1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky

1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky
	County results; Logan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%; Lucas: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
U.S. senator before election; M. M. Logan; Democratic	Elected U.S. Senator ; M. M. Logan; Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator M. M. Logan was re-elected to a second term in office over Republican Robert H. Lucas.

General election edit

Candidates edit

M. M. Logan, incumbent Senator since 1931 (Democratic)
William M. Likins (Union)
Robert H. Lucas (Republican)
W. E. Sandefer (Socialist)
Ferdinand Zimmerer (Socialist Labor)

Results edit

1936 U.S. Senate election in Kentucky^[1]
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%
Total votes			918,339	100.00%
	Democratic hold		Swing

Notes edit

References edit

^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

[Clerk-1] Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1937). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.

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