1936 United States Senate special election in Iowa

1936 United States Senate Special Election
← 1932 Tuesday, November 3, 1936 1938 →
  Majority party Minority party
 
Candidate Guy M. Gillette Berry F. Halden
Party Democratic Republican
Popular vote 536,075 478,521
Percentage 51.91% 46.43%
County Results
Gillette:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
Halden:      40–50%      50–60%      60–70%
U.S. senator before election

Vacant

 Elected U.S. Senator

Guy M. Gillette
Democratic

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]

  1. ^ "Details Page - The Biographical Dictionary of Iowa - The University of Iowa Libraries". uipress.lib.uiowa.edu. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  2. ^ Myers, Frank D. (March 22, 2018). "The Lucas Countyan: What in the world happened to Berry F. Halden?". The Lucas Countyan. Retrieved February 4, 2023.
  3. ^ "Archived Election Results and Statistics". sos.iowa.gov. Retrieved February 4, 2023.