# 1936 United States Senate elections

The 1936 United States Senate elections coincided with the reelection of President Franklin D. Roosevelt. The 32 seats of Class 2 were contested in regular elections, and special elections were held to fill vacancies. The Great Depression continued and voters backed progressive candidates favoring Roosevelt's New Deal in races across the country. The Democrats gained 5 net seats during the election, and in combination with Democratic and Farmer–Labor interim appointments and the defection of George W. Norris from the Republican Party to become independent, the Republicans were reduced to 16 seats. Democrats gained a further two seats due to mid-term vacancies. The Democrats' 77 seats and their 62-seat majority remain their largest in history.
This was the last of four consecutive election cycles where Republicans suffered losses due to the ongoing effects of the Great Depression. This was also the last Senate election cycle until 2012 in which a Democratic candidate who won two terms also made net gains in the Senate on both occasions (although Roosevelt won a third term and fourth term, he lost Senate seats on both occasions). Additionally, this is the last time any party held three-fourths of all Senate seats.

## Gains, losses, and holds
### Retirements

One Republican, one Farmer-Labor, and five Democrats retired instead of seeking re-election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Colorado | Edward P. Costigan | Edwin C. Johnson |
| Florida (special, class 1) | Scott Loftin | Charles O. Andrews |
| Florida (special, class 3) | William Luther Hill | Claude Pepper |
| Louisiana | Rose McConnell Long | Allen J. Ellender |
| Massachusetts | Marcus A. Coolidge | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. |
| Minnesota (special) | Elmer A. Benson | Guy V. Howard |
| Minnesota | Elmer A. Benson | Ernest Lundeen |
| New Hampshire | Henry W. Keyes | Styles Bridges |

### Defeats

Six Republicans and one Democrat sought re-election but lost in the primary or general election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Delaware | Daniel O. Hastings | James H. Hughes |
| Iowa | L. J. Dickinson | Clyde L. Herring |
| Michigan | James Couzens | Prentiss M. Brown |
| New Jersey | W. Warren Barbour | William H. Smathers |
| Oklahoma | Thomas Gore | Joshua B. Lee |
| Rhode Island | Jesse H. Metcalf | Theodore F. Green |
| Wyoming | Robert D. Carey | Harry Schwartz |

### Death

One Democrat died on July 16, 1936, and his seat remained vacant until the election.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Iowa (special) | Louis Murphy | Guy Gillette |

### Independent gain

One Republican won re-election as an Independent.
| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Nebraska | George W. Norris | George W. Norris |

### Post-election changes

| State | Senator | Replaced by |
| Alabama | Hugo Black | Dixie Bibb Graves |
| Arkansas | Joseph Taylor Robinson | John E. Miller |
| New Jersey | A. Harry Moore | John Gerald Milton |
| New York | Royal S. Copeland | James M. Mead |
| Oregon | Frederick Steiwer | Alfred E. Reames |
| Tennessee | Nathan L. Bachman | George L. Berry |

## Change in composition
### Before the elections

After the April 1936 special election.
| | | D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ |
| D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ | D$_{10}$ | D$_9$ |
| D$_{19}$ | D$_{20}$ | D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ |
| D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ | D$_{30}$ | D$_{29}$ |
| D$_{39}$ | D$_{40}$ | D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ | D$_{45}$ | D$_{46}$ | D$_{47}$ | D$_{48}$ Ala. Ran |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{49}$ Ark. Ran |
| D$_{58}$ Miss. Ran | D$_{57}$ Mass. Retired | D$_{56}$ La. (sp) Elected La. (reg) Retired | D$_{55}$ Ky. Ran | D$_{54}$ Ill. Ran | D$_{53}$ Ga. Ran | D$_{52}$ Fla. (sp3) Retired | D$_{51}$ Fla. (sp1) Retired | D$_{50}$ Colo. Retired | D$_{49}$ Ark. Ran |
| D$_{59}$ Mont. Ran | D$_{60}$ N.M. (reg) Ran | D$_{61}$ N.M. (sp) Ran | D$_{62}$ N.C. Ran | D$_{63}$ Okla. Ran | D$_{64}$ S.C. Ran | D$_{65}$ S.D. Ran | D$_{66}$ Tenn. Ran | D$_{67}$ Texas Ran | D$_{68}$ Va. Ran |
| R$_{19}$ N.H. Retired | R$_{20}$ N.J. Ran | R$_{21}$ Ore. Ran | R$_{22}$ R.I. Ran | R$_{23}$ Wyo. Ran | FL$_1$ | FL$_2$ Minn. (sp) Minn. (reg) Retired | P$_1$ | V$_1$ Iowa (sp) | D$_{69}$ W.Va. Ran |
| R$_{18}$ Neb. Ran | R$_{17}$ Mich. Ran | R$_{16}$ Maine Ran | R$_{15}$ Kan. Ran | R$_{14}$ Iowa Ran | R$_{13}$ Idaho Ran | R$_{12}$ Del. Ran | R$_{11}$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_9$ |
| | | R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ |

