1936 United States Senate election in Kentucky

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November 3, 1936

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Nominee	M. M. Logan	Robert H. Lucas
Party	Democratic	Republican
Popular vote	539,968	365,850
Percentage	58.80%	39.84%

County results
Logan: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%
Lucas: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% 80–90%

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M. M. Logan
Democratic

Elected U.S. Senator

M. M. Logan
Democratic

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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.

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