Senator
| before_election = Pat Harrison
| before_party = Democratic Party (United States)
| after_election = Pat Harrison
| after_party = Democratic Party (United States)
}}
{{ElectionsMS}}
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.{{cite magazine |date=August 24, 1936 |title=Broom or Bilbo |url=http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756514,00.html?iid=chix-sphere |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110629001714/http://www.time.com/time/magazine/article/0,9171,756514,00.html?iid=chix-sphere |archive-date=June 29, 2011 |magazine=Time}}
=Candidates=
- Martin S. Conner, Governor of Mississippi
- Frank S. Harper
- Pat Harrison, incumbent Senator since 1919
=Results=
{{Election box begin no change
| title=1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary{{Cite web|url=https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384571|title = Our Campaigns - MS US Senate - D Primary Race - Aug 25, 1936}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Pat Harrison (incumbent)
| votes = 128,729
| percentage = 65.51%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin S. Conner
| votes = 65,296
| percentage = 33.23%
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link no change
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Frank H. Harper
| votes = 2,472
| percentage = 1.26%
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 196,497
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
General election
=Results=
{{Election box begin
| title=1936 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi{{cite web|url=http://clerk.house.gov/member_info/electionInfo/1936election.pdf |title=Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936 |publisher=Clerk.house.gov |access-date=31 Dec 2020}}{{Cite web|url=http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87788|title = Our Campaigns - MS US Senate Race - Nov 02, 1954}}}}
{{Election box winning candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Pat Harrison
| votes = 140,570
| percentage = 100.00%
| change = {{nochange}}
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Martin S. Conner
| votes = 1
| percentage = 0.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link
| party = Democratic Party (United States)
| candidate = Frank H. Harper
| votes = 1
| percentage = 0.00%
| change = N/A
}}
{{Election box total no change
| votes = 140,572
| percentage = 100.00%
}}
{{Election box end}}
See also
Notes
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References
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{{1936 United States elections}}
Category:1936 Mississippi elections
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