Election Name: | 1936 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
Country: | Arkansas |
Flag Year: | 1924 |
Type: | presidential |
Ongoing: | no |
Previous Election: | 1930 United States Senate election in Arkansas |
Previous Year: | 1930 |
Next Election: | 1937 United States Senate special election in Arkansas |
Next Year: | 1937 (special) |
Election Date: | November 3, 1936 |
Image1: | File:Joseph T. Robinson cropped.jpg |
Nominee1: | Joe T. Robinson |
Party1: | Democratic Party (United States) |
Popular Vote1: | 170,336 |
Percentage1: | 84.08% |
Nominee2: | G.C. Ledbetter |
Party2: | Republican Party (United States) |
Popular Vote2: | 27,746 |
Percentage2: | 15.06% |
Map Size: | 210px |
U.S. Senator | |
Before Election: | Joseph T. Robinson |
Before Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
After Election: | Joseph T. Robinson |
After Party: | Democratic Party (United States) |
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.