### Result of the elections

| | | D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ |
| D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ | D$_{10}$ | D$_9$ |
| D$_{19}$ | D$_{20}$ | D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ |
| D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ | D$_{30}$ | D$_{29}$ |
| D$_{39}$ | D$_{40}$ | D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ | D$_{45}$ | D$_{46}$ | D$_{47}$ | D$_{48}$ Ala. Re-elected |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{49}$ Ark. Re-elected |
| D$_{58}$ Mont. Re-elected | D$_{57}$ Miss. Re-elected | D$_{56}$ La. (reg) Hold | D$_{55}$ Ky. Re-elected | D$_{54}$ Ill. Re-elected | D$_{53}$ Ga. Re-elected | D$_{52}$ Fla. (sp3) Hold | D$_{51}$ Fla. (sp1) Hold | D$_{50}$ Colo. Hold | D$_{49}$ Ark. Re-elected |
| D$_{59}$ N.M. (reg) Re-elected | D$_{60}$ N.M. (sp) Elected | D$_{61}$ N.C. Re-elected | D$_{62}$ Okla. Hold | D$_{63}$ S.C. Re-elected | D$_{64}$ S.D. Re-elected | D$_{65}$ Tenn. Re-elected | D$_{66}$ Texas Re-elected | D$_{67}$ Va. Re-elected | D$_{68}$ W.Va. Re-elected |
| FL$_1$ | FL$_2$ Minn. (sp) Gain Minn. (reg) Hold | P$_1$ | D$_{75}$ Wyo. Gain | D$_{74}$ R.I. Gain | D$_{73}$ N.J. Gain | D$_{72}$ Mich. Gain | D$_{71}$ Iowa (sp) Hold | D$_{70}$ Iowa (reg) Gain | D$_{69}$ Del. Gain |
| I$_1$ Neb. Re-elected new party | R$_{17}$ Mass. Gain | R$_{16}$ Ore. Re-elected | R$_{15}$ N.H. Hold | R$_{14}$ Maine Re-elected | R$_{13}$ Kan. Re-elected | R$_{12}$ Idaho Re-elected | R$_{11}$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_9$ |
| | | R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ |

### Beginning of the next Congress

| | | D$_1$ | D$_2$ | D$_3$ | D$_4$ | D$_5$ | D$_6$ | D$_7$ | D$_8$ |
| D$_{18}$ | D$_{17}$ | D$_{16}$ | D$_{15}$ | D$_{14}$ | D$_{13}$ | D$_{12}$ | D$_{11}$ | D$_{10}$ | D$_9$ |
| D$_{19}$ | D$_{20}$ | D$_{21}$ | D$_{22}$ | D$_{23}$ | D$_{24}$ | D$_{25}$ | D$_{26}$ | D$_{27}$ | D$_{28}$ |
| D$_{38}$ | D$_{37}$ | D$_{36}$ | D$_{35}$ | D$_{34}$ | D$_{33}$ | D$_{32}$ | D$_{31}$ | D$_{30}$ | D$_{29}$ |
| D$_{39}$ | D$_{40}$ | D$_{41}$ | D$_{42}$ | D$_{43}$ | D$_{44}$ | D$_{45}$ | D$_{46}$ | D$_{47}$ | D$_{48}$ |
| Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | Majority → | D$_{49}$ |
| D$_{58}$ | D$_{57}$ | D$_{56}$ | D$_{55}$ | D$_{54}$ | D$_{53}$ | D$_{52}$ | D$_{51}$ | D$_{50}$ | D$_{49}$ |
| D$_{59}$ | D$_{60}$ | D$_{61}$ | D$_{62}$ | D$_{63}$ | D$_{64}$ | D$_{65}$ | D$_{66}$ | D$_{67}$ | D$_{68}$ |
| FL$_2$ | P$_1$ | D$_{76}$ S.D. Appointed | D$_{75}$ | D$_{74}$ | D$_{73}$ | D$_{72}$ | D$_{71}$ | D$_{70}$ | D$_{69}$ |
| FL$_1$ | I$_1$ | R$_{16}$ | R$_{15}$ | R$_{14}$ | R$_{13}$ | R$_{12}$ | R$_{11}$ | R$_{10}$ | R$_9$ |
| | | R$_1$ | R$_2$ | R$_3$ | R$_4$ | R$_5$ | R$_6$ | R$_7$ | R$_8$ |
| Key | D$_#$ Democratic FL$_#$ Farmer–Labor I$_#$ Independent P$_#$ Progressive R$_#$ Republican V$_#$ Vacant |

