1936 Arkansas elections

The printable version is no longer supported and may have rendering errors. Please update your browser bookmarks and please use the default browser print function instead.

Arkansas held a general election on November 3, 1936. At the top of the ticket, Franklin D. Roosevelt won the state handily in his reelection bid. Arkansans reelected Joe T. Robinson to the United States Senate for a fifth term. For the United States House of Representatives, the six Representatives seeking reelection were unopposed in the general election. In the Arkansas 7th, Wade Kitchens replaced a retiring Tilman B. Parks.

All of Arkansas's statewide constitutional offices were up for reelection, including governor. During the Solid South, the Democratic Party held firm control of virtually every office in The South, including Arkansas. Winning the Democratic primary was considered tantamount to election, with several different factions of the party battling in the open primaries. Incumbent J. Marion Futrell retired from politics and was replaced by Attorney General of Arkansas Carl E. Bailey; all other state constitutional offices were held by the Democrats without general election opposition.

Federal

President

Senate

United States House

State

Governor

County results, gubernatorial
**Bailey**:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%
     80–90%      90%+
**Cobb**:
     50–60%      60–70%      70–80%

Lieutenant governor

Bob Bailey (no relation to Carl Bailey) won the nomination for Lieutenant Governor of Arkansas from a five-candidate field in the Democratic primary.^[1]

Democratic primary, 1936^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Bailey	78,727	34.2
	Democratic	Harvey G. Combs	65,838	28.6
	Democratic	Speaker of the House Harvey B. Thorn	35,330	15.3
	Democratic	O. E. Gates	25,961	11.3
	Democratic	Sam Levine	24,565	10.7
Total votes			230,421	100.0

Bailey defeated Republican and Communist challengers by a wide margin in the general election.

General election, 1936^[1]
Party		Candidate	Votes	%
	Democratic	Bob Bailey	161,394	87.6
	Republican	R. A. Tebold	22,567	12.2
	Communist	Woodrow	294	0.2
Total votes			184,255	100.0

Attorney general

Secretary of State

Auditor

Treasurer

State Land Commissioner

References

^ ^a ^b ^c Herndon, Dallas Tabor (1947). Annals of Arkansas. Vol. 1. Hopkinsville, Kentucky: Historical Record Association. p. 281. OCLC 3920841.

[Annals-1] Herndon, Dallas Tabor (1947). Annals of Arkansas. Vol. 1. Hopkinsville, Kentucky: Historical Record Association. p. 281. OCLC 3920841.

[1]

v t e Elections in Arkansas
General	1844 1846 1847 1848 1849 1850 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1856 1857 1858 1859 1860 1861 1862 1863 1864 1865 1866 1867 1868 1869 1870 1871 1872 1873 1874 1875 1876 1877 1878 1879 1880 1881 1882 1883 1884 1885 1886 1887 1888 1889 1890 1891 1892 1893 1894 1895 1896 1897 1898 1900 1902 1903 1904 1906 1907 1908 1910 1912 1913 1914 1916 1917 1918 1920 1921 1922 1923 1924 1926 1927 1928 1930 1932 1933 1934 1936 1937 1938 1939 1940 1942 1943 1944 1946 1949 1950 1952 1953 1954 1956 1958 1959 1960 1962 1963 1964 1965 1966 1967 1968 1969 1970 1972 1973 1974 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
Governor	1836 1840 1844 1848 1849 S 1852 1856 1860 1862 1864 U 1868 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1913 S 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 1962 1964 1966 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1990 1994 1998 2002 2006 2010 2014 2018 2022
U.S. President	1836 1840 1844 1848 1852 1856 1860 1864 1868 1872 1876 1880 1884 1888 1892 1896 1900 1904 1908 1912 1916 1920 1924 1928 1932 1936 1940 1944 1948 1952 1956 1960 1964 1968 1972 1976 1980 1984 1988 1992 1996 2000 2004 2008 2012 2016 2020
U.S. Senate	Class 2: 1833 1839–40 1848 S 1853 1859 1868 S 1870 1876 1883 1885 S 1889 1895 1901 1907 1913 S 1913 1918 1924 1930 1936 1937 S 1942 1948 1954 1960 1966 1972 1978 1984 1990 1996 2002 2008 2014 2020 Class 3: 1837 1843 1845 S 1849 1855 1861 1867 1873 1879 1881 S 1885 1891 1897 1903 1909 1914 1916 S 1920 1926 1932 S 1932 1938 1944 1950 1956 1962 1968 1974 1980 1986 1992 1998 2004 2010 2016 2022
U.S. House	1837 1838 1840 1842 1844 1846 1848 1851 1853 1854 1856 1858 1860 1868 1870 1872 1874 1876 1878 1880 1882 1884 1886 1888 1890 1892 1894 1896 1898 1900 1902 1904 1906 1908 1910 1912 1914 1916 1918 1920 1922 1924 1926 1928 1930 1932 1934 1936 1938 1940 (4th S) 1942 1944 1946 1948 1950 1952 1954 1956 1958 1960 (6th S) 1962 1964 1966 (4th S) 1968 1970 1972 1974 1976 1978 1980 1982 1984 1986 1988 1990 1992 1994 1996 1998 2000 2002 2004 2006 2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020 2022
'S,' denotes special election; 'U,' denotes election under Federal (Union) military occupation See also: Political party strength in Arkansas