The 1936 United States Senate election in Colorado took place on November 3, 1936. Incumbent Democratic Senator Edward P. Costigan did not seek a second term in office. Democratic Governor Ed Johnson won the open race to succeed him over Raymond L. Sauter.
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Results by county Johnson: 50–60% 60–70% 70–80% Sauter: 50–60% | |||||||||||||||||
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Primary elections were held September 8. Johnson defeated former Governor William E. Sweet for the Democratic nomination. Sauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.
Democratic primary
editCandidates
edit- Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of Colorado
- William E. Sweet, former Governor of Colorado (1923–1925) and candidate for Senate in 1926
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Democratic | Edwin C. Johnson (incumbent) | 94,922 | 68.00% | |
Democratic | William E. Sweet | 44,672 | 32.00% | |
Total votes | 139,594 | 100.00% |
Republican primary
editCandidates
edit- Raymond L. Sauter
Declined
edit- Larry Phipps, son of former U.S. Senator Lawrence C. Phipps[2]
Results
editSauter was unopposed for the Republican nomination.[1]
Party | Candidate | Votes | % | |
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Republican | Raymond L. Sauter | 71,875 | 100.00% | |
Total votes | 71,875 | 100.00% |
General election
editCandidates
edit- George W. Carleton (National Union for Social Justice)
- Edwin C. Johnson, Governor of Colorado (Democratic)
- Ray Sauter (Republican)
- Carle Whitehead, perennial candidate (Socialist)
Results
editParty | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
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Democratic | Edwin C. Johnson | 299,376 | 63.45% | 7.60 | |
Republican | Raymond L. Sauter | 166,308 | 35.25% | 7.40 | |
Socialist | Carle Whitehead | 4,438 | 0.94% | 0.40 | |
Union | James Allander | 1,705 | 0.36% | N/A | |
Total votes | 471,827 | 100.00% |
See also
editReferences
edit- ^ a b c d "Abstract of Votes Cast at the Primary Election" (PDF). Secretary of State of Colorado. 1936. Retrieved May 25, 2022.
- ^ "LARRY PHIPPS MAY CONTEST FOR SENATE". The Steamboat Pilot. June 19, 1936. p. 6.
- ^ Clerk of the United States House of Representatives (1943). "Statistics of the Congressional Election of November 3, 1936" (PDF). U.S. Government Printing Office.