## Race summaries
### Elections during the 74th Congress

In these special elections the winners were seated once they qualified; ordered by election date.
| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| Louisiana (Class 2) | Rose McConnell Long | Democratic | 1936 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected April 21, 1936. Winner was later not elected to the next term; see below. | ▌Y Rose McConnell Long (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Florida (Class 1) | Scott Loftin | Democratic | 1936 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Charles O. Andrews (Democratic) 80.9% ▌Howard C. Babcock (Republican) 19.1% |
| Florida (Class 3) | William Luther Hill | Democratic | 1936 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Claude Pepper (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Iowa (Class 3) | Vacant | Vacant | Vacant | Louis Murphy (D) had died July 16, 1936. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Democratic hold | ▌Y Guy Gillette (Democratic) 51.9% ▌Berry F. Halden (Republican) 46.6% |
| Minnesota (Class 2) | Elmer A. Benson | Farmer–Labor | 1935 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired. New senator elected November 3, 1936. Republican gain. Winner was not a candidate for the next term; see below. | ▌Y Guy V. Howard (Republican) 42.89% ▌Nathaniel J. Holmberg (Republican) 28.42% ▌Andrews O. Devold (Republican) 19.98% ▌John G. Alexander (Republican) 8.71% |
| New Mexico (Class 1) | Dennis Chávez | Democratic | 1935 (Appointed) | Interim appointee elected November 3, 1936. | ▌Y Dennis Chávez (Democratic) 55.7% ▌M. A. Otero Jr. (Republican) 44.2% |

