1936 United States Senate election in Georgia

1936 U.S. Senate Democratic primary in Georgia

← 1932 (Special) September 9, 1936 1942 →
 
Nominee Richard Russell Jr. Eugene Talmadge
Party Democratic Democratic
Electoral vote 344 66
Popular vote 165,111 86,203
Percentage 65.54% 34.46%

County results
Russell:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%      80-90%
Talmadge:      50-60%      60-70%      70-80%

U.S. senator before election

Richard Russell Jr.
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

Richard Russell Jr.
Democratic

The 1936 United States Senate election in Georgia took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic U.S. Senator Richard Russell Jr. was re-elected to a second term (his first full term) in office after first being elected in the 1932 United States Senate special election in Georgia.

As was common at the time, the Democratic candidate ran with no opposition in the general election so therefore the Democratic primary was the real contest, and winning the primary was considered tantamount to election.


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