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1936 Arkansas elections

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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

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President

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Senate

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United States House

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State

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Governor

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

Lieutenant governor

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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

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Secretary of State

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Auditor

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Treasurer

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State Land Commissioner

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See also

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References

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