### Elections leading to the 75th Congress

In these general elections, the winners were elected for the term beginning January 3, 1937; ordered by state.
All of the elections involved the Class 2 seats.
| State | Incumbent | Incumbent | Incumbent | Results | Candidates |
| State | Senator | Party | Electoral history | Results | Candidates |
| Alabama | John H. Bankhead II | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y John H. Bankhead II (Democratic) 87.0% ▌H. E. Berkstresser (Republican) 12.2% |
| Arkansas | Joseph T. Robinson | Democratic | 1913 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Joseph T. Robinson (Democratic) 81.8% ▌G. C. Ledbetter (Republican) 16.4% |
| Colorado | Edward P. Costigan | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Edwin C. Johnson (Democratic) 63.5% ▌Raymond L. Sauter (Republican) 35.3% |
| Delaware | Daniel O. Hastings | Republican | 1928 (Appointed) 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. | ▌Y James H. Hughes (Democratic) 53.0% ▌Daniel O. Hastings (Republican) 41.4% ▌Robert G. Houston (Independent) 5.4% |
| Georgia | Richard Russell Jr. | Democratic | 1932 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Richard Russell Jr. (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Idaho | William Borah | Republican | 1907 1913 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William Borah (Republican) 63.4% ▌C. Ben Ross (Democratic) 36.6% |
| Illinois | J. Hamilton Lewis | Democratic | 1913 (Late) 1918 (Lost) 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y J. Hamilton Lewis (Democratic) 56.5% ▌Otis F. Glenn (Republican) 40.7% |
| Iowa | L. J. Dickinson | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Clyde L. Herring (Democratic) 50.5% ▌L. J. Dickinson (Republican) 47.1% |
| Kansas | Arthur Capper | Republican | 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Arthur Capper (Republican) 51.0% ▌Omar B. Ketchum (Democratic) 48.4% |
| Kentucky | M. M. Logan | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y M. M. Logan (Democratic) 58.8% ▌Robert M. Lucas (Republican) 39.8% |
| Louisiana | Rose McConnell Long | Democratic | 1936 (Appointed) 1936 (special) | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Allen J. Ellender (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Maine | Wallace H. White | Republican | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Wallace H. White (Republican) 50.8% ▌Louis J. Brann (Democratic) 49.3% |
| Massachusetts | Marcus A. Coolidge | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican gain. | ▌Y Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. (Republican) 48.5% ▌James Michael Curley (Democratic) 41.0% ▌Thomas C. O'Brien (Independent) 7.4% |
| Michigan | James Couzens | Republican | 1922 (Appointed) 1924 (special) 1924 1930 | Incumbent lost renomination then died October 22, 1936. New senator elected. Democratic gain. Winner was later appointed to finish term. | ▌Y Prentiss M. Brown (Democratic) 53.3% ▌Wilber M. Brucker (Republican) 41.8% |
| Minnesota | Elmer A. Benson | Farmer–Labor | 1935 (Appointed) | Interim appointee retired to run for Governor of Minnesota. New senator elected. Farmer–Labor hold. Winner was not a candidate to finish the current term. | ▌ Y Ernest Lundeen (Farmer–Labor) 62.2% ▌Theodore Christianson (Republican) 37.8% |
| Mississippi | Pat Harrison | Democratic | 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Pat Harrison (Democratic) Unopposed |
| Montana | James E. Murray | Democratic | 1934 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James E. Murray (Democratic) 55.0% ▌Thomas O. Larson (Republican) 27.1% ▌Joseph P. Monaghan (Independent) 17.9% |
| Nebraska | George W. Norris | Republican | 1913 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected as an Independent. Independent gain. | ▌Y George W. Norris (Independent) 43.8% ▌Robert G. Simmons (Republican) 37.8% ▌Terry Carpenter (Democratic) 18.4% |
| New Hampshire | Henry W. Keyes | Republican | 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent retired. New senator elected. Republican hold. | ▌Y Styles Bridges (Republican) 51.9% ▌William Nathaniel Rogers (Democratic) 47.7% |
| New Jersey | W. Warren Barbour | Republican | 1931 (Appointed) 1932 (special) | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. | ▌Y William H. Smathers (Democratic) 54.9% ▌W. Warren Barbour (Republican) 44.3% |
| New Mexico | Carl Hatch | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1934 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Carl Hatch (Democratic) 61.7% ▌Ernest W. Everly (Republican) 38.3% |
| North Carolina | Josiah Bailey | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Josiah Bailey (Democratic) 70.8% ▌Frank R. Patton (Republican) 29.2% |
| Oklahoma | Thomas Gore | Democratic | 1907 (New state) 1909 1914 1920 (Lost) 1930 | Incumbent lost renomination. New senator elected. Democratic hold. | ▌Y Joshua B. Lee (Democratic) 68.0% ▌Herbert K. Hyde (Republican) 31.6% |
| Oregon | Charles L. McNary | Republican | 1917 (Appointed) 1918 (Not elected 1918 (Appointed) 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Charles L. McNary (Republican) 51.0% ▌Willis Mahoney (Democratic) 48.4% |
| Rhode Island | Jesse H. Metcalf | Republican | 1924 (special) 1924 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Theodore F. Green (Democratic) 48.6% ▌Jesse H. Metcalf (Republican) 44.4% ▌Ludger LaPointe (Independent) 7.0% |
| South Carolina | James F. Byrnes | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y James F. Byrnes (Democratic) Unopposed |
| South Dakota | William J. Bulow | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y William J. Bulow (Democratic) 48.8% ▌Chan Gurney (Republican) 46.8% |
| Tennessee | Nathan L. Bachman | Democratic | 1933 (Appointed) 1934 (special) | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Nathan L. Bachman (Democratic) 76.4% ▌Dwayne D. Maddox (Republican) 18.8% |
| Texas | Morris Sheppard | Democratic | 1913 (special) 1913 1918 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Morris Sheppard (Democratic) 92.6% ▌Carlos G. Watson (Republican) 7.1% |
| Virginia | Carter Glass | Democratic | 1920 (Appointed) 1920 (special) 1924 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Carter Glass (Democratic) 91.7% ▌George Rohken (Republican) 4.7% ▌Donald Burke (Communist) 3.3% |
| West Virginia | Matthew M. Neely | Democratic | 1930 | Incumbent re-elected. | ▌Y Matthew M. Neely (Democratic) 59.1% ▌Hugh Ike Shott (Republican) 40.9% |
| Wyoming | Robert D. Carey | Republican | 1930 (special) 1930 | Incumbent lost re-election. New senator elected. Democratic gain. | ▌Y Harry Schwartz (Democratic) 53.8% ▌Robert D. Carey (Republican) 45.4% |

## Closest races

Eleven races had a margin of victory under 10%:
| State | Party of winner | Margin |
| Maine | Republican | 1.5% |
| Kansas | Republican | 2.6% |
| Oregon | Republican | 2.6% |
| South Dakota | Democratic | 2.0% |
| Iowa | Democratic (flip) | 3.4% |
| New Hampshire | Republican | 4.2% |
| Rhode Island | Democratic (flip) | 4.2% |
| Iowa (special) | Democratic (flip) | 5.3% |
| Nebraska | Independent (flip) | 6.0% |
| Massachusetts | Republican (flip) | 7.5% |
| Wyoming | Democratic (flip) | 8.4% |
There is no tipping point state.

