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The 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator and Senate Majority Leader Joseph T. Robinson was re-elected to a fifth term in office. He defeated two Democratic opponents in the primary election and then dispatched Republican G.C. Ledbetter in the general election.

Democratic primary

Candidates

  • Cleveland Holland
  • Joseph Taylor Robinson, incumbent Senator since 1913 and Senate Majority Leader since 1933
  • J. Rosser Venable

Results

1936 Democratic U.S. Senate primary[1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph T. Robinson (incumbent) 170,356 72.72%
Democratic Cleveland Holland 42,541 18.16%
Democratic J. Rosser Venable 21,352 9.12%
Total votes 234,249 100.00%

General election

Results

1936 U.S. Senate election in Arkansas[2][1]
Party Candidate Votes %
Democratic Joseph Taylor Robinson (incumbent) 154,866 84.08%
Republican G.C. Ledbetter 27,746 15.06%
Socialist Claude C. Williams 1,587 0.86%
Total votes 184,199 100.00%

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