1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi

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.

1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Mississippi

August 25, 1936

Nominee Pat Harrison Martin S. Conner Party Democratic Democratic Popular vote 128,729 65,296 Percentage 65.51% 33.23%

U.S. senator before election Wall Doxey Democratic Elected U.S. Senator James Eastland Democratic

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

Democratic primary

Candidates

• Martin S. Conner, Governor of Mississippi
• Frank S. Harper
• Pat Harrison, incumbent Senator since 1919

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Pat Harrison (incumbent)	128,729	65.51%
	Democratic	Martin S. Conner	65,296	33.23%
	Democratic	Frank H. Harper	2,472	1.26%
Total votes			196,497	100.00%

General election

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in Mississippi[2][3]

Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	Democratic	Pat Harrison	140,570	100.00%
	Democratic	Martin S. Conner	1	0.00%	N/A
	Democratic	Frank H. Harper	1	0.00%	N/A
Total votes			140,572	100.00%

See also

• 1936 United States Senate elections

Notes

References

1. https://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=384571
2. "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). Clerk.house.gov. Retrieved 31 Dec 2020.
3. http://www.ourcampaigns.com/RaceDetail.html?RaceID=87788