## Alabama

1936 United States Senate election in Alabama :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | John H. Bankhead II (Incumbent) | 239,532 | 87.02% |
| | Republican | H. E. Berkstresser | 33,697 | 12.24% |
| | Independent | William C. Irby | 2,022 | 0.73% |
| | Independent | Sam Powe | 1 | 0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 105,835 | 74.78% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 275,252 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Arkansas

1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joseph Taylor Robinson | 154,866 | 84.08% |
| | Republican | G. C. Ledbetter | 27,746 | 15.06% |
| | Independent | Claude C. Williams | 1,587 | 0.86% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 127,120 | 69.02% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 184,199 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Colorado

1936 United States Senate election in Colorado :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Edwin C. Johnson | 299,376 | 63.45% |
| | Republican | Raymond L. Sauter | 166,308 | 35.25% |
| | Socialist | Carle Whithead | 4,438 | 0.94% |
| | National Union | George W. Carleton | 1,705 | 0.36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 133,068 | 28.20% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 471,827 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Delaware

1936 United States Senate election in Delaware :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | James H. Hughes | 67,136 | 52.97% |
| | Republican | Daniel O. Hastings (Incumbent) | 52,469 | 41.40% |
| | Independent | Robert G. Houston | 6,897 | 5.44% |
| | Socialist | Charles W. Perry | 183 | 0.14% |
| | Communist | William V. P. Daviatis | 53 | 0.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 14,667 | 11.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 126,738 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## Florida (special)

There were two special elections in Florida, due to the May 8, 1936, death of four-term Democrat Park Trammell and the June 17, 1936, death of five-term Democrat Duncan U. Fletcher.

### Florida (special, class 1)

Democrat Scott M. Loftin was appointed May 26, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Primaries were held August 11, 1936.
1936 United States Senate election in Florida (Class 1 special) :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Charles O. Andrews | 241,528 | 81.90% |
| | Republican | Howard C. Babcock | 57,016 | 19.10% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 184,512 | 62.80% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 298,544 | 20.33% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Andrews would be re-elected once and serve until his death September 18, 1946.

### Florida (special, class 3)

Democrat William Luther Hill was appointed July 1, 1936, to continue the term, pending a special election. Democrat Claude Pepper, who had lost to Trammell in 1934, won this election.
1936 United States Senate Class 3 special election in Florida :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Claude Pepper | 246,050 | 100.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | | 16.76% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Pepper would be re-elected twice and serve until he lost renomination in 1950. He would later be elected to the U.S. House of Representatives and serve there for 26 years.

## Georgia

Democratic primary :
| Candidate | Votes | % | CUV |
| Richard Russell Jr. | 165,111 | 65.54 | 344 |
| Eugene Talmadge | 86,203 | 34.46 | 66 |
1936 United States Senate election in Georgia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Richard Russell Jr. (Incumbent) | 285,468 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Idaho

1936 United States Senate election in Idaho :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | William Borah (Incumbent) | 128,723 | 63.36% |
| | Democratic | C. Ben Ross | 74,444 | 36.64% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 54,279 | 26.72% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 203,167 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Illinois

1936 United States Senate election in Illinois :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | J. Hamilton Lewis (Incumbent) | 2,142,887 | 56.47% |
| | Republican | Otis F. Glenn | 1,545,170 | 40.72% |
| | Union | Newton Jenkins | 93,696 | 2.47% |
| | Socialist | Arthur McDowell | 7,405 | 0.20% |
| | Prohibition | Adah M. Hagler | 3,298 | 0.09% |
| | Socialist Labor | Frank Schnur | 2,208 | 0.06% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 597,717 | 15.75% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 3,794,664 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Iowa
### Iowa (regular)

1936 United States Senate election in Iowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Clyde L. Herring | 539,555 | 50.34% |
| | Republican | Lester J. Dickinson (Incumbent) | 503,635 | 46.99% |
| | Farmer–Labor | George F. Buresch | 25,567 | 2.39% |
| | Prohibition | John B. Hammond | 1,726 | 0.16% |
| | Socialist | Laetitia M. Conrad | 1,233 | 0.12% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,920 | 3.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,071,716 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

