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The 1936 United States Senate Special Election within the State of Iowa occurred on November 3, 1936, following the death of incumbent Senator Richard Louis Murphy in an automobile accident.[1] Representative Guy Mark Gillette (D-IA) and Editor of the Chariton Herald-Patriot, Berry F. Halden(R-IA)[2] were the two major party contenders in this election. George F. Buresh (FL-IA) and two other candidates also ran. The result of this election was Gillette beating out both other candidates, and winning with 52% of the votes cast.[3]
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County Results Gillette: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% Halden: 40–50% 50–60% 60–70% | |||||||||||||||||||
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Berry F. Halden won the Republican nomination at the Republican Party's State Convention on the fifth ballot, with 1,682 votes.[4] Other candidates within the primary were James R. Rhodes, a publisher for the Newton News, and Guy Linville, a lawyer from Cedar Rapids.[4]
Guy M. Gillette was named the Democratic Party's Candidate at the Democratic Party's State Convention.[5] Ray Murphy, Former National Commander of the American Legion, declined to contest the Primary.[5]
While the Farmer-Labor Party initially sought out and declared Former Republican Senator Smith W. Brookhart to be their nominee,[4][5] Ernest R. Quick ran as their eventual candidate for the Special Election.
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Guy M. Gillette | 536,075 | 51.91 | N/A | |
Republican | Berry F. Halden | 478,521 | 46.43 | N/A | |
Farmer–Labor | Ernest R. Quick | 16,179 | 1.57 | N/A | |
Socialist | Tom Johnson | 1,008 | 0.10 | N/A | |
Prohibition | A. U. Coates | 960 | 0.09 | N/A | |
Total votes | 1,032,743 | 100 |
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