### Iowa (special)

1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Guy M. Gillette | 535,966 | 52.00% |
| | Republican | Berry.F. Halden | 478,516 | 46.43% |
| | Farmer–Labor | Ernest R. Quick | 16,179 | 1.57% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 57,450 | 5.57% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,030,661 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Kansas

1936 United States Senate election in Kansas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Arthur Capper (Incumbent) | 417,873 | 51.63% |
| | Democratic | Omar B. Ketchum | 386,685 | 47.78% |
| | Socialist | T. C. Hager | 4,775 | 0.59% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 31,188 | 3.85% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 809,333 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Kentucky

1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | M. M. Logan (Incumbent) | 539,968 | 58.80% |
| | Republican | Robert H. Lucas | 365,850 | 39.84% |
| | Union | William M. Likins | 11,709 | 1.28% |
| | Socialist | W. E. Sandefer | 541 | 0.06% |
| | Socialist Labor | Ferdinand Zimmerer | 271 | 0.03% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 174,118 | 18.96% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 918,339 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Louisiana
### Louisiana (regular)

1936 United States Senate election in Louisiana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Allen J. Ellender | 293,256 | 100.00% |
| | None | Scattering | 7 | 0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 293,249 | 100.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 293,263 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

### Louisiana (special)

Democrat Rose McConnell Long was elected April 21, 1936, to finish the term to which she was appointed on January 31, 1936. She was not a candidate, however, to the next term on November 3, 1936, see above.

## Maine

1936 United States Senate election in Maine :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Wallace H. White Jr. (Incumbent) | 158,068 | 50.75% |
| | Democratic | Louis J. Brann | 153,420 | 49.25% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 4,648 | 1.50% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 311,488 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Massachusetts

Massachusetts general election :
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| Republican | Henry Cabot Lodge Jr. | 875,160 | 48.53 | +3.86 |
| Democratic | James Michael Curley | 739,751 | 41.02 | −12.99 |
| Union | Thomas C. O'Brien | 134,245 | 7.44 | +7.44 |
| Economy | Alonzo B. Cook | 11,519 | 0.64 | +0.64 |
| Social Justice | Guy M. Gray | 9,906 | 0.55 | +0.55 |
| Socialist | Albert Sprague Coolidge | 9,763 | 0.54 | −0.06 |
| Townsend | Moses H. Gulesian | 7,408 | 0.41 | +0.41 |
| Socialist Labor | Ernest L. Dodge | 7,408 | 0.39 | +0.01 |
| Communist | Charles Flaherty | 4,821 | 0.27 | −0.06 |
| Prohibition | Wilbur D. Moon | 3,677 | 0.20 | +0.20 |
| Write-in | | 16 | 0.00 | |
| total | | 1,803,674 | 100.00 | |

## Michigan

1936 United States Senate election in Michigan :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Prentiss M. Brown | 910,937 | 53.29% |
| | Republican | Wilber M. Brucker | 714,602 | 41.80% |
| | The Third Party | Louis B. Ward | 75,680 | 4.43% |
| | Socialist | Roy E. Mathews | 4,994 | 0.29% |
| | Communist | Lawrence Emery | 2,145 | 0.13% |
| | Socialist Labor | Ralph Naylor | 510 | 0.03% |
| | Commonwealth Land | Albert B. Sheldon | 429 | 0.03% |
| | American | Edward N. Lee | 147 | 0.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 196,335 | 11.49% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,709,444 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## Minnesota

There were 2 elections to the same seat on the same day due to the December 22, 1935, death of two-term Republican Thomas D. Schall.

### Minnesota (special)

The election was held to fill the vacancy in the seat formerly held by Thomas D. Schall for the final two months of Schall's unexpired term. Governor Floyd B. Olson had appointed Elmer Benson to fill the seat in 1935, but this appointment was temporary and subject to a special election held in the next general election year thereafter—1936. Benson opted to run for governor instead of running for election to continue for the remainder of the term. No special primaries were held for the special election, and, among Minnesota's three major parties, only the Republican Party of Minnesota officially fielded a candidate—Guy V. Howard. Regardless of the absence of Farmer-Labor and Democratic nominees, Howard nevertheless faced a great degree of competition from independent candidates Nathaniel J. Holmberg, Andrew Olaf Devold, and John G. Alexander.
The candidates were:
* John G. Alexander (I), Attorney and real estate manager
* Andrew Olaf Devold (I), Attorney, State Senator since 1919, former State Representative (1915–1919); a member of the Farmer-Labor Party of Minnesota and formerly a member of the Socialist Party of Minnesota
* N. J. Holmberg (I), Former State Senator (1915–1919) and State Representative (1907–1915); a member of the Republican Party of Minnesota
* Guy V. Howard (R), Businessman and Republican elector in the 1916 presidential election
Minnesota special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Guy V. Howard | 317,457 | 42.89% |
| | Independent | N. J. Holmberg | 210,364 | 28.42% |
| | Independent | Andrew Olaf Devold | 147,858 | 19.98% |
| | Independent | John G. Alexander | 64,493 | 8.71% |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 740,172 | 100.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 107,093 | 14.47% |
| | Republican gain from Farmer–Labor | Republican gain from Farmer–Labor | Republican gain from Farmer–Labor | Republican gain from Farmer–Labor |
Howard was not a candidate for the next term, and served only until January 1937.

### Minnesota (regular)

The election to the next term was won by Farmer–Labor congressman Ernest Lundeen.
Minnesota regular election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Farmer–Labor | Ernest Lundeen | 663,363 | 62.24% |
| | Republican | Theodore Christianson | 402,404 | 37.76% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 260,959 | 24.48% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,065,767 | |
| | Farmer–Labor hold | Farmer–Labor hold | Farmer–Labor hold | Farmer–Labor hold |

## Mississippi

1936 United States Senate election in Mississippi :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Pat Harrison (Incumbent) | 140,570 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic | Mike Conner | 1 | 0.00% |
| | Democratic | Frank Harper | 1 | 0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 140,569 | 100.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 140,572 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Montana

1936 United States Senate election in Montana :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | James E. Murray (Incumbent) | 121,769 | 54.98% | −4.68% |
| | Republican | Thomas O. Larson | 60,038 | 27.11% | −12.32% |
| | Independent | Joseph P. Monaghan | 39,655 | 17.91% | |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 61,731 | 27.87% | +7.65% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 221,462 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Swing | | |

## Nebraska

1936 United States Senate election in Nebraska :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Independent | George W. Norris (Incumbent) | 258,700 | 43.82% |
| | Republican | Robert G. Simmons | 223,276 | 37.82% |
| | Democratic | Terry Carpenter | 108,391 | 18.36% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 35,424 | 6.00% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 590,367 | |
| | Independent gain from Republican | Independent gain from Republican | Independent gain from Republican | Independent gain from Republican |

## New Hampshire

1936 United States Senate election in New Hampshire :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Styles Bridges | 107,923 | 51.86% |
| | Democratic | William Nathaniel Rogers | 99,195 | 47.67% |
| | Farmer–Labor | Stearns Morse | 989 | 0.48% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,728 | 4.19% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 208,107 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## New Jersey

1936 United States Senate election in New Jersey :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William H. Smathers | 916,414 | 54.90% |
| | Republican | William Warren Barbour (Incumbent) | 740,088 | 44.34% |
| | Townsend | Fred Turner | 6,651 | 0.40% |
| | Socialist | Herman F. Niessner | 3,309 | 0.20% |
| | Communist | Herbert Coley | 1,414 | 0.08% |
| | Prohibition | Malcolm G. Thomas | 967 | 0.06% |
| | Socialist Labor | George E. Bopp | 448 | 0.03% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 176,326 | 10.56% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 1,669,291 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## New Mexico

There were 2 elections, due to the May 6, 1935, death of two-term Republican Bronson M. Cutting.

### New Mexico (special)

Democratic former-Congressman Dennis Chavez had been Cutting's opponent in 1934. On May 11, 1935, after Cutting's death, Chavez was then appointed to continue Cutting's term, pending a special election which he then won.
New Mexico special election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Dennis Chávez (Incumbent) | 94,585 | 55.74% |
| | Republican | M. A. Otero Jr. | 75,029 | 44.22% |
| | Farmer–Labor | Santiago El Mayor Matta | 68 | 0.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 19,556 | 11.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,438 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Chavez would be re-elected four more times and serve until his death in 1962.

### New Mexico (regular)

First-term Democrat Carl Hatch was easily re-elected.
New Mexico regular election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Carl Hatch (Incumbent) | 104,550 | 61.70% |
| | Republican | Ernest W. Everly | 64,817 | 38.25% |
| | Farmer–Labor | W. C. Throp | 71 | 0.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 39,733 | 23.45% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 169,682 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |
Hatch would be re-elected once and serve until his 1948 retirement.

## North Carolina

1936 United States Senate election in North Carolina :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Josiah Bailey (Incumbent) | 563,968 | 70.76% |
| | Republican | Frank C. Patton | 233,009 | 29.24% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 330,959 | 41.52% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 796,977 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Oklahoma

1936 United States Senate election in Oklahoma :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Joshua B. Lee (Incumbent) | 493,407 | 67.97% |
| | Republican | Herbert K. Hyde | 229,004 | 31.55% |
| | Socialist | Edgar Clemons | 1,895 | 0.26% |
| | Prohibition | P. C. Nelson | 973 | 0.13% |
| | Independent | Frank M. Kimes | 344 | 0.05% |
| | Independent | R. M. Funk | 298 | 0.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 264,403 | 36.42% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 725,921 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Oregon

1936 United States Senate election in Oregon :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Republican | Charles L. McNary (Incumbent) | 199,332 | 49.69% |
| | Democratic | Willis Mahoney | 193,822 | 48.32% |
| | Independent | Albert Streiff | 3,134 | 0.78% |
| | Socialist Labor | Eric Hass | 2,886 | 0.72% |
| | Independent | Clarence Rudder | 1,956 | 0.49% |
| | None | Scattering | 1 | 0.00% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 5,510 | 1.37% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 401,131 | |
| | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold | Republican hold |

## Rhode Island

1936 United States Senate election in Rhode Island :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Theodore F. Green | 149,141 | 48.62% |
| | Republican | Jesse H. Metcalf (Incumbent) | 136,125 | 44.37% |
| | Independent | Ludger LaPointe | 21,495 | 7.01% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 13,016 | 4.35% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 306,761 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |

## South Carolina

1936 South Carolina election :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | James F. Byrnes (Incumbent) | 113,696 | 98.6 | −1.4 |
| | Republican | Joseph Augustis Tolbert | 961 | 0.8 | N/A |
| | Republican | Marion W. Seabrook | 702 | 0.6 | N/A |
| | No party | Write-Ins | 1 | 0.0 | 0.0 |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 112,735 | 97.8 | −2.2 |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 115,360 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## South Dakota

1936 United States Senate election in South Dakota :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | William J. Bulow (Incumbent) | 141,509 | 48.83% |
| | Republican | John Chandler Gurney | 135,461 | 46.75% |
| | Independent | Arthur Bennett | 12,816 | 4.42% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 6,048 | 2.08% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 289,786 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Tennessee

1936 United States Senate election in Tennessee :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Nathan L. Bachman (Incumbent) | 273,298 | 75.88% |
| | Republican | Dwayne D. Maddox | 69,753 | 19.37% |
| | Independent | John Randolph Neal Jr. | 14,617 | 4.06% |
| | Independent | Howard Kester | 2,516 | 0.70% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 203,545 | 56.51% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 360,184 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Texas

1936 United States Senate election in Texas :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Morris Sheppard (incumbent) | 774,975 | 92.56% | 5.65 |
| | Republican | Carlos G. Watson | 59,491 | 7.11% | 5.62 |
| | Union | Gertrude Wilson | 1,836 | 0.22% | N/A |
| | Socialist | William Burr Starr | 958 | 0.11% | 0.15 |
| Total votes | Total votes | Total votes | 837,260 | 100.00% |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Virginia

1936 United States Senate election in Virginia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% |
| | Democratic | Carter Glass (inc.) | 244,518 | 91.66% | +14.99% |
| | Republican | George Rohken | 12,573 | 4.71% | +4.71% |
| | Communist | Donald Burke | 8,907 | 3.34% | +3.34% |
| | Independent Democratic | Elbert Lee Trinkle | 469 | 0.18% | −17.68% |
| | Independent | A. J. Dunning | 125 | 0.05% | |
| | Write-ins | | 174 | 0.07% | +0.04% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 231,945 | 86.95% | +28.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 266,766 | | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## West Virginia

1936 United States Senate election in West Virginia :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Matthew M. Neely (Incumbent) | 488,720 | 58.95% |
| | Republican | Hugh Ike Shott | 338,363 | 40.81% |
| | Prohibition | John Wesley MacDonald | 1,005 | 0.12% |
| | Socialist | J. H. Snider | 935 | 0.11% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 150,357 | 18.14% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 829,023 | |
| | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold | Democratic hold |

## Wyoming

1936 United States Senate election in Wyoming :
| Party | Party | Candidate | Votes | % |
| | Democratic | Henry H. Schwartz | 53,919 | 53.83% |
| | Republican | Robert D. Carey (Incumbent) | 45,483 | 45.40% |
| | Union | George E. Geier | 682 | 0.68% |
| | Communist | Merton Willer | 88 | 0.09% |
| Majority | Majority | Majority | 8,436 | 8.43% |
| Turnout | Turnout | Turnout | 100,172 | |
| | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican | Democratic gain from Republican |